California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA on Sat, Jun 13, 1981, 7:53 PM PDT (02:53 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 7km S of Salton City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-14 02:53:29 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.869° N, 116.250° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67km S of Salton City, CA · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.56km S of Salton City, CA · 16526 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.77km WNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16526 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.06km S of Salton City, CA · 16526 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16526 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.57km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16526 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.914km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 16526 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.55km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.711km WSW of Anza, CA · 16525 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.65km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 16525 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.637km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16524 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.85km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16524 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.77km S of Salton City, CA · 16523 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.65km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16523 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.915km S of Salton City, CA · 16523 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.921km ESE of Anza, CA · 16523 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.56km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 16523 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.513km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 16523 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.77km NNE of Pala, CA · 16522 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.818km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16522 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.834km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16522 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.58km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16522 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.55km SSE of Salton City, CA · 16521 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.910km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16521 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.66km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16521 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.65km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16520 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.85km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16520 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.98km S of Warner Springs, CA · 16520 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.46km SSE of Mentone, CA · 16520 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.721km ESE of Julian, CA · 16520 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 2.611km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16520 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.410km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16520 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.75km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16520 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.75km S of Salton City, CA · 16520 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.56km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16520 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.310km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16520 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.610km N of Cabazon, CA · 16520 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.521km N of Indio, CA · 16520 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.95km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.511km WSW of Anza, CA · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.534km NNE of North Shore, CA · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 2.35km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.515km ENE of Coachella, CA · 16519 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.815km ENE of Coachella, CA · 16518 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 1.818km S of Amboy, CA · 16518 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.55km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16518 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.523km ESE of Anza, CA · 16518 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 2.96km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16518 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.69km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 2.429km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 16518 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.516km ESE of Anza, CA · 16517 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.519km ESE of Anza, CA · 16517 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 16517 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 1.55km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16517 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.318km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 16517 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.51km NE of Loma Linda, CA · 16517 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.812km NW of Warner Springs, CA · 16517 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.517km S of Joshua Tree, CA · 16516 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 1.75km SSW of Salton City, CA · 16516 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 181.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci517721. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.