California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2km E of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2km E of Cabazon, CA on Tue, May 30, 1978, 3:51 PM PDT (22:51 UTC), 16 km (10 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
1978-05-30 22:51:00 UTC
Depth
15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.919° N, 116.761° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 123 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33km NE of Banning, CA · 17652 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.84km ENE of Calimesa, CA · 17652 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.711km SE of Anza, CA · 17651 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.56km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 17651 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.63km N of Colton, CA · 17651 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.111km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17651 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.92km SW of San Bernardino, CA · 17650 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.211km SW of Ludlow, CA · 17650 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.13km N of Colton, CA · 17649 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.74km SW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17649 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 3.64km NW of Yorba Linda, CA · 17649 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.35km N of Yorba Linda, CA · 17649 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.04km NNE of Banning, CA · 17648 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.74km NNW of Yorba Linda, CA · 17648 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.217km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17648 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.85km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17647 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.816km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17647 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.414km NNW of Warner Springs, CA · 17647 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.914km S of Anza, CA · 17647 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.914km S of Anza, CA · 17647 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.914km S of Anza, CA · 17647 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.814km S of Anza, CA · 17647 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.913km S of Anza, CA · 17647 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.114km N of Big Bear City, CA · 17647 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.915km S of Anza, CA · 17647 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.211km N of Cabazon, CA · 17647 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.815km S of Anza, CA · 17646 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.516km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17646 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.618km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17646 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.814km S of Anza, CA · 17646 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.58km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 17645 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.717km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17645 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.611km SE of Anza, CA · 17645 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.710km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17644 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.817km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17644 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.56km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17643 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.87km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 17643 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.13km NNW of San Jacinto, CA · 17643 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.512km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17642 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.812km ESE of Anza, CA · 17642 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.85km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17642 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.917km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17642 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.816km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17642 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.918km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17642 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.017km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17642 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.816km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17642 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 2.018km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17642 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.512km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17642 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.317km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17642 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 2.111km SE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17642 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.77km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17641 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.94km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 17641 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.79km ENE of Aguanga, CA · 17641 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.78km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17641 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 2.04km WNW of Pomona, CA · 17641 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.68km WSW of Anza, CA · 17641 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.76km SSE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 17641 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 2.28km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 17641 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 2.017km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17641 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.917km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17641 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 151.

Before

  1. 1.812km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17653 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.514km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17653 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.77km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17653 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.714km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17653 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.65km WNW of Devore, CA · 17653 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.513km ENE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17654 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.713km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17654 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.410km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17654 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.46km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 17654 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.11km W of Yucaipa, CA · 17655 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.54km SE of Lytle Creek, CA · 17655 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.92km SSW of Devore, CA · 17655 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.810km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17655 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.77km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17656 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.35km SSE of Ontario, CA · 17656 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.713km WSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17656 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.01km SSW of Colton, CA · 17656 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.810km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17657 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.716km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17657 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.715km NE of Coachella, CA · 17658 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3339735. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:40 PM UTC.