California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 11km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 11km N of Cabazon, CA on Mon, Jun 5, 1978, 9:05 PM PDT (04:05 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 11km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-06-06 04:05:55 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.016° N, 116.766° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
26°
Stations used
45

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 137 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 148.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3339842. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:01 PM UTC.