California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12km N of Cabazon, CA on Mon, Aug 21, 1978, 11:30 AM PDT (18:30 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 6km SE of Chino Hills, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-08-21 18:30:54 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.023° N, 116.767° 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
43°
Stations used
25

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 129 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911km NW of Warner Springs, CA · 17572 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.021km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17572 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.713km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17572 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.715km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17572 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.35km S of Mentone, CA · 17572 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.84km S of Mentone, CA · 17571 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.86km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 17571 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.73km E of Wrightwood, CA · 17571 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.67km WSW of Anza, CA · 17571 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.16km NNE of Fontana, CA · 17570 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.03km NW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 17570 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.99km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 17570 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.813km SE of Anza, CA · 17569 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.84km NNW of Yorba Linda, CA · 17569 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.912km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17568 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.511km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17568 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.74km WNW of Fontana, CA · 17568 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.62km SE of Charter Oak, CA · 17567 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.86km NNE of Fontana, CA · 17566 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.87km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 17566 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.412km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17566 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.614km SE of Anza, CA · 17565 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.54km N of Palomar Observatory, CA · 17564 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.722km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17564 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.65km SE of Ontario, CA · 17564 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.822km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17564 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.722km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17563 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.922km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17563 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.611km WNW of Garnet, CA · 17563 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 1.72km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 17563 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.116km ESE of Anza, CA · 17563 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.510km N of Morongo Valley, CA · 17562 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.217km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17562 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.717km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17562 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.011km E of Cabazon, CA · 17561 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.013km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17561 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 2.66km SE of Chino Hills, CA · 17561 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.515km SE of Anza, CA · 17560 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.66km NNW of Garnet, CA · 17560 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.77km SE of Chino Hills, CA · 17560 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.612km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17560 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.76km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 17560 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 3.66km SE of Chino Hills, CA · 17560 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.516km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17559 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CA · 17559 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 2.010km NNE of Valle Vista, CA · 17558 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.57km WSW of Anza, CA · 17557 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.921km ESE of Anza, CA · 17557 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.56km E of Anza, CA · 17557 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.910km NE of Indio, CA · 17557 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.88km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 17556 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.55km ESE of Warner Springs, CA · 17556 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 2.64km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 17556 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 1.77km WSW of Palm Springs, CA · 17555 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.620km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17555 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.920km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17555 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.73km WNW of Devore, CA · 17555 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 2.58km NNE of Banning, CA · 17554 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.15km SSE of Mentone, CA · 17554 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 1.820km NNE of Indio, CA · 17554 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 1.718km ESE of Anza, CA · 17573 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.67km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 17573 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.811km SE of Anza, CA · 17573 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 17573 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.918km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17573 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.76km NNE of Fontana, CA · 17574 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.612km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17574 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.64km SE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17575 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.04km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 17575 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.910km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17575 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.511km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17576 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.06km SE of Yorba Linda, CA · 17576 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.017km ESE of Anza, CA · 17577 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.04km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17577 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.98km NNW of Julian, CA · 17577 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.610km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17577 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.86km NNE of Fontana, CA · 17578 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.911km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17578 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.813km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17578 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.010km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17578 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3341231. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:56 AM UTC.