M1.6 earthquake 11km ENE of Cabazon, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Mar 23, 1978, 2:10 PM PST

UTC

1978-03-23 22:10:21 UTC

Depth

18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.956° N, 116.676° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

135°

Stations used

12

• Cabazon, CaliforniaPopulation 2,535. Forecast11 kmENE
• Desert Hot Springs, CaliforniaPopulation 28,335. Forecast16 kmW
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast51 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast145 kmE

After

1. 1.820km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Mar 23, 3:30 PM PST · 17723 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
2. 1.913km SE of Anza, CASat, Mar 25, 2:04 AM PST · 17721 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
3. 2.36km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CASat, Mar 25, 1:14 PM PST · 17721 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
4. 1.72km S of Big Bear Lake, CASat, Mar 25, 2:50 PM PST · 17721 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
5. 1.72km S of Big Bear Lake, CASat, Mar 25, 2:55 PM PST · 17721 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
6. 1.52km SE of Big Bear Lake, CASat, Mar 25, 3:03 PM PST · 17721 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
7. 1.95km SW of Salton City, CASat, Mar 25, 9:35 PM PST · 17720 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
8. 1.921km ENE of Thermal, CASun, Mar 26, 12:58 AM PST · 17720 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
9. 1.913km N of Borrego Springs, CASun, Mar 26, 3:21 AM PST · 17720 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
10. 1.66km ENE of Calimesa, CASun, Mar 26, 3:45 PM PST · 17720 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
11. 1.74km NNE of Running Springs, CASun, Mar 26, 5:06 PM PST · 17720 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
12. 1.718km N of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Mar 27, 5:08 PM PST · 17719 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
13. 2.12km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Mar 27, 7:38 PM PST · 17719 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
14. 2.14km NE of Fontana, CATue, Mar 28, 5:00 AM PST · 17718 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
15. 2.06km W of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Mar 28, 5:05 PM PST · 17718 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
16. 1.85km SW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Mar 29, 12:11 AM PST · 17717 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
17. 1.84km NE of Fontana, CAWed, Mar 29, 12:47 AM PST · 17717 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
18. 1.612km NE of Joshua Tree, CAWed, Mar 29, 5:07 AM PST · 17717 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
19. 1.639km SW of Ludlow, CAWed, Mar 29, 9:08 AM PST · 17717 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
20. 2.520km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Mar 29, 11:39 PM PST · 17716 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
21. 2.013km W of Anza, CAThu, Mar 30, 5:52 AM PST · 17716 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
22. 1.529km ENE of Big Bear City, CAThu, Mar 30, 11:44 AM PST · 17716 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
23. 2.05km SW of Salton City, CAFri, Mar 31, 7:00 PM PST · 17715 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
24. 4.07km SW of Big Bear Lake, CASat, Apr 1, 2:52 AM PST · 17714 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
25. 1.62km S of Big Bear Lake, CASat, Apr 1, 7:55 AM PST · 17714 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
26. 1.611km SE of Anza, CASat, Apr 1, 3:54 PM PST · 17714 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
27. 1.57km S of Chino, CASat, Apr 1, 6:22 PM PST · 17714 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
28. 1.837km WNW of Desert Center, CASun, Apr 2, 12:05 AM PST · 17713 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
29. 1.66km NE of Moreno Valley, CASun, Apr 2, 1:52 AM PST · 17713 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
30. 2.43km N of Julian, CASun, Apr 2, 6:34 AM PST · 17713 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
31. 1.84km SW of Redlands, CASun, Apr 2, 9:35 AM PST · 17713 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
32. 1.810km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CASun, Apr 2, 10:42 AM PST · 17713 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
33. 2.38km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CASun, Apr 2, 5:08 PM PST · 17713 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
34. 2.08km NNE of Banning, CASun, Apr 2, 10:19 PM PST · 17712 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
35. 2.512km E of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Apr 3, 8:19 AM PST · 17712 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
36. 1.812km E of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Apr 3, 8:26 AM PST · 17712 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
37. 1.52km NNW of Loma Linda, CAMon, Apr 3, 5:58 PM PST · 17712 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
38. 1.62km S of Big Bear Lake, CATue, Apr 4, 12:24 AM PST · 17711 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
39. 1.719km NW of Yucca Valley, CATue, Apr 4, 2:39 AM PST · 17711 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
40. 1.64km NNE of Palomar Observatory, CATue, Apr 4, 5:53 AM PST · 17711 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
41. 2.413km SE of Big Bear City, CATue, Apr 4, 10:24 AM PST · 17711 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
42. 1.63km ENE of Colton, CATue, Apr 4, 11:15 AM PST · 17711 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
43. 1.611km SE of Anza, CATue, Apr 4, 11:17 AM PST · 17711 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
44. 1.911km SE of Anza, CATue, Apr 4, 5:38 PM PST · 17711 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
45. 2.212km E of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Apr 4, 9:56 PM PST · 17710 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
46. 2.08km WSW of Beaumont, CATue, Apr 4, 10:15 PM PST · 17710 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
47. 1.78km WNW of Lytle Creek, CAWed, Apr 5, 8:15 AM PST · 17710 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
48. 2.22km NNE of Palomar Observatory, CAWed, Apr 5, 11:15 AM PST · 17710 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
49. 1.82km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CAWed, Apr 5, 1:17 PM PST · 17710 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
50. 1.77km SW of Big Bear Lake, CAThu, Apr 6, 7:31 PM PST · 17709 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
51. 1.913km N of Banning, CAFri, Apr 7, 12:24 PM PST · 17708 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
52. 1.64km NW of Rubidoux, CAFri, Apr 7, 2:06 PM PST · 17708 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
53. 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CAFri, Apr 7, 10:43 PM PST · 17707 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
54. 1.52km SE of Big Bear Lake, CASun, Apr 9, 2:12 AM PST · 17706 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
55. 1.76km SW of Idyllwild, CASun, Apr 9, 2:47 PM PST · 17706 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
56. 1.614km N of Warner Springs, CAMon, Apr 10, 5:10 PM PST · 17705 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
57. 1.86km E of Calimesa, CAMon, Apr 10, 5:40 PM PST · 17705 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
58. 1.56km WNW of Calimesa, CATue, Apr 11, 1:15 AM PST · 17704 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
59. 1.817km W of Salton City, CATue, Apr 11, 9:24 PM PST · 17704 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
60. 1.65km S of Chino, CAWed, Apr 12, 12:37 AM PST · 17703 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

