California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 10km NE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10km NE of Cabazon, CA on Wed, Feb 1, 1978, 10:46 PM PST (06:46 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 2km SSE of Loma Linda, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-02-02 06:46:03 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.970° N, 116.694° 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
111°
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: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 17749 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.611km E of Cabazon, CA · 17747 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.710km SE of Anza, CA · 17747 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.716km SE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17747 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.58km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17746 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.88km W of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17746 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.57km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17746 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.57km ENE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17746 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.58km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17746 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.54km S of Aguanga, CA · 17746 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.810km NNW of Anza, CA · 17745 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.64km SW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17744 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.08km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17744 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.97km NNE of Banning, CA · 17743 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.126km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 17743 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.92km WSW of Loma Linda, CA · 17743 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.911km SE of Anza, CA · 17743 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.89km W of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17742 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.87km SSE of Hemet, CA · 17742 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.93km E of Loma Linda, CA · 17742 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.910km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 17742 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.34km NNW of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 17741 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.65km E of Calimesa, CA · 17740 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.939km SW of Ludlow, CA · 17740 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.636km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.510km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.716km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 17740 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.36km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17740 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.613km NNE of Banning, CA · 17739 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.514km NE of Coachella, CA · 17738 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.515km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17738 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 4.222km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17738 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.123km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 17737 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.89km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17737 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.537km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17737 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.823km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17737 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17737 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.523km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17737 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.821km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17736 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.320km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17735 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.926km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17735 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.726km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.126km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17735 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.725km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17735 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.64km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 17735 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.06km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17734 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.18km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17734 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 2.50km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 17733 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.521km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 2.01km N of San Bernardino, CA · 17733 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.68km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17733 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.621km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17733 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.61km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 17733 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.810km N of Cabazon, CA · 17732 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.95km SSW of Devore, CA · 17732 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.44km SSW of Devore, CA · 17732 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.61km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 17732 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 2.01km ENE of Anza, CA · 17732 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.613km WNW of Anza, CA · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 2.18km NNE of Banning, CA · 17731 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9998586. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.