M1.9 earthquake 2km NW of El Centro, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Jan 12, 1978, 9:44 PM PST

UTC

1978-01-13 05:44:56 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.802° N, 115.572° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

109°

Stations used

14

• El Centro, CaliforniaPopulation 43,956. Forecast1 kmNW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast22 kmNNW

After

1. 1.66km SW of Salton City, CAFri, Jan 13, 1:38 AM PST · 17794 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
2. 1.74km SW of Imperial, CAFri, Jan 13, 11:58 AM PST · 17794 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
3. 2.34km WNW of El Centro, CASat, Jan 14, 1:19 AM PST · 17793 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
4. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CASat, Jan 14, 10:42 PM PST · 17792 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
5. 1.94km NNE of Calexico, CASun, Jan 15, 7:29 AM PST · 17792 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
6. 1.82km WNW of Imperial, CASun, Jan 15, 9:13 AM PST · 17792 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
7. 1.87km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Jan 15, 1:26 PM PST · 17792 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
8. 1.721km SW of Westmorland, CASun, Jan 15, 10:06 PM PST · 17791 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
9. 1.724km WNW of Ocotillo, CAMon, Jan 16, 10:42 PM PST · 17790 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
10. 2.16km ENE of Westmorland, CATue, Jan 17, 6:59 AM PST · 17790 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
11. 2.967km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Jan 17, 10:28 AM PST · 17790 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
12. 3.066km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXTue, Jan 17, 11:58 AM PST · 17790 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
13. 2.028km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Jan 18, 9:36 PM PST · 17788 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
14. 1.527km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Jan 18, 10:21 PM PST · 17788 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
15. 1.71km WNW of Brawley, CASat, Jan 21, 1:28 AM PST · 17786 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
16. 1.74km NNE of Brawley, CASat, Jan 21, 1:28 AM PST · 17786 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
17. 2.11km SE of Brawley, CASat, Jan 21, 1:53 AM PST · 17786 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
18. 2.21km SE of Brawley, CASat, Jan 21, 1:56 AM PST · 17786 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
19. 1.79km SSW of Holtville, CASat, Jan 21, 2:11 AM PST · 17786 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
20. 1.57km SW of Holtville, CASat, Jan 21, 2:11 AM PST · 17786 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
21. 2.29km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Jan 21, 9:02 AM PST · 17786 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
22. 2.24km ENE of Westmorland, CASun, Jan 22, 2:20 AM PST · 17785 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
23. 1.64km ENE of Westmorland, CASun, Jan 22, 2:23 AM PST · 17785 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
24. 2.15km ENE of Westmorland, CASun, Jan 22, 2:24 AM PST · 17785 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
25. 2.110km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXSun, Jan 22, 7:43 AM PST · 17785 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
26. 2.04km ENE of Westmorland, CASun, Jan 22, 8:50 AM PST · 17785 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
27. 2.18km SW of Brawley, CASun, Jan 22, 6:08 PM PST · 17785 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
28. 1.64km ENE of Westmorland, CASun, Jan 22, 7:50 PM PST · 17784 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
29. 2.45km NE of Westmorland, CASun, Jan 22, 7:51 PM PST · 17784 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
30. 2.310km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Jan 23, 4:21 AM PST · 17784 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
31. 1.814km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Jan 23, 6:36 AM PST · 17784 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
32. 1.75km SW of Salton City, CAMon, Jan 23, 9:23 AM PST · 17784 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
33. 2.222km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Jan 23, 1:05 PM PST · 17784 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
34. 2.514km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jan 23, 10:43 PM PST · 17783 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
35. 2.615km ENE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jan 23, 10:43 PM PST · 17783 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
36. 3.16km SW of Salton City, CATue, Jan 24, 12:13 AM PST · 17783 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
37. 2.06km SW of Salton City, CATue, Jan 24, 12:38 AM PST · 17783 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
38. 1.514km ENE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jan 24, 12:41 AM PST · 17783 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
39. 1.88km WNW of Calipatria, CATue, Jan 24, 1:44 AM PST · 17783 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
40. 2.35km SW of Salton City, CATue, Jan 24, 1:59 AM PST · 17783 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
41. 1.712km WNW of Westmorland, CATue, Jan 24, 10:19 AM PST · 17783 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
42. 1.710km ESE of North Shore, CAWed, Jan 25, 12:07 AM PST · 17782 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
43. 1.85km SE of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Jan 25, 12:35 PM PST · 17782 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
44. 1.613km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Jan 25, 11:49 PM PST · 17781 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
45. 1.76km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXThu, Jan 26, 4:57 AM PST · 17781 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
46. 1.99km S of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Jan 27, 11:53 AM PST · 17780 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
47. 1.76km S of Puebla, B.C., MXFri, Jan 27, 1:41 PM PST · 17780 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
48. 1.618km W of Imperial, CAFri, Jan 27, 2:53 PM PST · 17780 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
49. 1.910km S of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Jan 28, 10:09 AM PST · 17779 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
50. 2.235km S of Progreso, B.C., MXMon, Jan 30, 7:54 AM PST · 17777 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
51. 1.73km ENE of Westmorland, CAMon, Jan 30, 10:39 AM PST · 17777 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
52. 1.74km WSW of Imperial, CATue, Jan 31, 4:09 AM PST · 17776 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
53. 2.14km SW of Imperial, CATue, Jan 31, 4:16 AM PST · 17776 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
54. 1.95km WSW of Imperial, CATue, Jan 31, 4:17 AM PST · 17776 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
55. 2.35km WNW of El Centro, CATue, Jan 31, 5:06 AM PST · 17776 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
56. 1.76km WSW of Imperial, CATue, Jan 31, 5:08 AM PST · 17776 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
57. 1.93km SSW of Brawley, CATue, Jan 31, 9:32 PM PST · 17775 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
58. 1.73km NNE of Westmorland, CAWed, Feb 1, 7:10 AM PST · 17775 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
59. 1.67km E of Borrego Springs, CAThu, Feb 2, 3:44 AM PST · 17774 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
60. 2.924km WSW of Westmorland, CAThu, Feb 2, 6:08 AM PST · 17774 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

