M2.4 earthquake 9km SSW of Llano, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Jul 12, 1978, 6:23 AM PDT

UTC

1978-07-12 13:23:04 UTC

Depth

2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.423° N, 117.834° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.34

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

61°

Stations used

42

• Piñon Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 7,272. Forecast17 kmW
• Sun Village, CaliforniaPopulation 11,565. Forecast19 kmSE
• Palmdale, CaliforniaPopulation 158,351. Forecast31 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast56 kmNE

After

1. 1.84km SSW of Devore, CAWed, Jul 12, 8:15 PM PDT · 17616 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
2. 1.88km SW of Lytle Creek, CAFri, Jul 14, 6:21 PM PDT · 17614 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
3. 1.75km ENE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Jul 15, 1:30 AM PDT · 17614 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
4. 1.99km SW of Agua Dulce, CASat, Jul 15, 7:10 AM PDT · 17614 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
5. 1.52km ESE of Loma Linda, CASun, Jul 16, 9:15 AM PDT · 17613 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
6. 1.912km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CASun, Jul 16, 3:24 PM PDT · 17613 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
7. 2.13km SE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jul 18, 1:58 AM PDT · 17611 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
8. 1.910km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jul 18, 3:10 PM PDT · 17611 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
9. 1.910km NE of Big Bear City, CATue, Jul 18, 6:02 PM PDT · 17611 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
10. 1.813km NW of Mojave, CAWed, Jul 19, 12:06 PM PDT · 17610 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
11. 1.54km WNW of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Jul 20, 7:28 AM PDT · 17609 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.72km S of Loma Linda, CAFri, Jul 21, 8:56 PM PDT · 17607 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
13. 2.311km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CASat, Jul 22, 9:55 PM PDT · 17606 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
14. 2.012km ESE of Barstow, CASat, Jul 22, 11:33 PM PDT · 17606 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
15. 1.77km ESE of Malibu, CASun, Jul 23, 1:25 AM PDT · 17606 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.66km S of Redlands, CASun, Jul 23, 9:50 AM PDT · 17606 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
17. 2.08km S of Las Flores, CASun, Jul 23, 5:20 PM PDT · 17606 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
18. 2.39km S of Las Flores, CASun, Jul 23, 5:50 PM PDT · 17606 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
19. 1.72km W of Maywood, CASun, Jul 23, 8:14 PM PDT · 17605 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
20. 1.78km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Jul 24, 12:45 AM PDT · 17605 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
21. 2.69km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CAMon, Jul 24, 2:10 PM PDT · 17605 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
22. 2.08km ENE of Villa Park, CAMon, Jul 24, 11:50 PM PDT · 17604 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
23. 1.511km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CATue, Jul 25, 6:20 AM PDT · 17604 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
24. 3.611km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CATue, Jul 25, 5:38 PM PDT · 17604 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
25. 1.611km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CATue, Jul 25, 5:45 PM PDT · 17604 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
26. 2.311km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CATue, Jul 25, 5:51 PM PDT · 17604 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
27. 1.811km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CATue, Jul 25, 5:54 PM PDT · 17604 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
28. 2.112km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CATue, Jul 25, 6:29 PM PDT · 17603 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
29. 1.510km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Jul 26, 5:53 AM PDT · 17603 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
30. 1.911km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Jul 26, 8:24 AM PDT · 17603 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
31. 1.59km ENE of Big Bear City, CAWed, Jul 26, 1:06 PM PDT · 17603 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
32. 2.74km N of Glen Avon, CAWed, Jul 26, 3:44 PM PDT · 17603 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
33. 1.77km NE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jul 26, 4:59 PM PDT · 17603 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
34. 1.611km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CASun, Jul 30, 3:59 AM PDT · 17599 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
35. 1.64km SW of Big Bear Lake, CASun, Jul 30, 8:41 AM PDT · 17599 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
36. 2.09km ENE of Villa Park, CASun, Jul 30, 11:02 PM PDT · 17598 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
37. 2.110km WSW of Lytle Creek, CAMon, Jul 31, 9:44 AM PDT · 17598 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
38. 2.23km WSW of Yucaipa, CAMon, Jul 31, 1:37 PM PDT · 17598 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
39. 1.55km SSE of Big Bear City, CAWed, Aug 2, 12:42 AM PDT · 17596 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
40. 1.512km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Aug 2, 3:12 AM PDT · 17596 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
41. 2.53km SSE of Redlands, CAWed, Aug 2, 12:19 PM PDT · 17596 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
42. 1.83km SW of Big Bear Lake, CAWed, Aug 2, 10:55 PM PDT · 17595 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
43. 2.210km ENE of Villa Park, CAFri, Aug 4, 2:38 AM PDT · 17594 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
44. 1.812km SSW of Valencia, CAFri, Aug 4, 1:30 PM PDT · 17594 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
45. 1.64km ESE of Lytle Creek, CASat, Aug 5, 1:06 PM PDT · 17593 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
46. 1.610km WSW of Lytle Creek, CASun, Aug 6, 2:46 AM PDT · 17592 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
47. 1.77km NE of Beaumont, CASun, Aug 6, 7:42 AM PDT · 17592 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
48. 1.87km WSW of Calimesa, CASun, Aug 6, 4:57 PM PDT · 17592 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
49. 1.61km ESE of Orange, CAMon, Aug 7, 10:42 PM PDT · 17590 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
50. 1.61km S of Loma Linda, CAWed, Aug 9, 10:15 AM PDT · 17589 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
51. 1.85km WNW of Devore, CAThu, Aug 10, 1:07 PM PDT · 17588 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
52. 3.96km N of Fontana, CAThu, Aug 10, 5:47 PM PDT · 17588 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
53. 1.96km NNE of Fontana, CAFri, Aug 11, 2:26 PM PDT · 17587 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
54. 1.66km SSW of Devore, CASat, Aug 12, 8:40 AM PDT · 17586 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
55. 1.74km SW of Big Bear Lake, CASat, Aug 12, 9:34 AM PDT · 17586 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
56. 1.84km SW of Big Bear Lake, CASat, Aug 12, 9:34 AM PDT · 17586 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
57. 1.74km NNW of Beaumont, CASat, Aug 12, 3:12 PM PDT · 17586 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
58. 1.58km NE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Aug 12, 7:45 PM PDT · 17585 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
59. 2.07km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Aug 13, 1:52 AM PDT · 17585 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
60. 2.72km W of Devore, CASun, Aug 13, 2:48 PM PDT · 17585 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

