California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6km NE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6km NE of Cabazon, CA on Sat, May 13, 1978, 10:50 PM PDT (05:50 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
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-05-14 05:50:12 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.953° N, 116.743° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 138 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 17671 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.110km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17671 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.711km ENE of Thermal, CA · 17671 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.54km ESE of Cabazon, CA · 17671 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.73km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 17671 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.923km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 17671 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.621km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 17671 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.922km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 17671 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.71km N of Cabazon, CA · 17670 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.94km ENE of Colton, CA · 17670 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.75km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 17670 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.940km SW of Ludlow, CA · 17670 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.76km SSW of Anza, CA · 17670 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.67km SSW of Anza, CA · 17670 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.74km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17669 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.78km NW of Warner Springs, CA · 17669 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.920km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17669 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.04km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17669 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.95km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 17669 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.94km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17668 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.612km WNW of Garnet, CA · 17667 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.75km NE of North Shore, CA · 17667 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.95km NE of North Shore, CA · 17667 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.88km WSW of Anza, CA · 17667 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.97km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17667 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.824km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17666 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.98km N of Banning, CA · 17666 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.85km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17665 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.118km NE of Coachella, CA · 17665 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.718km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17665 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.61km N of Cabazon, CA · 17665 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.15km WNW of Mira Loma, CA · 17665 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.22km NNW of Fontana, CA · 17665 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.714km NNE of Banning, CA · 17665 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.28km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17665 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 17665 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.814km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 17664 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.89km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17664 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.99km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17664 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.83km ENE of Hemet, CA · 17664 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.54km S of Mentone, CA · 17664 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.915km ESE of Anza, CA · 17663 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.810km NNE of Julian, CA · 17663 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.611km SSE of Warner Springs, CA · 17663 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.52km SE of Cabazon, CA · 17663 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.612km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17663 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.92km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17663 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.816km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 17662 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 1.511km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17662 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.66km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17662 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.915km SSE of Anza, CA · 17661 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.913km E of Aguanga, CA · 17661 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 2.717km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17661 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 1.617km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17661 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.07km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 17660 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.96km SSW of Warner Springs, CA · 17660 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 3.417km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17660 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 2.010km W of Garnet, CA · 17660 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17660 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17660 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 1.57km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17672 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.339km SW of Ludlow, CA · 17672 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.87km NE of Banning, CA · 17672 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.710km S of Banning, CA · 17672 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.823km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 17673 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.911km SE of Anza, CA · 17673 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.84km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17673 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.72km NNE of Loma Linda, CA · 17674 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.011km SE of Anza, CA · 17674 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.14km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17674 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.610km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17674 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.711km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17674 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.738km SW of Ludlow, CA · 17674 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.94km NNE of Lytle Creek, CA · 17675 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.75km N of Cabazon, CA · 17675 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.716km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17675 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.513km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17675 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.66km WSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17675 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.63km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 17675 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.611km S of Chino, CA · 17676 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3339452. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC.