California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 4km WNW of El Centro, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4km WNW of El Centro, CA on Sat, Jan 14, 1978, 1:19 AM PST (09:19 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 3km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-01-14 09:19:40 UTC
Depth
15.7 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.804° N, 115.600° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.32km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.23km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.08km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.46km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.910km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.07km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.85km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.23km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.310km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.814km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 3.02km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.53km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.14km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 3.31km ESE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 3.18km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 3.46km NNE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.77km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.82km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 3.77km SSW of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.34km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.12km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.71km S of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.34km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 2.14km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.51km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.83km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.14km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.510km SSW of Tecolots, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.68km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.34km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.36km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 3.03km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.33km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.71km SSE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 3.05km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.72km SSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.225km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 17727 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.87km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 4.77km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 3.35km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.44km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.53km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 2.911km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.65km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.44km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.82km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 4.74km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 2.88km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 2.33km SW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 2.32km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.93km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.46km E of Delta, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.44km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 2.62km ESE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.44km WSW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.06km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.312km ENE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.15km NW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 2.16km ESE of Delta, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.06km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MX · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9997482. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.