California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 14km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 14km N of Cabazon, CA on Thu, Dec 29, 1977, 2:26 AM PST (10:26 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 11km SW of Corona, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-12-29 10:26:30 UTC
Depth
15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.043° N, 116.797° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.311km SW of Corona, CA · 17778 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.912km WNW of Garnet, CA · 17778 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.812km WNW of Garnet, CA · 17777 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.98km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17776 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.95km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 17776 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.93km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 17776 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.88km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17776 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.67km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17776 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.25km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 17776 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.47km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17776 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.67km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17776 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.17km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17776 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.67km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17776 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.512km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17776 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.910km ESE of Anza, CA · 17776 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.09km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17776 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.27km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17776 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.87km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17775 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.98km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17775 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.811km SE of Anza, CA · 17775 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.06km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17775 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.57km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17775 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.88km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17775 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.86km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17775 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.57km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17775 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 2.07km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17775 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.612km N of Cabazon, CA · 17775 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.810km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17774 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.514km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17774 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.615km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17774 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.96km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17774 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 2.210km N of Cabazon, CA · 17774 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.514km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17774 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.77km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17772 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.64km WNW of Cabazon, CA · 17772 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.512km SE of Anza, CA · 17772 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 2.07km NNW of Fontana, CA · 17771 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 2.113km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 17771 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.72km N of Colton, CA · 17770 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.14km SW of Redlands, CA · 17770 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.53km S of Lake Henshaw, CA · 17769 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 2.03km S of Mentone, CA · 17769 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17768 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17768 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.25km E of Calimesa, CA · 17768 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.611km SE of Anza, CA · 17767 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.73km SSE of Redlands, CA · 17767 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.84km SE of Yorba Linda, CA · 17767 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.918km NE of Coachella, CA · 17766 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.824km NNE of Victorville, CA · 17765 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.53km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 17765 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.65km E of Anza, CA · 17765 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17765 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.714km NE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17765 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.614km NE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17765 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.54km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 17765 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.810km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17765 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.03km NW of Colton, CA · 17765 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 2.14km NNW of Fontana, CA · 17764 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.67km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 17764 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 165.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337176. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.