California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8km ENE of El Centro, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8km ENE of El Centro, CA on Tue, Feb 7, 1978, 7:09 AM PST (15:09 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 9km WSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-02-07 15:09:54 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.823° N, 115.478° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17768 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.81km S of Brawley, CA · 17768 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.03km N of Brawley, CA · 17767 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.28km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17767 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.79km ENE of El Centro, CA · 17767 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.14km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.35km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.44km N of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.43km N of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.64km E of Westmorland, CA · 17766 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.14km N of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 3.05km N of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.76km N of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.84km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.75km WNW of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.15km N of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.24km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.04km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17766 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.73km WSW of Niland, CA · 17765 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.83km N of Brawley, CA · 17765 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.24km N of Brawley, CA · 17765 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.84km N of Brawley, CA · 17765 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.53km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17765 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.76km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17765 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.24km N of Brawley, CA · 17765 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.64km N of Brawley, CA · 17765 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.53km N of Brawley, CA · 17765 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.65km W of Brawley, CA · 17765 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.712km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17765 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.922km ESE of Julian, CA · 17764 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.921km W of Westmorland, CA · 17764 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.919km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17764 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.721km W of Westmorland, CA · 17764 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.222km W of Westmorland, CA · 17764 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 2.820km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17763 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.66km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17763 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.63km N of Delta, B.C., MX · 17763 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.72km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17762 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.08km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17762 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.07km SW of Salton City, CA · 17762 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.611km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 17762 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.77km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17759 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.87km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17759 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.110km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17758 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.59km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 17758 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.56km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17758 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.76km SW of Holtville, CA · 17757 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.05km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 17756 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.65km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 17756 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.52km WNW of Brawley, CA · 17756 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.619km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17755 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.74km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17754 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 2.06km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17754 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 1.715km SE of Salton City, CA · 17754 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.58km SW of Holtville, CA · 17753 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.78km SW of Holtville, CA · 17753 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 3.44km SW of Imperial, CA · 17753 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17753 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.86km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17753 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 1.89km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17753 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.912km W of Westmorland, CA · 17770 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.39km N of Westmorland, CA · 17770 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.24km WNW of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.76km W of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.73km W of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.73km W of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.93km W of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.04km WNW of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.65km WNW of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.74km W of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.83km W of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.63km WSW of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 3.55km WNW of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.25km WNW of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.75km WNW of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.03km W of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.44km WNW of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.54km WNW of Niland, CA · 17770 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.86km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17771 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.212km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17771 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337248. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.