M2.3 earthquake 11km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Jul 25, 1978, 5:51 PM PDT

UTC

1978-07-26 00:51:46 UTC

Depth

5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.358° N, 116.913° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

38°

Stations used

42

• Lucerne Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 5,811. Forecast11 kmSSE
• Big Bear City, CaliforniaPopulation 12,304. Forecast12 kmNNW
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast40 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast127 kmENE

After

1. 1.811km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CATue, Jul 25, 5:54 PM PDT · 17598 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.112km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CATue, Jul 25, 6:29 PM PDT · 17598 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.018km SW of Amboy, CATue, Jul 25, 9:27 PM PDT · 17598 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
4. 1.510km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Jul 26, 5:53 AM PDT · 17597 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.911km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Jul 26, 8:24 AM PDT · 17597 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
6. 1.59km ENE of Big Bear City, CAWed, Jul 26, 1:06 PM PDT · 17597 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
7. 2.74km N of Glen Avon, CAWed, Jul 26, 3:44 PM PDT · 17597 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
8. 2.110km SSW of Morongo Valley, CAWed, Jul 26, 4:50 PM PDT · 17597 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
9. 2.05km SSE of Banning, CAWed, Jul 26, 9:09 PM PDT · 17597 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
10. 1.58km NNE of Banning, CAWed, Jul 26, 11:24 PM PDT · 17597 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
11. 1.58km WSW of Anza, CAFri, Jul 28, 10:32 PM PDT · 17595 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
12. 1.611km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CASun, Jul 30, 3:59 AM PDT · 17594 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.76km SSW of Idyllwild, CASun, Jul 30, 6:39 AM PDT · 17593 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
14. 1.64km SSW of Idyllwild, CASun, Jul 30, 7:05 AM PDT · 17593 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
15. 1.65km SSW of Idyllwild, CASun, Jul 30, 7:14 AM PDT · 17593 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
16. 1.94km SSW of Idyllwild, CASun, Jul 30, 7:42 AM PDT · 17593 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
17. 1.64km SW of Big Bear Lake, CASun, Jul 30, 8:41 AM PDT · 17593 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
18. 1.618km SW of Amboy, CASun, Jul 30, 6:22 PM PDT · 17593 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
19. 2.09km ENE of Villa Park, CASun, Jul 30, 11:02 PM PDT · 17593 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
20. 2.110km WSW of Lytle Creek, CAMon, Jul 31, 9:44 AM PDT · 17592 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
21. 2.23km WSW of Yucaipa, CAMon, Jul 31, 1:37 PM PDT · 17592 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
22. 1.838km SW of Ludlow, CATue, Aug 1, 4:49 AM PDT · 17591 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
23. 2.237km SW of Ludlow, CATue, Aug 1, 10:45 PM PDT · 17591 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
24. 1.55km SSE of Big Bear City, CAWed, Aug 2, 12:42 AM PDT · 17591 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
25. 1.512km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Aug 2, 3:12 AM PDT · 17591 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
26. 1.711km SW of Idyllwild, CAWed, Aug 2, 7:07 AM PDT · 17590 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
27. 2.53km SSE of Redlands, CAWed, Aug 2, 12:19 PM PDT · 17590 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
28. 1.56km W of Anza, CAWed, Aug 2, 6:16 PM PDT · 17590 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
29. 3.210km SSE of Idyllwild, CAWed, Aug 2, 9:30 PM PDT · 17590 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
30. 1.83km SW of Big Bear Lake, CAWed, Aug 2, 10:55 PM PDT · 17590 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
31. 1.56km SW of Idyllwild, CAWed, Aug 2, 11:50 PM PDT · 17590 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
32. 1.77km N of Idyllwild, CAThu, Aug 3, 10:00 AM PDT · 17589 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
33. 2.210km ENE of Villa Park, CAFri, Aug 4, 2:38 AM PDT · 17589 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
34. 1.64km ESE of Lytle Creek, CASat, Aug 5, 1:06 PM PDT · 17587 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
35. 1.916km SE of Big Bear City, CASat, Aug 5, 4:15 PM PDT · 17587 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
36. 1.610km WSW of Lytle Creek, CASun, Aug 6, 2:46 AM PDT · 17587 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
37. 1.77km NE of Beaumont, CASun, Aug 6, 7:42 AM PDT · 17586 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
38. 1.87km WSW of Calimesa, CASun, Aug 6, 4:57 PM PDT · 17586 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
39. 2.116km SE of Big Bear City, CASun, Aug 6, 8:02 PM PDT · 17586 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
40. 1.83km SE of San Jacinto, CAMon, Aug 7, 6:00 AM PDT · 17585 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
41. 1.810km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CAMon, Aug 7, 11:24 PM PDT · 17585 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
42. 1.66km WSW of Idyllwild, CATue, Aug 8, 11:57 PM PDT · 17584 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
43. 1.61km S of Loma Linda, CAWed, Aug 9, 10:15 AM PDT · 17583 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
44. 2.116km SE of Big Bear City, CAWed, Aug 9, 2:08 PM PDT · 17583 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
45. 2.220km NW of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Aug 10, 10:37 AM PDT · 17582 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
46. 1.85km WNW of Devore, CAThu, Aug 10, 1:07 PM PDT · 17582 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
47. 3.96km N of Fontana, CAThu, Aug 10, 5:47 PM PDT · 17582 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
48. 2.19km S of Idyllwild, CAFri, Aug 11, 1:57 AM PDT · 17582 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
49. 1.96km NNE of Fontana, CAFri, Aug 11, 2:26 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
50. 1.66km SSW of Devore, CASat, Aug 12, 8:40 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
51. 1.74km SW of Big Bear Lake, CASat, Aug 12, 9:34 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
52. 1.84km SW of Big Bear Lake, CASat, Aug 12, 9:34 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
53. 2.217km NW of Yucca Valley, CASat, Aug 12, 10:23 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
54. 1.74km NNW of Beaumont, CASat, Aug 12, 3:12 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
55. 1.66km SSE of Banning, CASun, Aug 13, 8:44 AM PDT · 17579 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
56. 2.72km W of Devore, CASun, Aug 13, 2:48 PM PDT · 17579 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
57. 2.67km NNE of Banning, CASun, Aug 13, 7:05 PM PDT · 17579 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
58. 1.86km S of Pearblossum, CAMon, Aug 14, 3:22 AM PDT · 17579 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
59. 1.710km N of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Aug 14, 9:32 AM PDT · 17578 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
60. 2.14km NNE of Running Springs, CAMon, Aug 14, 10:13 AM PDT · 17578 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 143.

