California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4km ESE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4km ESE of Cabazon, CA on Sun, May 14, 1978, 9:19 AM PDT (16:19 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 14km S of Anza, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-05-14 16:19:27 UTC
Depth
19.2 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.906° N, 116.748° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.814km S of Anza, CA · 17640 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.58km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 17640 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.717km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17640 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.611km SE of Anza, CA · 17639 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.710km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17638 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.817km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17638 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.56km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17637 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.87km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 17637 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.13km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 17637 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.512km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17636 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.812km ESE of Anza, CA · 17636 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.85km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17636 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.917km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17636 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.816km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17636 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.918km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17636 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.017km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17636 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.816km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17636 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.018km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17636 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.512km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17636 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.317km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17636 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.111km SE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17636 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.77km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17636 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.94km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 17636 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.79km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 17635 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.78km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17635 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.04km WNW of Pomona, CA · 17635 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.68km WSW of Anza, CA · 17635 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.76km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 17635 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.28km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 17635 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.017km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17635 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.917km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17635 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.36km SW of Salton City, CA · 17635 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.08km WSW of Anza, CA · 17634 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.67km WSW of Anza, CA · 17634 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.75km SE of Banning, CA · 17633 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.214km SE of Anza, CA · 17633 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.110km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17633 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.55km SE of Ontario, CA · 17633 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.912km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17633 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.88km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 17632 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.510km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17632 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 3.010km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17632 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.86km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 17632 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.610km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17632 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.818km ESE of Anza, CA · 17631 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.737km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17631 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 2.137km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17631 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.54km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17630 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.96km SW of Salton City, CA · 17630 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.53km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 17630 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.915km S of Anza, CA · 17630 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 17629 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 1.718km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17628 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 17628 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 1.68km N of Running Springs, CA · 17627 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.04km E of Running Springs, CA · 17627 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 1.818km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17627 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.59km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 17626 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.09km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 17626 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 17626 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 149.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3339459. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.