California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7km ESE of Morongo Valley, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7km ESE of Morongo Valley, CA on Tue, Jun 27, 1978, 3:30 AM PDT (10:30 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 6km N of Fontana, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-06-27 10:30:00 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.020° N, 116.517° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 127 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55km SE of Redlands, CA · 17630 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.616km NW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17630 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.65km NW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17630 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.518km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17629 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.017km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17629 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.621km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17629 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.611km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17629 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.66km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17629 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.84km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 17628 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.61km SW of Cabazon, CA · 17628 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.56km N of Big Bear City, CA · 17627 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.612km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 17627 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.510km NE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17627 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.04km NW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17627 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.14km W of Mira Loma, CA · 17626 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.514km N of Warner Springs, CA · 17626 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.724km ENE of Thermal, CA · 17626 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.53km S of Nuevo, CA · 17625 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.55km N of Big Bear City, CA · 17625 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.61km E of Beaumont, CA · 17625 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 3.014km SE of Anza, CA · 17624 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.013km SE of Anza, CA · 17624 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.56km NNW of Fontana, CA · 17624 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.615km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17624 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.810km NE of Indio, CA · 17624 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.810km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17623 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.616km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17623 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.56km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 17623 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.811km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17622 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 3.65km SE of Garnet, CA · 17622 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.04km SE of Garnet, CA · 17622 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.711km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 17622 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.229km E of Barstow, CA · 17622 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.69km S of Cabazon, CA · 17621 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.78km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17621 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.510km ESE of Anza, CA · 17621 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.612km ESE of Anza, CA · 17620 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.58km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17620 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.58km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17620 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 2.122km ESE of Anza, CA · 17620 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.56km S of Redlands, CA · 17620 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.921km SW of La Quinta, CA · 17619 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.16km NNW of Fontana, CA · 17619 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.98km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17619 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.917km ESE of Anza, CA · 17619 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.16km W of Fontana, CA · 17619 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.112km ENE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17619 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.916km SE of Anza, CA · 17619 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.710km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 17618 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.613km SE of Anza, CA · 17618 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.74km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 17618 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.729km S of Cadiz, CA · 17618 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 2.816km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17617 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 2.98km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 17617 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.86km N of Big Bear City, CA · 17616 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.911km ESE of Anza, CA · 17616 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.711km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17615 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.57km N of Big Bear City, CA · 17615 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 2.715km E of Aguanga, CA · 17615 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.84km SSW of Devore, CA · 17615 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

  1. 1.86km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17630 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.018km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17630 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.66km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 17631 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.56km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17631 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.97km ENE of Morongo Valley, CA · 17632 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.67km ESE of Valle Vista, CA · 17632 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.010km WSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17632 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.913km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17632 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.512km NW of Warner Springs, CA · 17632 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 3.11km SW of Loma Linda, CA · 17632 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.74km W of Lake Henshaw, CA · 17633 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.815km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17633 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.64km S of Banning, CA · 17633 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.811km NW of Anza, CA · 17633 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.516km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17634 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.56km SW of Salton City, CA · 17634 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.821km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 17634 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.717km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17634 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.54km WSW of Devore, CA · 17634 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.620km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 17634 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3340239. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:43 PM UTC.