1. 1.57km N of Big Bear City, CAWed, Jul 12, 5:48 AM PDT · 17617 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
2. 1.711km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CATue, Jul 11, 9:29 PM PDT · 17617 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
3. 2.020km WSW of Manhattan Beach, CATue, Jul 11, 11:27 AM PDT · 17618 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
4. 1.93km NNW of Wrightwood, CATue, Jul 11, 12:22 AM PDT · 17618 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
5. 1.59km S of Malibu Beach, CAMon, Jul 10, 10:41 PM PDT · 17618 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
6. 1.86km N of Big Bear City, CAMon, Jul 10, 9:47 PM PDT · 17618 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
7. 2.98km ENE of Big Bear City, CAMon, Jul 10, 5:22 PM PDT · 17619 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
8. 1.74km WNW of Calimesa, CASun, Jul 9, 4:08 PM PDT · 17620 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
9. 1.710km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CASun, Jul 9, 9:00 AM PDT · 17620 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
10. 2.16km W of Fontana, CASat, Jul 8, 10:19 AM PDT · 17621 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
11. 2.16km NNW of Fontana, CAFri, Jul 7, 11:34 PM PDT · 17621 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
12. 1.56km S of Redlands, CAFri, Jul 7, 6:01 PM PDT · 17622 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
13. 1.810km NE of Running Springs, CAMon, Jul 3, 9:24 PM PDT · 17625 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
14. 2.56km NNW of Fontana, CAMon, Jul 3, 9:27 AM PDT · 17626 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
15. 1.61km E of Beaumont, CASun, Jul 2, 8:06 PM PDT · 17626 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.55km N of Big Bear City, CASun, Jul 2, 10:04 AM PDT · 17627 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
17. 2.53km S of Nuevo, CASat, Jul 1, 11:13 PM PDT · 17627 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
18. 2.14km W of Mira Loma, CAFri, Jun 30, 9:16 PM PDT · 17628 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
19. 1.56km N of Big Bear City, CAThu, Jun 29, 9:18 PM PDT · 17629 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
20. 1.84km SE of Loma Linda, CAWed, Jun 28, 11:42 PM PDT · 17630 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3340672. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:46 PM UTC.