M1.9 earthquake 17km ESE of Maricopa, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (mc), micro

Local time

Sat, Jan 14, 1978, 5:12 AM PST

UTC

1978-01-14 13:12:54 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.995° N, 119.236° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 30.2 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

127°

Stations used

11

• Maricopa, CaliforniaPopulation 1,192. Forecast17 kmESE
• Lamont, CaliforniaPopulation 15,120. Forecast42 kmSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast46 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast139 kmNW

After

1. 2.419km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jan 18, 1:18 AM PST · 17779 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
2. 1.824km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 19, 2:55 AM PST · 17778 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
3. 1.68km N of Santa Paula, CAThu, Jan 19, 4:29 PM PST · 17778 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
4. 1.712km NE of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 20, 2:23 PM PST · 17777 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
5. 2.320km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jan 21, 2:32 PM PST · 17776 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
6. 2.510km E of Santa Clarita, CASat, Jan 21, 3:05 PM PST · 17776 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
7. 2.813km SSW of Gorman, CATue, Jan 24, 4:26 AM PST · 17773 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
8. 2.223km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jan 25, 11:11 AM PST · 17772 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
9. 1.96km SE of Camarillo, CAWed, Jan 25, 3:28 PM PST · 17772 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
10. 1.92km WSW of Isla Vista, CASat, Jan 28, 11:53 PM PST · 17769 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
11. 1.614km W of Ventura, CASun, Jan 29, 8:40 AM PST · 17768 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
12. 1.88km NNW of Granada Hills, CASun, Jan 29, 7:36 PM PST · 17768 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
13. 1.98km NNW of Granada Hills, CASun, Jan 29, 7:37 PM PST · 17768 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
14. 1.87km NNW of Granada Hills, CASun, Jan 29, 8:32 PM PST · 17768 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
15. 1.813km W of Ventura, CAMon, Jan 30, 5:57 AM PST · 17767 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
16. 1.611km WSW of Ojai, CAThu, Feb 2, 1:32 AM PST · 17764 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
17. 1.820km E of Maricopa, CAThu, Feb 2, 2:45 PM PST · 17764 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
18. 1.633km S of Simmler, CASat, Feb 4, 5:41 PM PST · 17762 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
19. 1.618km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 5, 4:07 AM PST · 17761 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
20. 1.717km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 5, 7:34 AM PST · 17761 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
21. 1.815km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 5, 11:43 AM PST · 17761 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
22. 2.316km ESE of Arvin, CAMon, Feb 6, 12:36 AM PST · 17761 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
23. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Feb 6, 4:16 AM PST · 17760 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
24. 1.79km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Feb 8, 4:02 AM PST · 17758 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
25. 2.010km SSW of Valencia, CAWed, Feb 8, 11:12 AM PST · 17758 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
26. 1.89km SE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Feb 8, 12:28 PM PST · 17758 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
27. 1.66km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Feb 8, 5:14 PM PST · 17758 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
28. 2.511km ENE of Lebec, CAWed, Feb 8, 7:47 PM PST · 17758 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
29. 1.98km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Feb 10, 1:40 PM PST · 17756 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
30. 1.722km SE of Arvin, CASun, Feb 12, 1:06 AM PST · 17755 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
31. 1.67km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Feb 13, 6:54 AM PST · 17753 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
32. 1.96km S of Camarillo, CAThu, Feb 16, 6:10 PM PST · 17750 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
33. 2.313km SSW of Carpinteria, CAFri, Feb 17, 5:25 AM PST · 17749 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
34. 2.23km S of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 17, 5:57 AM PST · 17749 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
35. 2.35km SSE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 17, 9:27 PM PST · 17749 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
36. 2.05km S of Camarillo, CASat, Feb 18, 3:38 PM PST · 17748 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
37. 2.23km S of Ojai, CASun, Feb 19, 8:14 PM PST · 17747 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
38. 1.78km E of Buttonwillow, CAWed, Feb 22, 4:16 AM PST · 17744 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
39. 2.29km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Feb 22, 6:43 AM PST · 17744 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
40. 2.04km S of Valencia, CASun, Feb 26, 4:27 PM PST · 17740 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
41. 1.518km SSW of Gorman, CASun, Feb 26, 10:58 PM PST · 17740 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
42. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Feb 28, 5:25 AM PST · 17738 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
43. 2.318km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Feb 28, 4:22 PM PST · 17738 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
44. 2.44km ESE of Goleta, CAWed, Mar 1, 12:34 PM PST · 17737 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
45. 1.99km SW of Shafter, CAWed, Mar 1, 1:15 PM PST · 17737 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
46. 1.514km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Mar 3, 3:30 PM PST · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
47. 2.324km NE of Arvin, CASat, Mar 4, 10:27 AM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
48. 2.014km N of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 6, 5:22 AM PST · 17732 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
49. 1.917km NE of Lamont, CATue, Mar 7, 9:46 AM PST · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
50. 2.18km SE of Camarillo, CATue, Mar 7, 8:34 PM PST · 17731 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
51. 1.65km ESE of Santa Paula, CATue, Mar 7, 8:40 PM PST · 17731 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
52. 2.010km SSE of Tehachapi, CATue, Mar 7, 9:31 PM PST · 17731 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
53. 2.16km SSE of Shafter, CAThu, Mar 9, 1:25 PM PST · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
54. 2.67km NNE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Mar 10, 12:33 AM PST · 17729 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
55. 2.56km ENE of Shafter, CAFri, Mar 10, 11:47 AM PST · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
56. 1.721km NNW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Mar 11, 10:09 PM PST · 17727 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
57. 1.613km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Mar 13, 11:54 AM PST · 17725 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
58. 2.612km WSW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 13, 10:32 PM PST · 17725 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away

Before

1. 2.510km E of Santa Clarita, CATue, Jan 10, 11:39 AM PST · 17787 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
2. 2.27km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Jan 9, 11:53 AM PST · 17788 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
3. 2.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 8, 7:46 PM PST · 17789 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
4. 2.07km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Jan 8, 12:10 PM PST · 17789 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
5. 2.07km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Jan 7, 9:07 PM PST · 17790 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
6. 1.87km ESE of Santa Clarita, CASat, Jan 7, 8:43 PM PST · 17790 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
7. 2.78km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Jan 4, 12:50 PM PST · 17793 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.82km NE of Thousand Oaks, CATue, Jan 3, 9:25 AM PST · 17794 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
9. 1.719km SSW of Lamont, CASun, Jan 1, 1:49 AM PST · 17796 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
10. 1.515km WNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Dec 31, 10:43 AM PST · 17797 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
11. 1.925km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 26, 4:08 AM PST · 17802 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
12. 1.630km ENE of Santa Ynez, CASun, Dec 25, 5:55 PM PST · 17803 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
13. 2.214km ENE of Ojai, CASat, Dec 24, 8:23 PM PST · 17804 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
14. 2.012km ESE of Piru, CASat, Dec 24, 2:10 AM PST · 17804 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
15. 1.511km SW of Valencia, CAFri, Dec 23, 5:34 PM PST · 17805 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
16. 1.612km ESE of Piru, CAFri, Dec 23, 4:13 PM PST · 17805 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
17. 1.720km SW of Lamont, CAThu, Dec 22, 8:07 PM PST · 17806 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
18. 2.09km SE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Dec 21, 11:00 PM PST · 17807 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
19. 2.524km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Dec 20, 2:11 AM PST · 17808 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
20. 1.74km SSE of Ventura, CAMon, Dec 19, 3:39 PM PST · 17809 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9997486. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.