Before

1. 1.611km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CATue, Jul 25, 5:45 PM PDT · 17598 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
2. 3.611km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CATue, Jul 25, 5:38 PM PDT · 17598 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.511km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CATue, Jul 25, 6:20 AM PDT · 17598 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
4. 2.08km ENE of Villa Park, CAMon, Jul 24, 11:50 PM PDT · 17599 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.69km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CAMon, Jul 24, 2:10 PM PDT · 17599 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
6. 1.78km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Jul 24, 12:45 AM PDT · 17600 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
7. 1.66km S of Redlands, CASun, Jul 23, 9:50 AM PDT · 17600 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
8. 2.012km ESE of Barstow, CASat, Jul 22, 11:33 PM PDT · 17601 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
9. 2.311km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CASat, Jul 22, 9:55 PM PDT · 17601 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
10. 2.517km NW of Yucca Valley, CASat, Jul 22, 2:14 PM PDT · 17601 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
11. 1.72km S of Loma Linda, CAFri, Jul 21, 8:56 PM PDT · 17602 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
12. 1.59km SSW of Idyllwild, CAFri, Jul 21, 7:37 PM PDT · 17602 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
13. 2.58km N of Cabazon, CAFri, Jul 21, 4:40 AM PDT · 17602 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
14. 1.610km S of Idyllwild, CAThu, Jul 20, 9:33 AM PDT · 17603 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
15. 1.910km NE of Big Bear City, CATue, Jul 18, 6:02 PM PDT · 17605 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
16. 1.79km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CATue, Jul 18, 5:55 AM PDT · 17605 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
17. 2.52km NNW of San Jacinto, CAMon, Jul 17, 7:29 PM PDT · 17606 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
18. 1.79km WSW of Anza, CAMon, Jul 17, 8:13 AM PDT · 17606 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
19. 1.612km ENE of Cabazon, CAMon, Jul 17, 1:10 AM PDT · 17607 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
20. 1.912km NNE of Trabuco Canyon, CASun, Jul 16, 3:24 PM PDT · 17607 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3340921. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.