M2.2 earthquake 22km NE of Pine Valley, CA

Magnitude

2.2 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Sep 30, 1978, 2:02 PM PDT

UTC

1978-09-30 21:02:27 UTC

Depth

10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

32.933° N, 116.332° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

83°

Stations used

21

• Pine Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,510. Forecast22 kmNE
• Alpine, CaliforniaPopulation 14,236. Forecast42 kmENE
• El Cajon, CaliforniaPopulation 103,679. Forecast61 kmENE
• Tijuana, MexicoPopulation 1,922,523. Forecast79 kmNE

After

1. 2.210km ESE of Julian, CAMon, Oct 2, 3:00 PM PDT · 17529 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
2. 1.923km W of Westmorland, CAMon, Oct 2, 5:13 PM PDT · 17529 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
3. 2.09km E of Anza, CAMon, Oct 2, 6:25 PM PDT · 17529 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
4. 1.722km NE of Thermal, CATue, Oct 3, 11:32 AM PDT · 17529 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
5. 1.58km SSW of Idyllwild, CATue, Oct 3, 9:47 PM PDT · 17528 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
6. 1.814km WSW of Niland, CAWed, Oct 4, 4:55 AM PDT · 17528 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
7. 2.018km ESE of Julian, CAWed, Oct 4, 10:47 AM PDT · 17528 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
8. 1.722km NE of Thermal, CAWed, Oct 4, 11:32 AM PDT · 17528 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
9. 1.69km NNE of Mecca, CAWed, Oct 4, 1:10 PM PDT · 17528 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
10. 1.62km WNW of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 4, 2:55 PM PDT · 17527 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
11. 2.019km N of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Oct 4, 7:26 PM PDT · 17527 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
12. 1.822km ENE of Pine Valley, CAThu, Oct 5, 11:50 AM PDT · 17527 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.031km NE of Ensenada, B.C., MXThu, Oct 5, 12:24 PM PDT · 17527 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
14. 1.86km NE of Westmorland, CAThu, Oct 5, 1:39 PM PDT · 17526 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
15. 1.95km SSE of Mexicali, B.C., MXThu, Oct 5, 3:51 PM PDT · 17526 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
16. 1.813km WSW of Niland, CAThu, Oct 5, 6:50 PM PDT · 17526 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
17. 1.76km NE of Imperial, CAFri, Oct 6, 7:31 AM PDT · 17526 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
18. 2.68km NE of Indio, CAFri, Oct 6, 12:29 PM PDT · 17526 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
19. 1.98km NE of Indio, CAFri, Oct 6, 9:11 PM PDT · 17525 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
20. 2.221km SSW of La Quinta, CASat, Oct 7, 11:53 PM PDT · 17524 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
21. 1.81km SSW of Brawley, CASun, Oct 8, 10:48 AM PDT · 17524 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
22. 2.07km SW of Brawley, CASun, Oct 8, 1:14 PM PDT · 17524 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
23. 1.815km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Oct 8, 2:36 PM PDT · 17523 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
24. 2.611km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Oct 8, 3:35 PM PDT · 17523 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
25. 2.313km SE of Anza, CASun, Oct 8, 4:53 PM PDT · 17523 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
26. 1.516km ENE of Thermal, CAMon, Oct 9, 9:50 PM PDT · 17522 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
27. 2.210km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXMon, Oct 9, 11:53 PM PDT · 17522 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
28. 1.79km SW of Puebla, B.C., MXTue, Oct 10, 1:00 AM PDT · 17522 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
29. 1.521km NE of Thermal, CATue, Oct 10, 4:17 AM PDT · 17522 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
30. 2.38km S of Idyllwild, CATue, Oct 10, 3:33 PM PDT · 17521 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
31. 1.521km NE of Thermal, CATue, Oct 10, 5:37 PM PDT · 17521 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
32. 1.68km ESE of Julian, CAWed, Oct 11, 2:05 AM PDT · 17521 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
33. 2.17km SE of Valle Vista, CAWed, Oct 11, 3:03 AM PDT · 17521 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
34. 2.311km SE of Anza, CAWed, Oct 11, 4:10 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
35. 1.511km SE of Anza, CAWed, Oct 11, 7:49 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
36. 1.86km SE of Borrego Springs, CAWed, Oct 11, 8:34 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
37. 1.720km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Oct 11, 8:47 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
38. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Oct 12, 3:44 AM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
39. 1.515km ESE of Julian, CAFri, Oct 13, 6:30 PM PDT · 17518 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
40. 1.88km SW of Holtville, CASat, Oct 14, 6:21 PM PDT · 17517 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
41. 2.39km NNE of Indio, CAMon, Oct 16, 2:28 PM PDT · 17515 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
42. 1.69km NNE of Indio, CAMon, Oct 16, 2:40 PM PDT · 17515 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
43. 2.527km E of Pine Valley, CAMon, Oct 16, 6:04 PM PDT · 17515 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
44. 1.910km SW of Idyllwild, CAMon, Oct 16, 10:39 PM PDT · 17515 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
45. 1.97km SE of Valle Vista, CATue, Oct 17, 7:29 AM PDT · 17515 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
46. 1.76km SW of Salton City, CATue, Oct 17, 5:50 PM PDT · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
47. 1.814km NNW of Bombay Beach, CAWed, Oct 18, 5:52 AM PDT · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
48. 2.42km WSW of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 18, 8:23 AM PDT · 17514 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
49. 2.82km SW of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 18, 8:26 AM PDT · 17514 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
50. 1.52km W of Brawley, CAWed, Oct 18, 8:26 AM PDT · 17514 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
51. 1.615km SE of Anza, CAWed, Oct 18, 8:44 AM PDT · 17514 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
52. 1.823km NE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Oct 18, 11:13 AM PDT · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
53. 1.512km NE of Coachella, CAWed, Oct 18, 11:23 AM PDT · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
54. 1.810km SE of Anza, CAWed, Oct 18, 10:05 PM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
55. 1.622km SW of Westmorland, CAThu, Oct 19, 4:39 AM PDT · 17513 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
56. 2.55km NW of Holtville, CASat, Oct 21, 1:55 AM PDT · 17511 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
57. 1.711km SE of Anza, CASat, Oct 21, 6:46 AM PDT · 17511 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
58. 1.722km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Oct 21, 4:39 PM PDT · 17510 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
59. 1.914km NW of Ocotillo, CASun, Oct 22, 1:59 PM PDT · 17509 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
60. 1.912km SW of Westmorland, CASun, Oct 22, 5:33 PM PDT · 17509 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

