California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9km NE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9km NE of Cabazon, CA on Sat, Feb 11, 1978, 1:21 PM PST (21:21 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 6km SSW of Idyllwild, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-02-11 21:21:41 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.981° N, 116.728° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 19.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.36km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17740 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.613km NNE of Banning, CA · 17739 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.514km NE of Coachella, CA · 17739 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.515km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17738 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.222km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17738 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.123km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 17738 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.89km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17737 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.537km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17737 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.823km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17737 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17737 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.523km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17737 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.821km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17737 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.320km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17736 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.926km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17735 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.726km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.126km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17735 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.725km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17735 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.64km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 17735 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.06km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17734 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.18km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17734 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.50km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 17733 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.521km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.01km N of San Bernardino, CA · 17733 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.68km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17733 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.621km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17733 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.61km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 17733 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.810km N of Cabazon, CA · 17732 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.95km SSW of Devore, CA · 17732 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.44km SSW of Devore, CA · 17732 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.61km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 17732 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 2.01km ENE of Anza, CA · 17732 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.613km WNW of Anza, CA · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.18km NNE of Banning, CA · 17731 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 1.612km NW of Warner Springs, CA · 17730 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.533km NNE of North Shore, CA · 17730 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.77km SSE of Redlands, CA · 17728 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 1.614km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.814km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17727 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.910km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17727 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.57km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.99km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17726 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 2.91km WSW of Lakeland Village, CA · 17726 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 2.25km NNW of Moreno Valley, CA · 17726 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.79km N of Cabazon, CA · 17726 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.32km NE of Loma Linda, CA · 17726 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.010km SE of Anza, CA · 17725 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.514km ESE of Anza, CA · 17725 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 2.120km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17724 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 2.04km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17724 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 2.07km ESE of Yorba Linda, CA · 17724 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.85km N of Banning, CA · 17724 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 2.33km NNE of Fontana, CA · 17722 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.54km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17722 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 1.94km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17722 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.915km NNE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17722 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 2.07km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17722 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17721 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.72km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17721 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.14km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17721 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.81km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17721 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337340. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC.