M2.6 earthquake 8km E of Imperial, CA

Magnitude

2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, May 25, 1978, 12:53 PM PDT

UTC

1978-05-25 19:53:52 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.854° N, 115.488° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

95°

Stations used

21

• Imperial, CaliforniaPopulation 17,095. Forecast8 kmE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast25 kmN

After

1. 1.97km E of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 12:56 PM PDT · 17661 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.616km E of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, May 25, 1:38 PM PDT · 17661 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
3. 1.819km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, May 25, 3:59 PM PDT · 17661 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
4. 2.07km E of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 6:32 PM PDT · 17661 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
5. 1.716km N of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, May 25, 10:20 PM PDT · 17661 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
6. 2.78km E of Imperial, CAFri, May 26, 7:12 AM PDT · 17660 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
7. 2.38km E of Imperial, CAFri, May 26, 12:32 PM PDT · 17660 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
8. 1.67km ENE of Imperial, CAFri, May 26, 1:17 PM PDT · 17660 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
9. 1.87km E of Imperial, CAFri, May 26, 2:18 PM PDT · 17660 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
10. 1.610km NE of Calexico, CAFri, May 26, 5:50 PM PDT · 17660 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
11. 1.68km ENE of Imperial, CAFri, May 26, 7:09 PM PDT · 17660 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
12. 1.922km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, May 26, 9:46 PM PDT · 17660 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
13. 2.614km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSat, May 27, 3:27 AM PDT · 17659 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
14. 2.526km WSW of Westmorland, CASat, May 27, 5:25 PM PDT · 17659 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
15. 1.53km E of Bombay Beach, CASat, May 27, 10:05 PM PDT · 17659 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
16. 1.810km N of Borrego Springs, CASat, May 27, 10:47 PM PDT · 17659 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
17. 2.215km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, May 28, 12:06 AM PDT · 17658 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
18. 2.515km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXSun, May 28, 9:34 AM PDT · 17658 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
19. 2.120km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, May 28, 1:46 PM PDT · 17658 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
20. 1.727km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, May 28, 2:20 PM PDT · 17658 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
21. 1.710km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, May 28, 2:32 PM PDT · 17658 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
22. 1.813km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, May 29, 5:32 AM PDT · 17657 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
23. 2.512km W of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXMon, May 29, 8:21 AM PDT · 17657 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
24. 1.714km NNE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, May 29, 10:58 PM PDT · 17657 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
25. 1.53km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, May 30, 1:55 AM PDT · 17656 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
26. 1.514km NE of Borrego Springs, CATue, May 30, 4:44 AM PDT · 17656 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
27. 1.812km NNE of Borrego Springs, CATue, May 30, 7:31 AM PDT · 17656 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
28. 2.26km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXTue, May 30, 9:52 AM PDT · 17656 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
29. 2.58km E of Imperial, CATue, May 30, 10:16 PM PDT · 17656 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
30. 2.68km E of Imperial, CAWed, May 31, 4:44 AM PDT · 17655 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
31. 1.523km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, May 31, 8:33 AM PDT · 17655 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
32. 1.53km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAWed, May 31, 2:42 PM PDT · 17655 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
33. 1.813km WNW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MXThu, Jun 1, 9:09 AM PDT · 17654 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
34. 1.725km E of Campo, CAThu, Jun 1, 12:36 PM PDT · 17654 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
35. 2.06km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXThu, Jun 1, 4:28 PM PDT · 17654 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
36. 2.16km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Jun 3, 12:24 PM PDT · 17652 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
37. 3.02km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Jun 3, 12:25 PM PDT · 17652 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
38. 1.87km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Jun 3, 12:33 PM PDT · 17652 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
39. 2.04km WNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Jun 3, 12:33 PM PDT · 17652 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
40. 2.53km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXSat, Jun 3, 1:28 PM PDT · 17652 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
41. 2.45km NW of Delta, B.C., MXSat, Jun 3, 11:07 PM PDT · 17652 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
42. 2.012km ESE of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Jun 4, 1:04 PM PDT · 17651 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
43. 1.67km NE of El Centro, CASun, Jun 4, 1:22 PM PDT · 17651 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
44. 1.97km E of Imperial, CASun, Jun 4, 1:23 PM PDT · 17651 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
45. 1.816km NE of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Jun 5, 8:23 AM PDT · 17650 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
46. 1.86km NW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Jun 5, 2:41 PM PDT · 17650 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
47. 2.211km N of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Jun 5, 5:55 PM PDT · 17650 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
48. 1.910km NNW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Jun 5, 9:50 PM PDT · 17650 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
49. 1.713km N of Delta, B.C., MXMon, Jun 5, 10:09 PM PDT · 17650 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
50. 2.42km NNE of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXMon, Jun 5, 11:29 PM PDT · 17649 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
51. 1.912km WNW of Niland, CATue, Jun 6, 7:42 AM PDT · 17649 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
52. 2.05km NNW of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXTue, Jun 6, 3:37 PM PDT · 17649 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
53. 2.27km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXTue, Jun 6, 3:39 PM PDT · 17649 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
54. 1.516km NE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Jun 6, 4:37 PM PDT · 17649 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
55. 1.618km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Jun 6, 5:32 PM PDT · 17649 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
56. 2.111km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Jun 6, 8:01 PM PDT · 17649 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
57. 2.313km SW of Delta, B.C., MXTue, Jun 6, 8:14 PM PDT · 17649 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
58. 2.323km WSW of Westmorland, CAWed, Jun 7, 1:45 AM PDT · 17648 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
59. 1.98km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Jun 7, 12:30 PM PDT · 17648 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
60. 2.27km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXWed, Jun 7, 5:15 PM PDT · 17648 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

1. 2.08km E of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 12:51 PM PDT · 17661 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.38km E of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 10:30 AM PDT · 17661 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
3. 2.07km ENE of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 10:29 AM PDT · 17661 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.28km E of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 10:28 AM PDT · 17661 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.28km E of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 9:10 AM PDT · 17661 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
6. 1.68km ENE of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 9:08 AM PDT · 17661 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.58km ENE of Imperial, CAThu, May 25, 6:28 AM PDT · 17661 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
8. 1.711km ENE of Mexicali, B.C., MXWed, May 24, 6:17 PM PDT · 17662 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
9. 1.76km WNW of Westmorland, CATue, May 23, 2:14 PM PDT · 17663 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
10. 1.66km E of Westmorland, CATue, May 23, 1:34 PM PDT · 17663 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
11. 1.511km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, May 23, 1:33 PM PDT · 17663 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
12. 2.06km N of Guadalupe Victoria, B.C., MXTue, May 23, 5:01 AM PDT · 17663 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
13. 2.06km E of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, May 23, 3:53 AM PDT · 17663 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
14. 2.06km E of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, May 23, 3:00 AM PDT · 17663 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
15. 1.63km ESE of Bombay Beach, CAMon, May 22, 10:43 PM PDT · 17664 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
16. 2.26km E of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, May 22, 10:30 PM PDT · 17664 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
17. 1.83km ESE of Bombay Beach, CAMon, May 22, 10:20 PM PDT · 17664 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
18. 3.26km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, May 22, 10:01 PM PDT · 17664 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
19. 1.84km E of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, May 22, 10:01 PM PDT · 17664 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
20. 2.49km SW of Delta, B.C., MXMon, May 22, 8:13 PM PDT · 17664 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3339655. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:47 PM UTC.