M1.8 earthquake 26km WNW of Desert Center, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Jan 30, 1978, 11:24 PM PST

UTC

1978-01-31 07:24:50 UTC

Depth

1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.777° N, 115.671° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

89°

Stations used

12

• Mecca, CaliforniaPopulation 8,577. Forecast44 kmENE
• Coachella, CaliforniaPopulation 44,635. Forecast48 kmENE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast129 kmN

After

1. 1.93km SSW of Brawley, CATue, Jan 31, 9:32 PM PST · 17775 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
2. 1.918km NE of Coachella, CATue, Jan 31, 11:27 PM PST · 17775 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
3. 2.126km WNW of Desert Center, CAWed, Feb 1, 1:25 AM PST · 17775 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.826km WNW of Desert Center, CAWed, Feb 1, 1:26 AM PST · 17775 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.126km WNW of Desert Center, CAWed, Feb 1, 1:29 AM PST · 17775 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
6. 1.526km WNW of Desert Center, CAWed, Feb 1, 1:29 AM PST · 17775 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
7. 1.826km WNW of Desert Center, CAWed, Feb 1, 1:29 AM PST · 17775 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
8. 1.73km NNE of Westmorland, CAWed, Feb 1, 7:10 AM PST · 17775 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.65km E of Anza, CAWed, Feb 1, 1:36 PM PST · 17774 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
10. 1.714km NE of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, Feb 1, 7:09 PM PST · 17774 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
11. 1.614km NE of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, Feb 1, 8:08 PM PST · 17774 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
12. 1.810km NE of Cabazon, CAWed, Feb 1, 10:46 PM PST · 17774 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
13. 1.67km E of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Feb 2, 3:44 AM PST · 17774 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
14. 2.924km WSW of Westmorland, CAThu, Feb 2, 6:08 AM PST · 17774 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
15. 1.826km WNW of Desert Center, CAThu, Feb 2, 7:33 AM PST · 17774 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
16. 2.323km WSW of Westmorland, CAThu, Feb 2, 8:22 AM PST · 17774 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
17. 2.111km SE of Anza, CASat, Feb 4, 4:43 AM PST · 17772 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
18. 1.73km W of Niland, CASat, Feb 4, 4:54 AM PST · 17772 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
19. 1.64km W of Niland, CASat, Feb 4, 5:03 AM PST · 17772 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
20. 1.62km S of Niland, CASat, Feb 4, 5:04 AM PST · 17772 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
21. 1.75km WNW of Brawley, CASat, Feb 4, 6:21 AM PST · 17772 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
22. 1.710km SE of Anza, CASat, Feb 4, 10:15 AM PST · 17771 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
23. 1.63km W of Niland, CASat, Feb 4, 6:11 PM PST · 17771 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
24. 1.75km WSW of Niland, CASat, Feb 4, 6:13 PM PST · 17771 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
25. 2.222km ESE of Anza, CASat, Feb 4, 7:18 PM PST · 17771 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
26. 1.66km NNW of Brawley, CASun, Feb 5, 2:48 AM PST · 17771 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
27. 2.08km SW of Brawley, CASun, Feb 5, 5:04 AM PST · 17771 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
28. 2.18km SW of Brawley, CASun, Feb 5, 5:13 AM PST · 17771 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
29. 1.65km ENE of Westmorland, CASun, Feb 5, 5:38 AM PST · 17771 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
30. 1.88km WSW of Brawley, CASun, Feb 5, 5:53 AM PST · 17771 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
31. 1.616km ESE of Anza, CASun, Feb 5, 11:03 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
32. 2.020km WNW of Imperial, CASun, Feb 5, 11:22 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
33. 1.616km ESE of Anza, CASun, Feb 5, 1:45 PM PST · 17770 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
34. 1.64km ENE of Westmorland, CASun, Feb 5, 3:49 PM PST · 17770 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
35. 1.83km ENE of Westmorland, CASun, Feb 5, 3:51 PM PST · 17770 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
36. 2.317km ESE of Anza, CASun, Feb 5, 5:29 PM PST · 17770 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
37. 2.212km SE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Feb 5, 6:09 PM PST · 17770 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
38. 1.86km WSW of Brawley, CAMon, Feb 6, 12:57 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
39. 2.54km WNW of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 4:35 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
40. 2.44km WNW of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 4:38 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
41. 2.03km W of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 4:39 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
42. 1.726km WNW of Desert Center, CAMon, Feb 6, 4:44 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
43. 2.826km WNW of Desert Center, CAMon, Feb 6, 4:45 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
44. 2.027km WNW of Desert Center, CAMon, Feb 6, 4:45 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
45. 1.75km WNW of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 4:48 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
46. 2.25km WNW of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 4:52 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
47. 3.55km WNW of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 4:57 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
48. 1.63km WSW of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 5:04 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
49. 1.83km W of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 5:07 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
50. 1.74km W of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 5:12 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
51. 1.65km WNW of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 5:13 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
52. 2.04km WNW of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 5:15 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
53. 1.93km W of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 5:18 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
54. 1.73km W of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 5:18 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
55. 1.527km WNW of Desert Center, CAMon, Feb 6, 5:57 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
56. 2.026km WNW of Desert Center, CAMon, Feb 6, 7:52 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
57. 1.73km W of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 8:10 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
58. 1.512km N of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Feb 6, 10:49 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
59. 1.76km W of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 10:53 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
60. 2.24km WNW of Niland, CAMon, Feb 6, 10:53 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

1. 2.026km WNW of Desert Center, CAMon, Jan 30, 11:05 PM PST · 17776 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.73km ENE of Westmorland, CAMon, Jan 30, 10:39 AM PST · 17776 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
3. 1.611km SE of Anza, CAMon, Jan 30, 1:37 AM PST · 17777 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
4. 2.340km NNW of Desert Center, CASat, Jan 28, 7:01 PM PST · 17778 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
5. 3.341km NNW of Desert Center, CASat, Jan 28, 6:56 PM PST · 17778 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
6. 2.540km NNW of Rice, CAFri, Jan 27, 11:57 AM MST · 17779 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.941km NNW of Desert Center, CAFri, Jan 27, 3:06 AM PST · 17780 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
8. 2.113km NE of Thousand Palms, CAThu, Jan 26, 6:18 PM PST · 17780 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
9. 1.512km SE of Anza, CAWed, Jan 25, 9:39 PM PST · 17781 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
10. 1.85km SE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Jan 25, 12:35 PM PST · 17781 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
11. 1.77km NE of Yucca Valley, CAWed, Jan 25, 9:04 AM PST · 17782 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
12. 1.710km ESE of North Shore, CAWed, Jan 25, 12:07 AM PST · 17782 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
13. 1.712km WNW of Westmorland, CATue, Jan 24, 10:19 AM PST · 17782 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
14. 2.35km SW of Salton City, CATue, Jan 24, 1:59 AM PST · 17783 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
15. 1.88km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, Jan 24, 1:44 AM PST · 17783 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
16. 1.514km ENE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jan 24, 12:41 AM PST · 17783 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
17. 2.06km SW of Salton City, CATue, Jan 24, 12:38 AM PST · 17783 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
18. 3.16km SW of Salton City, CATue, Jan 24, 12:13 AM PST · 17783 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
19. 2.615km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jan 23, 10:43 PM PST · 17783 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
20. 2.514km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jan 23, 10:43 PM PST · 17783 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9998430. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC.