California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 3km WNW of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 3km WNW of Cabazon, CA on Mon, Oct 23, 1978, 6:47 AM PDT (13:47 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 12km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-10-23 13:47:09 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.929° N, 116.818° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
25°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 155 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17509 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.86km NNE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17509 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.010km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 17509 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.122km SE of Barstow, CA · 17508 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.612km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17508 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.813km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17508 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.22km ESE of Dana Point, CA · 17508 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.518km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17507 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.014km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17507 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.515km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17507 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.63km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17507 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.84km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17507 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.413km SE of Anza, CA · 17506 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.54km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 17506 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.14km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 17506 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.311km WSW of Anza, CA · 17506 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.79km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17506 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.615km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17506 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.69km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17506 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.68km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 17505 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.57km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17504 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.218km ESE of Anza, CA · 17504 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.723km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17504 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.73km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 17504 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.614km S of Anza, CA · 17504 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.98km W of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17504 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.614km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17503 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.97km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 17503 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.310km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17502 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.42km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 17502 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.04km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17502 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.812km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17502 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.94km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17502 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.820km ESE of Anza, CA · 17502 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.67km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 17502 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.07km NNE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17501 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.615km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17501 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.56km NE of Banning, CA · 17500 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.735km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17500 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.610km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 17500 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.211km NNE of Morongo Valley, CA · 17500 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.57km ENE of Anza, CA · 17500 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.84km W of Aguanga, CA · 17499 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.811km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 17499 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.424km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17499 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.86km NW of Fallbrook, CA · 17499 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.612km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17499 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.515km SSE of Valle Vista, CA · 17496 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 1.99km E of Yucaipa, CA · 17496 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.95km N of Beaumont, CA · 17496 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.912km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17494 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.914km ESE of Anza, CA · 17494 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.512km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17494 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.620km ESE of Anza, CA · 17494 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.64km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17493 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.515km SSW of Oasis, CA · 17493 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.614km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17493 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 2.35km NE of Wildomar, CA · 17491 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 2.04km W of Aguanga, CA · 17491 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.69km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 17491 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

  1. 2.04km N of Muscoy, CA · 17509 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.817km ESE of Anza, CA · 17509 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.99km NNE of Indio, CA · 17509 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.921km NE of Thermal, CA · 17510 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.621km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17510 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.621km NE of Thermal, CA · 17510 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.522km NE of Thermal, CA · 17510 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.722km NE of Thermal, CA · 17510 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.623km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17510 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.713km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17510 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.525km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17510 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.714km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17511 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.74km SSW of Devore, CA · 17511 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.722km SE of Barstow, CA · 17511 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.711km SE of Anza, CA · 17511 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.81km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 17512 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.514km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17512 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 3.214km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17512 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.714km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17512 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.614km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17512 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3343135. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.