California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12km NE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12km NE of Cabazon, CA on Sat, Jan 21, 1978, 1:51 PM PST (21:51 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 5km NW of Aguanga, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-01-21 21:51:30 UTC
Depth
13.6 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.996° N, 116.698° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 159 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95km NW of Aguanga, CA · 17759 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.66km NE of Indio, CA · 17759 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.827km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17759 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.717km ESE of Anza, CA · 17757 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.716km ESE of Anza, CA · 17757 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.84km SSW of Cabazon, CA · 17757 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.28km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17757 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.12km ENE of Fontana, CA · 17756 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.926km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17756 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.78km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17756 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.69km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17755 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.527km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17755 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.126km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17755 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.726km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17755 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.714km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 17754 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.56km SE of Chino Hills, CA · 17754 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.311km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17754 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.58km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 17754 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.26km W of Muscoy, CA · 17754 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.34km N of Loma Linda, CA · 17754 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.79km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17753 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 3.06km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 17753 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.812km ESE of Anza, CA · 17753 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.928km SW of Ludlow, CA · 17753 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.79km NE of Indio, CA · 17753 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.05km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17753 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.09km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 17752 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 1.611km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 17752 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.813km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17752 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.82km S of Lake Henshaw, CA · 17752 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.010km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17751 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.625km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17751 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.611km N of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 17751 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 3.219km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17751 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.07km NNE of Banning, CA · 17750 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.613km NNE of Aguanga, CA · 17750 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 1.834km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17750 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.711km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17750 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.921km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17750 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.04km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17750 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.65km SSW of Banning, CA · 17750 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.916km ESE of Anza, CA · 17750 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.12km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 17749 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.611km E of Cabazon, CA · 17748 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.710km SE of Anza, CA · 17747 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.929km E of Barstow, CA · 17747 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 1.716km SE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17747 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.58km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17746 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.88km W of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17746 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.57km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17746 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.57km ENE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17746 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 1.58km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17746 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.54km S of Aguanga, CA · 17746 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.810km NNW of Anza, CA · 17745 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 1.64km SW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17744 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.08km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17744 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.97km NNE of Banning, CA · 17743 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.126km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17743 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.92km WSW of Loma Linda, CA · 17743 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.911km SE of Anza, CA · 17743 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9997882. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.