M1.6 earthquake 6km SE of Temecula, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mh), micro

Local time

Thu, Nov 19, 1981, 10:31 AM PST

UTC

1981-11-19 18:31:11 UTC

Depth

7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.462° N, 117.102° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

82°

Stations used

12

• Temecula, CaliforniaPopulation 110,003. Forecast6 kmSE
• San Diego, CaliforniaPopulation 1,404,452. Forecast83 kmN

After

1. 2.14km S of Loma Linda, CAThu, Nov 19, 9:37 PM PST · 16378 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
2. 2.733km SSW of Dana Point, CAThu, Nov 19, 11:00 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
3. 1.831km SSW of Dana Point, CAThu, Nov 19, 11:19 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
4. 1.72km NNE of Loma Linda, CAFri, Nov 20, 11:59 AM PST · 16377 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
5. 2.37km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CASat, Nov 21, 12:38 AM PST · 16376 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
6. 2.57km SSE of Banning, CASat, Nov 21, 9:48 AM PST · 16376 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
7. 1.810km SW of Anza, CASun, Nov 22, 5:56 PM PST · 16375 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
8. 1.813km SSE of Valle Vista, CAMon, Nov 23, 12:27 AM PST · 16374 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
9. 2.111km N of Banning, CAMon, Nov 23, 2:42 PM PST · 16374 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
10. 1.85km N of Banning, CATue, Nov 24, 8:54 AM PST · 16373 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
11. 1.62km WNW of Costa Mesa, CATue, Nov 24, 8:22 PM PST · 16373 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
12. 1.512km WSW of Salton City, CAWed, Nov 25, 10:44 PM PST · 16371 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
13. 1.914km E of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Nov 27, 3:26 AM PST · 16370 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
14. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Nov 27, 10:12 AM PST · 16370 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
15. 1.516km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Nov 27, 4:19 PM PST · 16370 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
16. 2.54km SSE of Mentone, CAFri, Nov 27, 6:48 PM PST · 16370 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
17. 2.012km NNE of Pine Valley, CASat, Nov 28, 8:22 AM PST · 16369 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
18. 2.17km SE of Valle Vista, CASat, Nov 28, 9:54 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
19. 2.213km NE of Indio, CASun, Nov 29, 2:05 AM PST · 16368 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
20. 1.72km NNE of Loma Linda, CASun, Nov 29, 7:14 AM PST · 16368 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
21. 2.02km NNE of Loma Linda, CASun, Nov 29, 9:25 AM PST · 16368 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
22. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CASun, Nov 29, 11:29 AM PST · 16368 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
23. 2.05km SSE of Banning, CASun, Nov 29, 11:19 PM PST · 16367 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
24. 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CAMon, Nov 30, 7:11 AM PST · 16367 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
25. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Nov 30, 7:57 PM PST · 16367 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
26. 1.710km NE of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Dec 3, 9:58 PM PST · 16364 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
27. 1.611km S of Idyllwild, CASat, Dec 5, 5:01 AM PST · 16362 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
28. 2.010km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Dec 5, 7:56 AM PST · 16362 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
29. 2.02km SSE of San Dimas, CASat, Dec 5, 12:49 PM PST · 16362 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
30. 2.52km SE of San Dimas, CASat, Dec 5, 12:52 PM PST · 16362 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
31. 1.839km W of La Jolla, CAMon, Dec 7, 9:29 AM PST · 16360 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
32. 2.77km NNE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Dec 8, 1:51 PM PST · 16359 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
33. 1.512km NNE of Indio, CAWed, Dec 9, 2:47 AM PST · 16358 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
34. 1.67km SW of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Dec 10, 7:43 AM PST · 16357 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
35. 1.810km ENE of Aguanga, CAThu, Dec 10, 8:53 AM PST · 16357 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
36. 1.512km E of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Dec 10, 8:46 PM PST · 16357 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
37. 1.53km NW of Julian, CASat, Dec 12, 10:39 PM PST · 16354 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
38. 1.523km ENE of Pine Valley, CASun, Dec 13, 2:12 AM PST · 16354 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
39. 1.51km N of Loma Linda, CASun, Dec 13, 1:45 PM PST · 16354 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
40. 2.432km SSW of Dana Point, CASun, Dec 13, 4:58 PM PST · 16354 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
41. 1.910km N of Cabazon, CASun, Dec 13, 7:08 PM PST · 16354 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
42. 1.822km ESE of Julian, CASun, Dec 13, 11:39 PM PST · 16353 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
43. 2.319km NNE of Indio, CAMon, Dec 14, 11:14 AM PST · 16353 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
44. 1.718km S of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Dec 14, 6:32 PM PST · 16353 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
45. 2.12km W of Westminster, CAWed, Dec 16, 6:33 AM PST · 16351 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
46. 2.27km SSW of Calimesa, CAThu, Dec 17, 2:29 AM PST · 16350 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
47. 1.79km SE of Valle Vista, CAThu, Dec 17, 11:20 AM PST · 16350 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
48. 1.620km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Dec 18, 2:47 PM PST · 16349 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
49. 2.54km N of Fontana, CAFri, Dec 18, 8:08 PM PST · 16349 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
50. 1.83km NE of Laguna Niguel, CASat, Dec 19, 11:54 AM PST · 16348 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
51. 1.68km ESE of Anza, CASun, Dec 20, 5:19 AM PST · 16347 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
52. 1.611km NE of Aguanga, CASun, Dec 20, 10:12 AM PST · 16347 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
53. 1.68km SW of Beaumont, CASun, Dec 20, 1:32 PM PST · 16347 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
54. 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Dec 20, 5:10 PM PST · 16347 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
55. 1.610km ENE of Aguanga, CAMon, Dec 21, 2:29 AM PST · 16346 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
56. 1.57km N of Lake Henshaw, CAMon, Dec 21, 4:38 AM PST · 16346 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
57. 2.54km WSW of Morongo Valley, CATue, Dec 22, 12:32 PM PST · 16345 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
58. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CATue, Dec 22, 3:54 PM PST · 16345 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
59. 2.511km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Dec 22, 10:17 PM PST · 16344 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
60. 1.714km SE of Anza, CAWed, Dec 23, 2:47 PM PST · 16344 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 132.

