California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12km N of Cabazon, CA on Sat, Apr 29, 1978, 10:43 PM PST (06:43 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 14km NNW of Warner Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-04-30 06:43:45 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.020° N, 116.778° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 129 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68km WSW of Anza, CA · 17684 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.517km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17684 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.918km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17684 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.818km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17684 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.921km ESE of Anza, CA · 17684 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.68km SE of Running Springs, CA · 17683 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.518km ESE of Anza, CA · 17683 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.75km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17682 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.911km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 17681 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.77km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17681 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.47km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17681 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.88km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17681 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.418km SE of Anza, CA · 17680 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.53km E of Loma Linda, CA · 17680 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.932km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17679 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.99km W of Garnet, CA · 17678 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.62km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 17677 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.92km SSE of San Bernardino, CA · 17677 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.618km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17677 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.89km N of Cabazon, CA · 17677 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.711km SE of Anza, CA · 17676 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.94km ESE of Ontario, CA · 17676 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.522km ESE of Anza, CA · 17676 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.910km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17675 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.62km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 17675 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.611km S of Chino, CA · 17675 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.63km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 17675 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.66km WSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17675 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.513km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17674 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.716km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17674 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 1.75km N of Cabazon, CA · 17674 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.94km NNE of Lytle Creek, CA · 17674 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.738km SW of Ludlow, CA · 17674 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.711km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17674 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17674 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.14km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17673 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 2.011km SE of Anza, CA · 17673 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.72km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 17673 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.84km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17673 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.911km SE of Anza, CA · 17672 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.823km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 17672 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.710km S of Banning, CA · 17672 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 1.87km NE of Banning, CA · 17672 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.339km SW of Ludlow, CA · 17671 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.57km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17671 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.96km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17671 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.66km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 17671 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.110km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17671 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.711km ENE of Thermal, CA · 17670 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.54km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 17670 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 1.73km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 17670 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 1.923km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 17670 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.621km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 17670 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.922km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 17670 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.71km N of Cabazon, CA · 17670 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.94km ENE of Colton, CA · 17670 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.75km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 17670 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.940km SW of Ludlow, CA · 17669 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 1.76km SSW of Anza, CA · 17669 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.67km SSW of Anza, CA · 17669 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 165.

Before

  1. 1.85km SSE of Morongo Valley, CA · 17685 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.818km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17685 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.030km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17685 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.513km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17685 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.718km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17685 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.117km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17685 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.717km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17685 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.620km E of Anza, CA · 17685 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.718km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17686 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.87km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17686 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.618km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17686 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.68km WSW of Anza, CA · 17686 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.72km N of Fontana, CA · 17686 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.118km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17686 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.218km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17686 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.018km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17686 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.618km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17686 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 3.717km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17686 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 3.38km ENE of Villa Park, CA · 17686 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.74km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17686 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3339159. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.