California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Mon, Feb 13, 1978, 4:07 AM PST (12:07 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 22km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-02-13 12:07:05 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.986° N, 116.739° 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, 15.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
11

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 135 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.06km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 17760 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.812km ESE of Anza, CA · 17760 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.928km SW of Ludlow, CA · 17759 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.79km NE of Indio, CA · 17759 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.05km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17759 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.09km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 17758 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.611km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 17758 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.813km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17758 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.82km S of Lake Henshaw, CA · 17758 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.010km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17757 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.611km N of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 17757 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 3.219km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17757 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.07km NNE of Banning, CA · 17757 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.613km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 17757 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.834km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17757 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.711km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17756 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.921km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17756 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.04km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17756 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.65km SSW of Banning, CA · 17756 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.916km ESE of Anza, CA · 17756 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.12km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 17756 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.611km E of Cabazon, CA · 17754 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.710km SE of Anza, CA · 17753 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.716km SE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17753 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.58km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17752 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.88km W of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17752 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.57km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17752 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.57km ENE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17752 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.58km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17752 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.54km S of Aguanga, CA · 17752 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.810km NNW of Anza, CA · 17752 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.64km SW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17751 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.08km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17751 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.97km NNE of Banning, CA · 17750 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.92km WSW of Loma Linda, CA · 17749 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.911km SE of Anza, CA · 17749 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.89km W of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17749 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.87km SSE of Hemet, CA · 17749 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.93km E of Loma Linda, CA · 17748 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.910km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 17748 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.34km NNW of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 17748 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.65km E of Calimesa, CA · 17747 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.939km SW of Ludlow, CA · 17747 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.636km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 17747 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.510km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 17746 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.716km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 17746 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 2.36km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17746 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 1.613km NNE of Banning, CA · 17745 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.514km NE of Coachella, CA · 17745 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.515km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17745 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 4.222km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17744 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.123km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 17744 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.89km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17743 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.537km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17743 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.823km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17743 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17743 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 1.523km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17743 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.821km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17743 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 2.320km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17742 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.926km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17742 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

  1. 2.34km N of Loma Linda, CA · 17760 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.26km W of Muscoy, CA · 17760 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.58km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 17760 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.311km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17760 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.56km SE of Chino Hills, CA · 17761 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.714km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 17761 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.69km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17761 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.78km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17762 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.12km ENE of Fontana, CA · 17763 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.28km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17763 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.84km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 17763 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.716km ESE of Anza, CA · 17763 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.717km ESE of Anza, CA · 17764 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.66km NE of Indio, CA · 17765 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.95km NW of Aguanga, CA · 17765 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.23km ESE of Redlands, CA · 17765 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.63km ESE of Redlands, CA · 17765 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.73km SW of Mentone, CA · 17765 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.64km S of San Dimas, CA · 17766 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.63km SSW of Mentone, CA · 17766 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337365. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:14 AM UTC.