California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 28km SW of Ludlow, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 28km SW of Ludlow, CA on Mon, Feb 13, 1978, 10:58 AM PST (18:58 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 5km S of Idyllwild, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-02-13 18:58:51 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.536° N, 116.361° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17753 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.813km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17752 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.010km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17751 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.611km N of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 17751 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.07km NNE of Banning, CA · 17750 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.834km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17750 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.04km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17750 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.65km SSW of Banning, CA · 17750 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.12km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 17749 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.611km E of Cabazon, CA · 17747 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.929km E of Barstow, CA · 17747 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.821km SE of Fort Irwin, CA · 17747 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.716km SE of Joshua Tree, CA · 17747 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.58km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17746 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.88km W of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17746 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.57km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17746 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.57km ENE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17746 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.58km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17746 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.64km SW of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17744 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.08km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17744 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.97km NNE of Banning, CA · 17743 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.89km W of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17742 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.93km E of Loma Linda, CA · 17742 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.34km NNW of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 17742 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.65km E of Calimesa, CA · 17741 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.939km SW of Ludlow, CA · 17740 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.636km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.613km NNE of Banning, CA · 17739 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.514km NE of Coachella, CA · 17739 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.515km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17738 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 4.222km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17738 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.89km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17737 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.537km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17737 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.823km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17737 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.623km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17737 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.523km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17737 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.821km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17736 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 2.320km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17735 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.926km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17735 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.726km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.126km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17735 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.725km ENE of Coachella, CA · 17735 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.64km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 17735 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.06km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17734 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.18km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17734 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 2.50km NNE of San Bernardino, CA · 17733 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.521km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17733 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 2.01km N of San Bernardino, CA · 17733 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.68km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17733 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.621km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17733 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 1.61km NE of San Bernardino, CA · 17733 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.810km N of Cabazon, CA · 17732 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.61km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 17732 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.18km NNE of Banning, CA · 17731 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.533km NNE of North Shore, CA · 17730 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.77km SSE of Redlands, CA · 17728 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.614km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.814km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17727 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.910km WNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17727 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.79km N of Cabazon, CA · 17726 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337376. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.