1. 1.517km N of Joshua Tree, CAThu, Mar 23, 1:43 PM PST · 17723 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
2. 2.22km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CAThu, Mar 23, 11:45 AM PST · 17723 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
3. 2.02km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CAThu, Mar 23, 11:45 AM PST · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
4. 1.723km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Mar 22, 5:57 AM PST · 17724 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
5. 1.710km NNE of Running Springs, CATue, Mar 21, 7:23 PM PST · 17725 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
6. 1.928km SSW of Ludlow, CATue, Mar 21, 8:45 AM PST · 17725 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
7. 1.928km SSW of Ludlow, CATue, Mar 21, 6:52 AM PST · 17725 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
8. 2.128km SSW of Ludlow, CATue, Mar 21, 5:59 AM PST · 17725 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
9. 1.827km SSW of Ludlow, CATue, Mar 21, 5:56 AM PST · 17725 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
10. 1.828km SSW of Ludlow, CATue, Mar 21, 5:51 AM PST · 17725 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
11. 1.727km SSW of Ludlow, CATue, Mar 21, 5:45 AM PST · 17725 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
12. 1.62km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CATue, Mar 21, 4:40 AM PST · 17725 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
13. 1.87km WNW of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Mar 21, 2:30 AM PST · 17725 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
14. 1.98km N of Pala, CAMon, Mar 20, 11:29 PM PST · 17725 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
15. 2.010km WSW of Morongo Valley, CAMon, Mar 20, 9:14 PM PST · 17726 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
16. 1.813km SW of Lucerne Valley, CAMon, Mar 20, 4:14 PM PST · 17726 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
17. 1.61km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Mar 20, 4:31 AM PST · 17726 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
18. 1.82km S of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Mar 20, 2:36 AM PST · 17726 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
19. 1.53km W of Devore, CASun, Mar 19, 3:32 PM PST · 17727 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
20. 1.616km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CASun, Mar 19, 2:20 PM PST · 17727 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3338304. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:56 PM UTC.