M1.6 earthquake 12km N of Cabazon, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, Jan 22, 1978, 3:19 PM PST

UTC

1978-01-22 23:19:11 UTC

Depth

15.1 km (9.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.023° N, 116.799° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

153°

Stations used

7

• Cabazon, CaliforniaPopulation 2,535. Forecast12 kmN
• Banning, CaliforniaPopulation 30,945. Forecast13 kmNNE
• Moreno Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 204,198. Forecast41 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast133 kmE

After

1. 1.717km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Feb 9, 5:04 AM PST · 17757 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
2. 1.716km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Feb 9, 12:29 PM PST · 17757 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
3. 1.84km SSW of Cabazon, CAThu, Feb 9, 4:44 PM PST · 17756 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
4. 2.12km ENE of Fontana, CAFri, Feb 10, 5:33 AM PST · 17756 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
5. 2.78km NW of Big Bear Lake, CAFri, Feb 10, 1:22 PM PST · 17756 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
6. 1.69km NE of Cabazon, CASat, Feb 11, 1:21 PM PST · 17755 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
7. 1.714km ENE of Big Bear City, CASun, Feb 12, 6:55 AM PST · 17754 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
8. 2.56km SE of Chino Hills, CASun, Feb 12, 7:22 AM PST · 17754 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
9. 2.311km WNW of Morongo Valley, CASun, Feb 12, 11:11 AM PST · 17754 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
10. 1.58km ESE of Valle Vista, CASun, Feb 12, 12:35 PM PST · 17754 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
11. 2.26km W of Muscoy, CASun, Feb 12, 11:03 PM PST · 17753 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
12. 2.34km N of Loma Linda, CAMon, Feb 13, 12:34 AM PST · 17753 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
13. 1.79km NNE of Cabazon, CAMon, Feb 13, 4:07 AM PST · 17753 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
14. 3.06km SE of Loma Linda, CAMon, Feb 13, 10:04 AM PST · 17753 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
15. 1.812km ESE of Anza, CAMon, Feb 13, 10:07 AM PST · 17753 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
16. 1.928km SW of Ludlow, CAMon, Feb 13, 10:58 AM PST · 17753 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
17. 1.79km NE of Indio, CAMon, Feb 13, 12:11 PM PST · 17753 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
18. 2.05km S of Idyllwild, CAMon, Feb 13, 10:29 PM PST · 17752 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
19. 2.09km SW of Idyllwild, CATue, Feb 14, 3:45 PM PST · 17751 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
20. 1.813km SW of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Feb 15, 12:37 AM PST · 17751 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
21. 1.82km S of Lake Henshaw, CAWed, Feb 15, 2:48 AM PST · 17751 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
22. 2.010km NNE of Running Springs, CAWed, Feb 15, 3:52 PM PST · 17750 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
23. 1.611km N of Lake Arrowhead, CAThu, Feb 16, 12:34 AM PST · 17750 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
24. 3.219km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Feb 16, 2:54 AM PST · 17750 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
25. 2.07km NNE of Banning, CAThu, Feb 16, 4:24 AM PST · 17750 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
26. 1.613km NNE of Aguanga, CAThu, Feb 16, 6:38 AM PST · 17750 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
27. 1.834km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAThu, Feb 16, 9:28 AM PST · 17750 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
28. 1.711km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Feb 16, 1:53 PM PST · 17750 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
29. 1.921km N of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Feb 16, 4:45 PM PST · 17749 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
30. 2.04km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CAThu, Feb 16, 5:26 PM PST · 17749 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
31. 1.65km SSW of Banning, CAThu, Feb 16, 5:38 PM PST · 17749 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
32. 1.916km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Feb 16, 8:39 PM PST · 17749 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
33. 2.12km SSE of Loma Linda, CAFri, Feb 17, 4:30 AM PST · 17749 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
34. 1.94km SSW of Yorba Linda, CASat, Feb 18, 1:13 AM PST · 17748 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
35. 1.83km SSW of Yorba Linda, CASat, Feb 18, 1:16 AM PST · 17748 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
36. 1.93km SW of Yorba Linda, CASat, Feb 18, 5:21 AM PST · 17748 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
37. 1.611km E of Cabazon, CASun, Feb 19, 3:23 AM PST · 17747 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
38. 1.710km SE of Anza, CASun, Feb 19, 2:37 PM PST · 17746 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
39. 1.929km E of Barstow, CASun, Feb 19, 3:11 PM PST · 17746 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
40. 1.716km SE of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Feb 20, 1:43 AM PST · 17746 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
41. 2.58km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CAMon, Feb 20, 12:04 PM PST · 17746 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
42. 1.88km W of Twentynine Palms, CAMon, Feb 20, 12:53 PM PST · 17746 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
43. 2.57km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CAMon, Feb 20, 12:53 PM PST · 17746 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
44. 1.57km ENE of Twentynine Palms, CAMon, Feb 20, 1:06 PM PST · 17746 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
45. 1.58km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CAMon, Feb 20, 1:11 PM PST · 17746 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
46. 1.54km S of Aguanga, CAMon, Feb 20, 3:55 PM PST · 17745 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
47. 1.810km NNW of Anza, CATue, Feb 21, 10:16 AM PST · 17745 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
48. 1.64km SW of Desert Hot Springs, CAWed, Feb 22, 7:33 AM PST · 17744 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
49. 2.08km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, Feb 22, 10:15 AM PST · 17744 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
50. 1.97km NNE of Banning, CAThu, Feb 23, 4:24 AM PST · 17743 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
51. 1.92km WSW of Loma Linda, CAThu, Feb 23, 12:14 PM PST · 17743 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
52. 1.911km SE of Anza, CAThu, Feb 23, 3:04 PM PST · 17742 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
53. 1.89km W of Twentynine Palms, CAFri, Feb 24, 9:14 AM PST · 17742 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
54. 1.87km SSE of Hemet, CAFri, Feb 24, 9:26 AM PST · 17742 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
55. 1.93km E of Loma Linda, CAFri, Feb 24, 6:37 PM PST · 17741 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
56. 1.910km WSW of Lytle Creek, CASat, Feb 25, 1:41 AM PST · 17741 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
57. 2.34km NNW of Lake Arrowhead, CASat, Feb 25, 3:00 AM PST · 17741 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
58. 1.65km E of Calimesa, CASun, Feb 26, 2:13 AM PST · 17740 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
59. 1.939km SW of Ludlow, CASun, Feb 26, 7:06 AM PST · 17740 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
60. 1.636km WSW of Ludlow, CASun, Feb 26, 7:54 AM PST · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9997986. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.