California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4km SSW of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4km SSW of Cabazon, CA on Thu, Feb 9, 1978, 4:44 PM PST (00:44 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 10km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-02-10 00:44:55 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.884° N, 116.810° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 16.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
180°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 155 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 17742 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.34km NNW of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 17742 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.65km E of Calimesa, CA · 17741 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.939km SW of Ludlow, CA · 17740 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.636km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.510km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.716km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 17740 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.36km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17740 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.613km NNE of Banning, CA · 17739 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.514km NE of Coachella, CA · 17739 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.515km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17738 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.222km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17738 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.123km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 17738 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.89km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17737 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.537km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17737 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.823km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17737 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17737 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.523km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17737 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.821km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17736 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.320km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17735 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.926km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17735 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.726km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.126km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17735 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.725km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17735 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.64km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 17735 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.06km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17734 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.18km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17734 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.50km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 17733 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.521km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.01km N of San Bernardino, CA · 17733 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.68km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17733 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.621km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17733 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.61km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 17733 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.810km N of Cabazon, CA · 17732 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.95km SSW of Devore, CA · 17732 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.44km SSW of Devore, CA · 17732 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.61km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 17732 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.01km ENE of Anza, CA · 17732 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.613km WNW of Anza, CA · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.18km NNE of Banning, CA · 17731 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.612km NW of Warner Springs, CA · 17730 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 3.03km S of Anaheim, CA · 17730 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.533km NNE of North Shore, CA · 17730 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.83km SSW of Yorba Linda, CA · 17730 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.77km SSE of Redlands, CA · 17728 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.614km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.814km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17727 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.910km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17727 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.57km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.99km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17726 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.91km WSW of Lakeland Village, CA · 17726 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 2.25km NNW of Moreno Valley, CA · 17726 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 1.79km N of Cabazon, CA · 17726 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.32km NE of Loma Linda, CA · 17726 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.010km SE of Anza, CA · 17725 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.514km ESE of Anza, CA · 17725 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 2.120km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17724 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.04km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17724 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 2.07km ESE of Yorba Linda, CA · 17724 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.85km N of Banning, CA · 17723 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337293. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:24 PM UTC.