California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9km N of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9km N of Cabazon, CA on Wed, Jan 18, 1978, 2:20 PM PST (22:20 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 22km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-01-18 22:20:43 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.995° N, 116.802° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.53km SE of Redlands, CA · 17786 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.28km NNW of Anza, CA · 17786 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.27km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 17786 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.76km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17785 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.05km ESE of Ladera Ranch, CA · 17785 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.111km SE of Anza, CA · 17785 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.311km SW of Corona, CA · 17785 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.912km WNW of Garnet, CA · 17785 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.812km WNW of Garnet, CA · 17784 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.98km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17784 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.95km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 17784 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.93km ESE of Yucaipa, CA · 17784 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.88km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17783 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.67km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17783 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.25km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 17783 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.47km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17783 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.67km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17783 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.17km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17783 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.67km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17783 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.512km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17783 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.910km ESE of Anza, CA · 17783 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.09km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17783 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.27km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17783 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.87km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17783 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.98km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17783 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.811km SE of Anza, CA · 17782 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 2.06km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17782 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.57km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17782 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.88km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17782 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.86km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17782 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.57km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17782 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.07km WNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17782 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.612km N of Cabazon, CA · 17782 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.810km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17782 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.514km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17781 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.615km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17781 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.96km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17781 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 2.210km N of Cabazon, CA · 17781 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.514km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17781 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.77km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17779 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.64km WNW of Cabazon, CA · 17779 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.512km SE of Anza, CA · 17779 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.07km NNW of Fontana, CA · 17778 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.113km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 17778 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.72km N of Colton, CA · 17777 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 2.14km SW of Redlands, CA · 17777 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.53km S of Lake Henshaw, CA · 17777 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.03km S of Mentone, CA · 17776 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17776 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17775 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.25km E of Calimesa, CA · 17775 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 1.611km SE of Anza, CA · 17775 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.73km SSE of Redlands, CA · 17774 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 1.84km SE of Yorba Linda, CA · 17774 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.918km NE of Coachella, CA · 17773 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.824km NNE of Victorville, CA · 17772 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.53km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 17772 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.65km E of Anza, CA · 17772 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17772 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.714km NE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17772 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 1.913km SE of Anza, CA · 17786 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.58km WNW of San Jacinto, CA · 17787 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.59km NW of San Jacinto, CA · 17787 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.519km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 17787 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.819km ESE of Anza, CA · 17787 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.08km N of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 17787 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.65km SW of Cabazon, CA · 17788 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.69km SSE of Wrightwood, CA · 17789 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.03km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17789 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.87km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 17789 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.610km W of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17790 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.711km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17790 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.85km E of Calimesa, CA · 17791 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.75km E of Calimesa, CA · 17791 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.63km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 17791 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.62km N of Loma Linda, CA · 17791 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.610km N of Victorville, CA · 17791 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.09km SSE of Redlands, CA · 17791 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.510km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17793 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.512km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17793 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9997674. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:53 PM UTC.