1. 1.52km SSW of Westmorland, CAThu, Jan 12, 5:08 PM PST · 17795 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
2. 2.66km SW of Salton City, CAThu, Jan 12, 2:37 PM PST · 17795 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
3. 1.64km W of Salton City, CAThu, Jan 12, 2:35 PM PST · 17795 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
4. 1.74km SW of Salton City, CAWed, Jan 11, 12:15 AM PST · 17796 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
5. 1.917km ESE of Julian, CATue, Jan 10, 8:18 AM PST · 17797 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
6. 1.515km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CAMon, Jan 9, 3:42 PM PST · 17798 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
7. 1.55km S of Salton City, CAMon, Jan 9, 6:05 AM PST · 17798 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
8. 1.67km NNE of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Jan 9, 4:00 AM PST · 17798 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
9. 2.16km WSW of Imperial, CAMon, Jan 9, 2:49 AM PST · 17798 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
10. 2.26km W of Imperial, CAMon, Jan 9, 2:47 AM PST · 17798 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
11. 2.012km W of Niland, CASun, Jan 8, 9:03 PM PST · 17798 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
12. 1.513km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Jan 8, 9:02 PM PST · 17798 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
13. 2.511km W of Niland, CASun, Jan 8, 8:55 PM PST · 17798 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
14. 2.29km E of Borrego Springs, CASat, Jan 7, 10:29 AM PST · 17800 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
15. 2.012km NE of Borrego Springs, CASat, Jan 7, 3:53 AM PST · 17800 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
16. 2.312km NNE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXSat, Jan 7, 1:41 AM PST · 17800 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
17. 2.34km NNW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXFri, Jan 6, 11:05 PM PST · 17800 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
18. 2.110km W of Niland, CAFri, Jan 6, 10:04 PM PST · 17800 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
19. 2.414km NNE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXFri, Jan 6, 9:17 PM PST · 17800 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
20. 2.03km NNE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MXFri, Jan 6, 8:59 PM PST · 17800 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9997398. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.