California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1km N of Cabazon, CA on Sat, May 20, 1978, 11:50 AM PDT (18:50 UTC), 12 km (8 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
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-05-20 18:50:35 UTC
Depth
12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.929° N, 116.788° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 122 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15km WNW of Mira Loma, CA · 17666 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.22km NNW of Fontana, CA · 17666 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.714km NNE of Banning, CA · 17666 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.28km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17666 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 17666 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.814km S of Borrego Springs, CA · 17665 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.89km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17665 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.99km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17665 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.83km ENE of Hemet, CA · 17665 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.54km S of Mentone, CA · 17665 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.915km ESE of Anza, CA · 17664 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.810km NNE of Julian, CA · 17664 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.611km SSE of Warner Springs, CA · 17664 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.52km SE of Cabazon, CA · 17664 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.612km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17664 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.92km SE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17664 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.816km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 17663 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.511km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17663 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.66km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17663 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.915km SSE of Anza, CA · 17662 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.913km E of Aguanga, CA · 17662 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.717km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17662 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 1.617km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17662 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.07km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 17661 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.96km SSW of Warner Springs, CA · 17661 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 3.417km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17661 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.010km W of Garnet, CA · 17661 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17661 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.610km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17661 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.84km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17660 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.715km NE of Coachella, CA · 17660 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.716km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17660 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17660 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.01km SSW of Colton, CA · 17659 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 2.713km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17659 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.35km SSE of Ontario, CA · 17659 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.77km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17658 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.810km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17658 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.92km SSW of Devore, CA · 17658 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.54km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 17658 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.11km W of Yucaipa, CA · 17657 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.46km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 17657 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 2.410km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17657 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.713km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17657 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.513km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17656 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.65km WNW of Devore, CA · 17656 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.714km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17656 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.77km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17656 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 1.514km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17656 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.812km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17656 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.62km E of Cabazon, CA · 17656 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.33km NE of Banning, CA · 17655 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.84km ENE of Calimesa, CA · 17654 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 1.711km SE of Anza, CA · 17654 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.56km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 17654 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 2.63km N of Colton, CA · 17653 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 2.111km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17653 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.92km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 17653 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.211km SW of Ludlow, CA · 17653 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.13km N of Colton, CA · 17652 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 1.718km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17666 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.118km NE of Coachella, CA · 17666 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.85km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17666 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.98km N of Banning, CA · 17667 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.824km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17667 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.97km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17668 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.88km WSW of Anza, CA · 17668 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.95km NE of North Shore, CA · 17668 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.75km NE of North Shore, CA · 17668 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.612km WNW of Garnet, CA · 17668 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.94km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17669 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.95km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 17670 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.04km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17670 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.920km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17670 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.78km NW of Warner Springs, CA · 17670 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.74km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17670 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.67km SSW of Anza, CA · 17671 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.76km SSW of Anza, CA · 17671 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.940km SW of Ludlow, CA · 17671 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.75km SW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 17671 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3339547. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:37 PM UTC.