California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11km E of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11km E of Cabazon, CA on Sun, Feb 19, 1978, 3:23 AM PST (11:23 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 20km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-02-19 11:23:25 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.929° N, 116.666° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.120km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17724 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.04km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17724 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.85km N of Banning, CA · 17724 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.33km NNE of Fontana, CA · 17723 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.54km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17723 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.94km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17722 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.915km NNE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17722 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.07km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17722 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17722 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.72km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17722 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.14km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17722 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.81km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17722 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.315km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17722 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.12km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17722 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.816km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17722 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.917km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17721 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.27km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17721 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.97km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17721 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.87km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17721 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.02km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17721 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.64km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17721 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.214km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17721 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.68km S of Hemet, CA · 17720 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.02km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17720 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.616km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17720 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.53km W of Devore, CA · 17720 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.82km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17719 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.61km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17719 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.813km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17719 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.010km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17718 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 1.98km N of Pala, CA · 17718 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.87km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17718 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.62km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17718 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.727km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 17718 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.828km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 17718 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.827km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 17718 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.128km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 17718 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.928km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 17718 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.928km SSW of Ludlow, CA · 17718 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.710km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17717 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.723km ESE of Anza, CA · 17717 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.02km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17716 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 2.22km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17716 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.517km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17716 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.611km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 17716 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.820km ESE of Anza, CA · 17716 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.913km SE of Anza, CA · 17714 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.36km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 17714 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.72km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17714 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.72km S of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17714 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.52km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17714 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 1.95km SW of Salton City, CA · 17713 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.921km ENE of Thermal, CA · 17713 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.913km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17713 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.66km ENE of Calimesa, CA · 17713 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.74km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17713 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.718km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17712 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.12km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17711 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 2.14km NE of Fontana, CA · 17711 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.06km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17711 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337485. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC.