M2.4 earthquake 3km NE of Yucaipa, CA
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 3km NE of Yucaipa, CA on Tue, Dec 29, 1981, 6:38 AM PST (14:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 8km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-12-29 14:38:51 UTC
- Depth
- 10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.055° N, 117.025° W
- Region
- California
- 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 26°
- Stations used
- 55
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.04km SSE of Banning, CA · 16316 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.65km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 16316 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.82km WSW of Loma Linda, CA · 16315 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.93km NNE of Lytle Creek, CA · 16313 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.78km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 16313 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.510km NNW of Anza, CA · 16313 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.520km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 16312 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.11km NNE of Buena Park, CA · 16312 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.69km NNW of Anza, CA · 16312 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.73km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 16311 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.73km SW of Garnet, CA · 16311 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16310 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.910km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 16310 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.35km NNW of Mentone, CA · 16310 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.812km N of Cabazon, CA · 16310 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.78km NE of Cabazon, CA · 16310 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.136km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16309 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.24km SSW of Anaheim, CA · 16308 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.88km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 16308 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.618km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 16308 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.97km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 16307 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.68km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 16307 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.17km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 16307 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.23km NNW of Loma Linda, CA · 16307 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.91km N of Loma Linda, CA · 16307 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.85km NE of North Tustin, CA · 16306 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.44km SW of Aguanga, CA · 16306 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.05km ENE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 16306 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.413km SE of Anza, CA · 16305 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.14km NE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 16305 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.83km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 16305 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.72km NNE of San Jacinto, CA · 16305 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.811km NE of Aguanga, CA · 16304 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.66km WSW of Running Springs, CA · 16304 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.62km N of San Jacinto, CA · 16304 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.123km ESE of Anza, CA · 16304 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.610km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16303 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.723km ESE of Anza, CA · 16303 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.911km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 16303 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.15km W of Anza, CA · 16303 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.08km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16303 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.08km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16303 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.78km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16303 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.84km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16303 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.64km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16303 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.810km N of Anza, CA · 16303 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.78km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16302 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.510km WSW of Garnet, CA · 16302 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.511km WSW of Garnet, CA · 16302 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.98km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16302 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.79km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 16302 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.67km NE of Nuevo, CA · 16302 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.711km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 16302 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.92km W of Devore, CA · 16302 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.54km NE of Fontana, CA · 16301 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.610km NNW of Anza, CA · 16301 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.96km WNW of Mira Loma, CA · 16301 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.71km ENE of Winchester, CA · 16300 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.16km NW of Mira Loma, CA · 16300 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.617km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 16299 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
The first 60 of 160.
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