California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4km WSW of Devore, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4km WSW of Devore, CA on Fri, Jun 23, 1978, 2:34 AM PDT (09:34 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 6km N of Fontana, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-06-23 09:34:48 UTC
Depth
14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.208° N, 117.447° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.811km NW of Anza, CA · 17631 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.64km S of Banning, CA · 17631 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.11km SW of Loma Linda, CA · 17630 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.010km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17629 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.67km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 17629 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.97km ENE of Morongo Valley, CA · 17629 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.91km ENE of Placentia, CA · 17629 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.56km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17629 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.66km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 17628 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.86km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17627 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.07km ESE of Morongo Valley, CA · 17627 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.55km SE of Redlands, CA · 17627 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.616km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17627 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.69km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17627 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.98km NNE of Sunland, CA · 17627 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.518km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17627 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.017km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17627 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.53km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17626 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.62km SE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17626 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.611km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17626 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.72km SSE of Paramount, CA · 17626 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.66km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17626 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.84km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 17626 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.61km SW of Cabazon, CA · 17625 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.56km N of Big Bear City, CA · 17625 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.612km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 17625 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.14km W of Mira Loma, CA · 17624 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.53km S of Nuevo, CA · 17623 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.55km N of Big Bear City, CA · 17622 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.61km E of Beaumont, CA · 17622 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.56km NNW of Fontana, CA · 17621 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.810km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17621 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.56km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 17620 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 3.65km SE of Garnet, CA · 17619 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.04km SE of Garnet, CA · 17619 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.711km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 17619 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.69km S of Cabazon, CA · 17618 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.78km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17618 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.58km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17617 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.58km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17617 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.56km S of Redlands, CA · 17617 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.16km NNW of Fontana, CA · 17617 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.98km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17617 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.16km W of Fontana, CA · 17616 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.710km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 17615 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.74km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 17615 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.98km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 17614 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.86km N of Big Bear City, CA · 17614 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.93km NNW of Wrightwood, CA · 17614 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 1.711km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17613 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.57km N of Big Bear City, CA · 17612 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.49km SSW of Llano, CA · 17612 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 1.84km SSW of Devore, CA · 17612 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.65km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17611 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.88km SW of Lytle Creek, CA · 17610 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.75km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17610 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.99km SW of Agua Dulce, CA · 17609 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.79km WSW of Anza, CA · 17609 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.52km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 17608 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.71km N of Cabazon, CA · 17608 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 1.69km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17632 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.911km NNE of Lake View Terrace, CA · 17632 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.65km N of Beaumont, CA · 17633 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.64km NE of Idyllwild, CA · 17633 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.52km N of San Jacinto, CA · 17633 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.09km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 17634 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.59km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 17634 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.04km E of Running Springs, CA · 17635 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.68km N of Running Springs, CA · 17635 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 3.07km E of Lake Los Angeles, CA · 17636 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.718km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 17636 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.53km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 17638 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.54km SW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17638 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.137km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17639 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.737km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17639 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.610km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17639 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.88km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 17640 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.912km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17641 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.55km SE of Ontario, CA · 17641 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.75km SE of Banning, CA · 17641 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3340177. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.