M2.3 earthquake 4km SW of Devore, CA
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4km SW of Devore, CA on Fri, Dec 16, 1977, 12:57 AM PST (08:57 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 8km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-12-16 08:57:18 UTC
- Depth
- 9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.200° N, 117.436° 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, 1.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 66°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 144 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.74km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 17794 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.67km NNW of Pacoima, CA · 17793 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.78km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17793 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.59km SSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 17793 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.76km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 17792 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.68km ENE of Moreno Valley, CA · 17791 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.87km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17789 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.07km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17789 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.02km E of San Jacinto, CA · 17789 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.07km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17789 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.65km SSW of Redlands, CA · 17788 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.64km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 17788 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.27km ESE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17788 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.511km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17788 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.62km S of Colton, CA · 17788 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.510km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17787 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.81km WNW of Yucaipa, CA · 17787 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.09km W of Anza, CA · 17787 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.710km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17786 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.510km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17785 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.09km SSE of Redlands, CA · 17784 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.610km N of Victorville, CA · 17784 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.62km N of Loma Linda, CA · 17784 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.63km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 17784 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.75km E of Calimesa, CA · 17783 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.85km E of Calimesa, CA · 17783 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.711km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17783 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.87km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 17782 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.69km SSE of Wrightwood, CA · 17782 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.65km SW of Cabazon, CA · 17780 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.08km N of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 17780 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.59km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 17779 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.58km WNW of San Jacinto, CA · 17779 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.54km N of Pacoima, CA · 17779 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.59km N of Cabazon, CA · 17779 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.53km SE of Redlands, CA · 17779 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.28km NNW of Anza, CA · 17779 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.27km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 17778 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.76km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17778 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.05km ESE of Ladera Ranch, CA · 17778 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.311km SW of Corona, CA · 17777 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.912km WNW of Garnet, CA · 17777 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.812km WNW of Garnet, CA · 17777 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.98km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17776 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.95km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 17776 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.93km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 17776 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.88km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17776 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.67km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17776 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.25km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 17776 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.47km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17776 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.67km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17776 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.17km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17776 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.67km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17776 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.512km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17776 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.510km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 17776 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.09km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17776 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.27km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17775 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.87km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17775 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.98km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17775 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.06km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17775 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
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