1. 1.513km W of Niland, CASat, Sep 30, 5:57 AM PDT · 17532 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
2. 1.724km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Sep 30, 12:35 AM PDT · 17532 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
3. 1.824km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 29, 7:12 PM PDT · 17532 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
4. 2.715km S of Anza, CAFri, Sep 29, 5:03 PM PDT · 17532 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
5. 1.623km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 29, 3:29 PM PDT · 17532 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
6. 1.66km ENE of Westmorland, CAFri, Sep 29, 2:26 PM PDT · 17532 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
7. 1.923km SSW of La Quinta, CAFri, Sep 29, 3:49 AM PDT · 17533 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
8. 1.725km SW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 29, 3:34 AM PDT · 17533 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
9. 1.624km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 29, 2:43 AM PDT · 17533 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
10. 1.923km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 29, 2:23 AM PDT · 17533 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
11. 1.524km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 29, 2:09 AM PDT · 17533 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
12. 2.424km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAFri, Sep 29, 12:06 AM PDT · 17533 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
13. 1.52km S of Brawley, CAThu, Sep 28, 10:05 PM PDT · 17533 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
14. 1.723km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 28, 8:38 PM PDT · 17533 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
15. 1.724km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 28, 8:24 PM PDT · 17533 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
16. 1.824km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 28, 7:53 PM PDT · 17533 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
17. 1.924km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 28, 6:42 PM PDT · 17533 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
18. 1.624km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 28, 6:30 PM PDT · 17533 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
19. 1.524km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 28, 5:37 PM PDT · 17533 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
20. 1.824km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Sep 28, 5:36 PM PDT · 17533 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3313608. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:59 AM UTC.