California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8km NW of Vincent, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8km NW of Vincent, CA on Wed, Sep 2, 1981, 4:58 AM PDT (11:58 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 4km NE of San Bernardino, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-09-02 11:58:12 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.540° N, 118.183° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 16445 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.94km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 16445 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.93km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 16445 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.44km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 16445 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.15km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 16445 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.64km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 16444 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.214km W of Malibu, CA · 16444 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.94km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 16444 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.64km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 16444 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.54km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 16444 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.511km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 16443 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.85km NE of Simi Valley, CA · 16443 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.02km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 16443 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.95km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 16443 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.75km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 16443 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.15km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 16443 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.55km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 16442 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.515km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16442 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.510km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16442 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.616km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16440 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.14km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 16439 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.44km NNE of Simi Valley, CA · 16438 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.38km E of Yorba Linda, CA · 16436 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.94km SSW of Valencia, CA · 16435 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.94km SE of Malibu, CA · 16435 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.54km SW of Valencia, CA · 16435 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.71km WSW of Silver Lake, CA · 16434 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.715km NE of Boron, CA · 16434 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.25km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 16434 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.512km WSW of Malibu, CA · 16433 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.810km W of Malibu, CA · 16433 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.510km WNW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 16433 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.54km SSW of Valencia, CA · 16433 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.53km ENE of Muscoy, CA · 16432 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.66km NNW of Lytle Creek, CA · 16432 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.112km W of El Segundo, CA · 16431 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.72km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 16430 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.627km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16430 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.54km SSW of Valencia, CA · 16428 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 2.12km WNW of Hawaiian Gardens, CA · 16427 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.212km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 16426 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.94km N of Gardena, CA · 16426 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.83km ENE of Inglewood, CA · 16426 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.84km E of Inglewood, CA · 16426 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.83km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 16426 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.71km SSW of Inglewood, CA · 16426 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.515km ESE of Arvin, CA · 16424 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.23km ENE of Lytle Creek, CA · 16424 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.64km WNW of Devore, CA · 16423 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.94km WNW of Devore, CA · 16423 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.910km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 16423 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 2.114km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 16422 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.715km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 16422 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.615km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 16422 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.818km N of California City, CA · 16421 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.813km NNW of Mojave, CA · 16419 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.92km E of Inglewood, CA · 16419 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 1.63km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 16419 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.64km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 16419 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.64km ESE of Inglewood, CA · 16419 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci522045. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.