California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6km ENE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6km ENE of Cabazon, CA on Wed, Dec 13, 1978, 10:17 PM PST (06:17 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 22km N of Borrego Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-12-14 06:17:11 UTC
Depth
15.5 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.948° N, 116.730° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.35
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 97 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.811km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17454 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.120km N of Indio, CA · 17453 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.619km N of Indio, CA · 17453 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.318km NNE of Indio, CA · 17453 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.620km N of Indio, CA · 17453 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.217km NNE of Indio, CA · 17453 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.620km NNE of Indio, CA · 17453 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.319km NNE of Indio, CA · 17453 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.61km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17451 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.710km NE of Coachella, CA · 17451 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.920km N of Indio, CA · 17451 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.620km N of Indio, CA · 17451 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.610km NE of Coachella, CA · 17451 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.510km NE of Coachella, CA · 17451 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.618km N of Indio, CA · 17451 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.315km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 17450 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.710km WSW of Anza, CA · 17449 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.35km SSW of Redlands, CA · 17449 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.62km N of Colton, CA · 17448 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.32km N of Colton, CA · 17448 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.09km NNE of Indio, CA · 17448 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.510km E of Cabazon, CA · 17447 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.618km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 17446 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.512km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17446 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.812km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17446 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.718km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 17445 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.68km NNW of Banning, CA · 17445 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.827km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17445 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.65km ESE of Palomar Observatory, CA · 17444 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.22km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 17444 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.917km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17443 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 2.22km SE of Glen Avon, CA · 17443 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.85km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17442 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.12km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 17442 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.76km NNE of Banning, CA · 17441 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.619km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17441 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.719km ESE of Anza, CA · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 2.16km WSW of Aguanga, CA · 17440 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.623km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 17440 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.517km N of North Shore, CA · 17440 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.527km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17439 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.527km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17439 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.927km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17439 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.85km NNW of Beaumont, CA · 17439 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.58km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 17438 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.69km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17437 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.510km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17437 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.52km NNE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17436 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.510km WSW of Anza, CA · 17436 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 2.015km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17436 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.911km SSE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17436 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.915km ESE of Anza, CA · 17436 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 3.316km ESE of Anza, CA · 17436 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.014km ESE of Anza, CA · 17436 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.614km ESE of Anza, CA · 17435 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.613km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17435 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.514km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 17434 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.76km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 17434 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.54km N of Cabazon, CA · 17434 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.36km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 17434 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 148.

Before

  1. 1.914km NE of Indio, CA · 17454 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.914km NE of Indio, CA · 17454 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.912km N of Cabazon, CA · 17454 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.911km N of Cabazon, CA · 17454 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.76km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 17454 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.624km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 17456 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.517km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17456 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.57km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17457 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.99km ENE of North Tustin, CA · 17459 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.76km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17459 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.08km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17459 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.810km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17460 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.023km ESE of Anza, CA · 17461 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.524km ESE of Anza, CA · 17461 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.66km NW of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 17461 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.013km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17461 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.626km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17461 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.510km NW of Garnet, CA · 17461 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.015km SE of Anza, CA · 17461 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.34km W of Yucca Valley, CA · 17461 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3344005. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:35 AM UTC.