California earthquakes

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

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8km ENE of El Centro, CA on Sun, Feb 26, 1978, 5:38 PM PST (01:38 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1.8 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-02-27 01:38:44 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.822° N, 115.485° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
7

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 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87km W of Holtville, CA · 17751 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.66km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17750 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.28km W of Calipatria, CA · 17750 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.79km E of Imperial, CA · 17748 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.86km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17747 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.710km WSW of Niland, CA · 17747 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.511km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17747 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.32km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17747 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.04km WNW of Niland, CA · 17747 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.07km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17746 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.214km WNW of Imperial, CA · 17746 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.627km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17745 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.36km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17744 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.16km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17744 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.78km WSW of Brawley, CA · 17743 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.912km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17743 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.62km NW of Brawley, CA · 17743 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.112km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 17743 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.51km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17742 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.50km E of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17742 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.27km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17742 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.89km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17742 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.97km E of Imperial, CA · 17741 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.88km E of Imperial, CA · 17740 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CA · 17740 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.68km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17740 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.08km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17740 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.38km SW of Holtville, CA · 17740 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.07km SW of Holtville, CA · 17740 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.97km WSW of Holtville, CA · 17740 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.37km SW of Holtville, CA · 17740 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.18km SW of Holtville, CA · 17740 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.27km SW of Holtville, CA · 17740 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.98km SW of Holtville, CA · 17740 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.314km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17740 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 2.05km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 2.35km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17740 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.82km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.52km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.91km W of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.26km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.25km NNW of Brawley, CA · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.32km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 3.23km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.08km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 2.46km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.910km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.07km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.85km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.23km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 2.310km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.814km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 3.02km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 2.53km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.14km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17738 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 3.31km ESE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17738 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 3.18km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17738 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 3.46km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17738 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.77km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17738 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.82km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17738 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.121km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17752 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.011km WSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17753 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.67km SW of Holtville, CA · 17753 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.09km E of Heber, CA · 17753 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.69km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17753 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.56km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17753 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.98km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17753 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.58km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17753 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.89km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17753 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.86km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17754 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17754 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 3.44km SW of Imperial, CA · 17754 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.78km SW of Holtville, CA · 17754 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.58km SW of Holtville, CA · 17754 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.715km SE of Salton City, CA · 17755 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.06km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17755 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.74km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17755 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.619km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 17756 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.52km WNW of Brawley, CA · 17756 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.65km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 17756 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337616. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.