Before

1. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Nov 19, 1:19 AM PST · 16378 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
2. 1.58km E of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Nov 18, 4:05 PM PST · 16379 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
3. 1.95km SE of Temecula, CAWed, Nov 18, 1:08 AM PST · 16379 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
4. 1.85km SE of Temecula, CATue, Nov 17, 10:54 PM PST · 16379 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.511km SW of Anza, CATue, Nov 17, 12:04 PM PST · 16380 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
6. 2.312km N of Foothill Ranch, CATue, Nov 17, 11:29 AM PST · 16380 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
7. 2.115km SSE of Anza, CAMon, Nov 16, 1:59 PM PST · 16381 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
8. 1.69km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CAMon, Nov 16, 10:42 AM PST · 16381 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
9. 1.65km ESE of Temecula, CAMon, Nov 16, 7:06 AM PST · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.014km SE of Anza, CASat, Nov 14, 12:58 AM PST · 16383 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
11. 1.546km WSW of Encinitas, CAFri, Nov 13, 1:34 PM PST · 16384 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
12. 1.822km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Nov 13, 5:59 AM PST · 16384 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
13. 1.724km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Nov 13, 3:11 AM PST · 16384 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
14. 2.77km NNW of Fontana, CAThu, Nov 12, 3:20 AM PST · 16385 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
15. 2.310km NE of Julian, CAThu, Nov 12, 12:18 AM PST · 16385 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
16. 1.76km S of Lake Arrowhead, CATue, Nov 10, 8:49 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
17. 2.21km W of Irvine, CATue, Nov 10, 5:19 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
18. 2.02km NE of Irvine, CATue, Nov 10, 3:03 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
19. 1.615km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Nov 9, 3:18 PM PST · 16388 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
20. 1.70km W of Julian, CAMon, Nov 9, 3:17 AM PST · 16388 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci527219. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.