M1.8 earthquake 23km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (mh), micro

Local time

Fri, Dec 2, 1977, 1:06 PM PST

UTC

1977-12-02 21:06:03 UTC

Depth

4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.321° N, 116.413° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

66°

Stations used

14

• Joshua Tree, CaliforniaPopulation 7,414. Forecast23 kmNNW
• Yucca Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 21,600. Forecast23 kmN
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast84 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast171 kmE

After

1. 1.530km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAThu, Dec 15, 1:53 PM PST · 17813 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
2. 2.34km SW of Devore, CAFri, Dec 16, 12:57 AM PST · 17812 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
3. 2.73km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAFri, Dec 16, 4:09 AM PST · 17812 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
4. 2.011km SE of Anza, CAFri, Dec 16, 10:18 PM PST · 17811 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
5. 1.57km SE of Valle Vista, CASat, Dec 17, 2:17 AM PST · 17811 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
6. 2.910km SSE of Anza, CASat, Dec 17, 6:27 AM PST · 17811 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.510km NNE of Running Springs, CASat, Dec 17, 4:10 PM PST · 17810 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
8. 2.98km NNE of Cabazon, CASun, Dec 18, 12:54 AM PST · 17810 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
9. 2.27km S of Yucca Valley, CASun, Dec 18, 4:32 AM PST · 17810 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
10. 1.518km S of Joshua Tree, CASun, Dec 18, 7:40 AM PST · 17810 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
11. 1.511km N of Cabazon, CASun, Dec 18, 11:23 AM PST · 17810 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
12. 1.75km NNE of Running Springs, CASun, Dec 18, 12:32 PM PST · 17810 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
13. 2.225km SSE of Ludlow, CASun, Dec 18, 8:05 PM PST · 17809 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
14. 1.84km NNW of Fontana, CAMon, Dec 19, 12:56 AM PST · 17809 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
15. 1.720km NNE of Indio, CATue, Dec 20, 1:36 AM PST · 17808 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
16. 1.79km W of Lucerne Valley, CATue, Dec 20, 4:25 PM PST · 17807 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
17. 1.919km ESE of Anza, CATue, Dec 20, 7:21 PM PST · 17807 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
18. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CATue, Dec 20, 7:54 PM PST · 17807 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
19. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CATue, Dec 20, 7:55 PM PST · 17807 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
20. 1.915km SW of Ludlow, CAFri, Dec 23, 5:37 AM PST · 17805 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
21. 2.120km SE of Fort Irwin, CAFri, Dec 23, 3:22 PM PST · 17805 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
22. 2.010km NE of Aguanga, CASat, Dec 24, 9:52 AM PST · 17804 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
23. 1.813km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CASat, Dec 24, 12:47 PM PST · 17804 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
24. 1.66km SSW of Redlands, CASat, Dec 24, 12:48 PM PST · 17804 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
25. 1.87km SW of Idyllwild, CASat, Dec 24, 7:15 PM PST · 17803 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
26. 1.937km NNE of North Shore, CASun, Dec 25, 5:04 AM PST · 17803 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
27. 1.737km NNE of North Shore, CASun, Dec 25, 5:30 AM PST · 17803 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
28. 1.62km NNE of Loma Linda, CASun, Dec 25, 10:38 PM PST · 17802 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
29. 2.112km NNE of Yucaipa, CAMon, Dec 26, 6:53 AM PST · 17802 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
30. 1.913km NNE of Yucaipa, CAMon, Dec 26, 6:55 AM PST · 17802 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
31. 3.27km NNE of Banning, CAMon, Dec 26, 10:36 AM PST · 17802 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
32. 2.121km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Dec 26, 5:58 PM PST · 17801 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
33. 1.814km NNE of Running Springs, CAMon, Dec 26, 10:53 PM PST · 17801 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
34. 2.113km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CATue, Dec 27, 4:01 AM PST · 17801 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
35. 1.611km SE of Anza, CATue, Dec 27, 6:29 AM PST · 17801 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
36. 1.912km ENE of Coachella, CATue, Dec 27, 2:59 PM PST · 17801 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
37. 1.52km SE of Devore, CATue, Dec 27, 11:56 PM PST · 17800 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
38. 1.618km N of Indio, CAWed, Dec 28, 10:04 AM PST · 17800 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
39. 2.81km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CAWed, Dec 28, 1:07 PM PST · 17800 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
40. 1.814km N of Cabazon, CAThu, Dec 29, 2:26 AM PST · 17799 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
41. 2.29km E of Cabazon, CAThu, Dec 29, 5:11 PM PST · 17798 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
42. 1.62km SE of Loma Linda, CAThu, Dec 29, 11:17 PM PST · 17798 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
43. 1.66km NNW of Moreno Valley, CAFri, Dec 30, 2:48 PM PST · 17798 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
44. 2.17km SE of Valle Vista, CAFri, Dec 30, 7:50 PM PST · 17797 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
45. 2.17km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CAFri, Dec 30, 9:32 PM PST · 17797 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
46. 1.88km SSW of Calimesa, CASat, Dec 31, 8:09 AM PST · 17797 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
47. 2.57km SW of Idyllwild, CASat, Dec 31, 8:12 AM PST · 17797 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
48. 1.85km WNW of Calimesa, CASat, Dec 31, 5:02 PM PST · 17796 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
49. 1.65km W of Calimesa, CASat, Dec 31, 5:02 PM PST · 17796 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
50. 1.55km SSW of Redlands, CASun, Jan 1, 1:55 PM PST · 17796 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
51. 1.823km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jan 2, 4:58 AM PST · 17795 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
52. 1.74km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CATue, Jan 3, 5:59 PM PST · 17793 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
53. 1.616km SE of Anza, CAWed, Jan 4, 10:34 PM PST · 17792 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
54. 1.922km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Jan 5, 3:19 AM PST · 17792 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
55. 1.78km ENE of North Shore, CAThu, Jan 5, 2:44 PM PST · 17792 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
56. 1.76km ESE of Valle Vista, CAThu, Jan 5, 6:09 PM PST · 17791 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
57. 1.68km ENE of Moreno Valley, CAFri, Jan 6, 4:57 AM PST · 17791 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
58. 2.222km SSE of Ludlow, CASat, Jan 7, 8:38 AM PST · 17790 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
59. 1.712km N of Thousand Palms, CASat, Jan 7, 11:57 PM PST · 17789 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
60. 2.02km E of San Jacinto, CASun, Jan 8, 12:39 AM PST · 17789 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3336639. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC.