M2.0 earthquake 12km WNW of Calipatria, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Nov 20, 1978, 5:46 AM PST

UTC

1978-11-20 13:46:29 UTC

Depth

5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.168° N, 115.638° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

77°

Stations used

24

• Calipatria, CaliforniaPopulation 7,424. Forecast12 kmWNW
• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast23 kmNNW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast62 kmNNW

After

1. 2.013km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Nov 20, 5:53 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.06km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Nov 20, 8:22 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
3. 1.527km WNW of Desert Center, CAMon, Nov 20, 4:30 PM PST · 17483 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
4. 1.711km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Nov 20, 5:34 PM PST · 17483 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
5. 1.518km ENE of Thousand Palms, CATue, Nov 21, 12:06 PM PST · 17482 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.010km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Nov 21, 12:30 PM PST · 17482 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
7. 1.619km NE of Thousand Palms, CATue, Nov 21, 1:57 PM PST · 17482 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
8. 2.511km SE of Anza, CATue, Nov 21, 8:38 PM PST · 17481 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
9. 1.93km S of Brawley, CATue, Nov 21, 10:52 PM PST · 17481 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
10. 2.511km SE of Anza, CAWed, Nov 22, 2:36 AM PST · 17481 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.56km ENE of Westmorland, CAWed, Nov 22, 3:34 PM PST · 17481 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
12. 1.811km NNE of Julian, CAWed, Nov 22, 9:30 PM PST · 17480 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
13. 2.727km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Nov 23, 6:06 AM PST · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
14. 1.610km N of Indio, CASun, Nov 26, 7:58 AM PST · 17477 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
15. 1.626km W of Westmorland, CASun, Nov 26, 9:32 AM PST · 17477 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
16. 1.815km WNW of Westmorland, CASun, Nov 26, 1:13 PM PST · 17477 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
17. 2.06km SW of Holtville, CASun, Nov 26, 4:14 PM PST · 17477 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
18. 1.76km SSW of Holtville, CASun, Nov 26, 6:15 PM PST · 17477 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
19. 1.86km NW of Holtville, CAMon, Nov 27, 6:46 AM PST · 17476 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
20. 2.015km SE of Anza, CAMon, Nov 27, 9:14 PM PST · 17475 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
21. 2.514km SSE of Anza, CAMon, Nov 27, 9:32 PM PST · 17475 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
22. 2.32km S of Ocotillo, CATue, Nov 28, 10:14 PM PST · 17474 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
23. 1.913km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Nov 29, 5:08 PM PST · 17474 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
24. 2.114km WNW of Delta, B.C., MXWed, Nov 29, 5:56 PM PST · 17474 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
25. 1.64km WNW of Brawley, CAWed, Nov 29, 8:48 PM PST · 17473 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
26. 2.04km NW of Brawley, CAWed, Nov 29, 8:51 PM PST · 17473 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
27. 2.19km W of Niland, CAThu, Nov 30, 2:09 AM PST · 17473 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
28. 1.616km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Nov 30, 4:06 AM PST · 17473 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
29. 1.811km W of Niland, CAThu, Nov 30, 9:43 AM PST · 17473 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
30. 1.618km NW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Nov 30, 3:02 PM PST · 17473 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
31. 3.023km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Nov 30, 6:29 PM PST · 17473 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
32. 1.822km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Nov 30, 6:54 PM PST · 17472 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
33. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Dec 1, 12:18 AM PST · 17472 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
34. 2.221km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Dec 1, 12:26 AM PST · 17472 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
35. 1.56km ENE of Westmorland, CAFri, Dec 1, 8:37 PM PST · 17471 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
36. 2.26km NE of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Dec 1, 8:47 PM PST · 17471 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
37. 1.55km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Dec 1, 11:05 PM PST · 17471 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
38. 1.61km WNW of Brawley, CASun, Dec 3, 11:54 AM PST · 17470 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
39. 2.211km E of Borrego Springs, CASun, Dec 3, 9:57 PM PST · 17469 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
40. 2.224km ENE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Dec 4, 4:20 AM PST · 17469 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
41. 1.710km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Dec 4, 4:21 PM PST · 17469 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
42. 1.826km WSW of Westmorland, CATue, Dec 5, 12:26 PM PST · 17468 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
43. 1.73km NNW of El Centro, CAWed, Dec 6, 6:31 PM PST · 17467 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
44. 2.015km SE of Anza, CAThu, Dec 7, 1:55 AM PST · 17466 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
45. 1.626km WNW of Desert Center, CAThu, Dec 7, 4:03 AM PST · 17466 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
46. 1.524km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Dec 7, 10:20 AM PST · 17466 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
47. 2.023km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Dec 7, 10:23 AM PST · 17466 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
48. 2.68km SSW of Holtville, CAThu, Dec 7, 2:13 PM PST · 17466 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
49. 2.38km SW of Holtville, CAThu, Dec 7, 6:02 PM PST · 17466 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
50. 1.98km SSW of Holtville, CAThu, Dec 7, 6:08 PM PST · 17466 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
51. 1.78km SSW of Holtville, CAThu, Dec 7, 6:23 PM PST · 17466 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
52. 1.78km SSW of Holtville, CAThu, Dec 7, 6:42 PM PST · 17466 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
53. 1.58km SSW of Holtville, CAThu, Dec 7, 7:36 PM PST · 17465 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
54. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CAThu, Dec 7, 11:02 PM PST · 17465 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
55. 2.78km SSW of Holtville, CAFri, Dec 8, 12:38 AM PST · 17465 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
56. 2.38km SW of Holtville, CAFri, Dec 8, 12:42 AM PST · 17465 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
57. 2.68km SSW of Holtville, CAFri, Dec 8, 12:47 AM PST · 17465 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
58. 1.524km ENE of Pine Valley, CAFri, Dec 8, 2:57 AM PST · 17465 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
59. 1.88km SSW of Holtville, CAFri, Dec 8, 8:19 AM PST · 17465 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
60. 1.97km SW of Holtville, CAFri, Dec 8, 8:23 AM PST · 17465 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

1. 2.013km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Nov 20, 5:45 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.58km WSW of Calipatria, CAMon, Nov 20, 5:32 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
3. 1.511km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Nov 20, 4:56 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
4. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Nov 20, 4:15 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.313km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Nov 20, 4:13 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
6. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Nov 20, 3:10 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.614km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Nov 20, 3:04 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
8. 1.714km SE of Anza, CASun, Nov 19, 9:10 PM PST · 17483 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
9. 1.713km W of Niland, CASun, Nov 19, 5:07 PM PST · 17484 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
10. 1.822km WNW of Desert Center, CASun, Nov 19, 8:34 AM PST · 17484 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
11. 2.023km N of Borrego Springs, CASun, Nov 19, 5:53 AM PST · 17484 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
12. 1.810km SSW of Warner Springs, CASun, Nov 19, 3:05 AM PST · 17484 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
13. 1.616km NNE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Nov 18, 8:03 PM PST · 17484 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
14. 1.63km S of Westmorland, CASat, Nov 18, 6:21 AM PST · 17485 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
15. 2.024km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Nov 17, 11:43 PM PST · 17485 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
16. 1.524km ENE of Thermal, CAFri, Nov 17, 10:25 AM PST · 17486 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
17. 2.19km N of Westmorland, CAThu, Nov 16, 6:13 AM PST · 17487 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
18. 1.617km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Nov 16, 5:03 AM PST · 17487 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
19. 1.87km SE of Bombay Beach, CAThu, Nov 16, 2:04 AM PST · 17487 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
20. 1.911km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, Nov 15, 8:31 AM PST · 17488 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3314021. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC.