M1.6 earthquake 6km NE of Indio, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Tue, Feb 7, 1978, 9:13 PM PST

UTC

1978-02-08 05:13:09 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.767° N, 116.173° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 18.1 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

118°

Stations used

10

• Indio, CaliforniaPopulation 87,533. Forecast7 kmNE
• Temecula, CaliforniaPopulation 110,003. Forecast95 kmENE
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast143 kmNNW

After

1. 1.911km SE of Anza, CAThu, Feb 23, 3:04 PM PST · 17743 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
2. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CAThu, Feb 23, 3:38 PM PST · 17743 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
3. 1.86km ENE of Westmorland, CAThu, Feb 23, 4:44 PM PST · 17743 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
4. 1.89km W of Twentynine Palms, CAFri, Feb 24, 9:14 AM PST · 17742 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
5. 1.87km SSE of Hemet, CAFri, Feb 24, 9:26 AM PST · 17742 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
6. 1.65km E of Calimesa, CASun, Feb 26, 2:13 AM PST · 17740 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
7. 1.939km SW of Ludlow, CASun, Feb 26, 7:06 AM PST · 17740 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
8. 1.636km WSW of Ludlow, CASun, Feb 26, 7:54 AM PST · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.716km NNW of Aguanga, CASun, Feb 26, 2:04 PM PST · 17740 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
10. 2.36km SSW of Idyllwild, CASun, Feb 26, 10:30 PM PST · 17740 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
11. 2.28km W of Calipatria, CAMon, Feb 27, 10:45 AM PST · 17739 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
12. 1.613km NNE of Banning, CAMon, Feb 27, 9:14 PM PST · 17739 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
13. 2.514km NE of Coachella, CATue, Feb 28, 2:52 AM PST · 17738 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
14. 2.123km SSW of La Quinta, CAWed, Mar 1, 3:41 AM PST · 17737 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
15. 1.537km SE of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, Mar 1, 5:17 PM PST · 17737 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
16. 1.823km S of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, Mar 1, 7:59 PM PST · 17737 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
17. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, Mar 1, 8:15 PM PST · 17737 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
18. 1.523km S of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, Mar 1, 10:19 PM PST · 17737 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
19. 1.86km SE of Bombay Beach, CAThu, Mar 2, 6:38 AM PST · 17736 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
20. 1.710km WSW of Niland, CAThu, Mar 2, 7:33 AM PST · 17736 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
21. 1.511km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Mar 2, 7:35 AM PST · 17736 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
22. 2.04km WNW of Niland, CAThu, Mar 2, 6:35 PM PST · 17736 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
23. 2.07km NE of Westmorland, CAFri, Mar 3, 2:48 AM PST · 17735 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
24. 1.926km ENE of Coachella, CAFri, Mar 3, 8:24 AM PST · 17735 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
25. 1.726km ENE of Coachella, CAFri, Mar 3, 9:51 AM PST · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
26. 2.126km ENE of Coachella, CAFri, Mar 3, 12:51 PM PST · 17735 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
27. 1.725km ENE of Coachella, CAFri, Mar 3, 5:45 PM PST · 17735 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
28. 2.64km SSW of Calimesa, CASat, Mar 4, 1:12 AM PST · 17735 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
29. 2.06km NE of Cabazon, CASat, Mar 4, 9:07 AM PST · 17734 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
30. 1.627km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Mar 4, 9:48 AM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
31. 2.18km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CASat, Mar 4, 10:41 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
32. 1.521km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CASun, Mar 5, 11:20 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
33. 1.68km W of Desert Hot Springs, CASun, Mar 5, 2:12 PM PST · 17733 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
34. 1.621km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CASun, Mar 5, 2:23 PM PST · 17733 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
35. 1.912km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASun, Mar 5, 10:14 PM PST · 17733 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
36. 1.810km N of Cabazon, CAMon, Mar 6, 2:23 PM PST · 17732 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
37. 2.01km ENE of Anza, CATue, Mar 7, 1:14 AM PST · 17732 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
38. 1.613km WNW of Anza, CATue, Mar 7, 3:49 AM PST · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
39. 2.18km NNE of Banning, CATue, Mar 7, 12:20 PM PST · 17731 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
40. 1.612km NW of Warner Springs, CAWed, Mar 8, 5:23 AM PST · 17730 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
41. 1.533km NNE of North Shore, CAWed, Mar 8, 3:46 PM PST · 17730 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
42. 1.77km SSE of Redlands, CAFri, Mar 10, 11:40 PM PST · 17728 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
43. 1.614km N of Yucca Valley, CASat, Mar 11, 1:08 AM PST · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
44. 2.225km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Mar 11, 2:04 PM PST · 17727 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
45. 2.114km S of Salton City, CASat, Mar 11, 8:10 PM PST · 17727 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
46. 1.910km WNW of Morongo Valley, CASat, Mar 11, 9:45 PM PST · 17727 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
47. 2.57km S of Borrego Springs, CASun, Mar 12, 2:04 AM PST · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
48. 1.99km S of Idyllwild, CASun, Mar 12, 9:17 AM PST · 17726 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
49. 1.79km N of Cabazon, CASun, Mar 12, 7:19 PM PST · 17726 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
50. 1.714km WSW of Westmorland, CASun, Mar 12, 8:10 PM PST · 17726 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
51. 2.010km SE of Anza, CAMon, Mar 13, 1:45 PM PST · 17725 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
52. 1.514km ESE of Anza, CATue, Mar 14, 3:07 AM PST · 17724 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
53. 2.04km NNE of Running Springs, CATue, Mar 14, 9:20 PM PST · 17724 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
54. 1.85km N of Banning, CAWed, Mar 15, 4:26 AM PST · 17723 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
55. 1.77km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Mar 16, 10:31 AM PST · 17722 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
56. 1.54km NNE of Running Springs, CAThu, Mar 16, 11:33 AM PST · 17722 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
57. 1.94km NNE of Running Springs, CAThu, Mar 16, 6:54 PM PST · 17722 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
58. 1.915km NNE of Twentynine Palms, CAFri, Mar 17, 4:02 AM PST · 17721 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
59. 2.07km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CAFri, Mar 17, 5:13 AM PST · 17721 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
60. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CAFri, Mar 17, 6:49 AM PST · 17721 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337259. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.