M2.9 earthquake 8km ENE of Clovis, CA
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 8km ENE of Clovis, CA on Thu, May 11, 1978, 2:16 PM PDT (21:16 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-05-11 21:16:25 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.865° N, 119.624° W
- Region
- California
- 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 2.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.39
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 298°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.98km NNE of Farmersville, CA · 17649 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.36 km N of Avenal, California · 17621 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9675750. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:53 PM UTC.