California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 27km ENE of Pine Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 27km ENE of Pine Valley, CA on Wed, Jan 18, 1978, 10:21 PM PST (06:21 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 7km NE of Puebla, B.C., MX. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-01-19 06:21:57 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.913° N, 116.258° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 16.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
167°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 117 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.27km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 17787 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.76km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17787 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.111km SE of Anza, CA · 17787 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.71km WNW of Brawley, CA · 17785 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.74km NNE of Brawley, CA · 17785 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.11km SE of Brawley, CA · 17785 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.21km SE of Brawley, CA · 17785 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.79km SSW of Holtville, CA · 17785 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.57km SW of Holtville, CA · 17785 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.910km ESE of Anza, CA · 17785 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.09km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17785 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.24km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17784 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.64km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17784 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.15km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17784 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.811km SE of Anza, CA · 17784 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.04km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17784 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.18km SW of Brawley, CA · 17784 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.64km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17784 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.45km NE of Westmorland, CA · 17784 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.310km SSE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17783 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.75km SW of Salton City, CA · 17783 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.222km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 17783 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.514km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17782 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.615km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17782 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 3.16km SW of Salton City, CA · 17782 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.06km SW of Salton City, CA · 17782 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.514km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 17782 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.88km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17782 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.35km SW of Salton City, CA · 17782 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.712km WNW of Westmorland, CA · 17782 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.710km ESE of North Shore, CA · 17781 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.85km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 17781 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.512km SE of Anza, CA · 17781 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.76km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17780 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.99km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17779 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.76km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17779 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.618km W of Imperial, CA · 17779 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.53km S of Lake Henshaw, CA · 17778 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.910km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17778 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.710km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17777 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17777 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.611km SE of Anza, CA · 17776 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 2.235km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 17776 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.73km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17776 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 2.443km NNE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 17776 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.74km WSW of Imperial, CA · 17775 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.14km SW of Imperial, CA · 17775 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.95km WSW of Imperial, CA · 17775 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 2.35km WNW of El Centro, CA · 17775 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.76km WSW of Imperial, CA · 17775 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.93km SSW of Brawley, CA · 17775 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 1.918km NE of Coachella, CA · 17774 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.73km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 17774 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.65km E of Anza, CA · 17774 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.510km NE of Aguanga, CA · 17774 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.54km WSW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 17773 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.67km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 17773 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 2.924km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17773 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.323km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 17773 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.211km S of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17772 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.028km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 17788 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.28km NNW of Anza, CA · 17788 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.913km SE of Anza, CA · 17788 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.519km SSW of La Quinta, CA · 17789 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.819km ESE of Anza, CA · 17789 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.16km ENE of Westmorland, CA · 17789 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.724km WNW of Ocotillo, CA · 17789 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.721km SW of Westmorland, CA · 17790 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.87km ENE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 17791 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.82km WNW of Imperial, CA · 17791 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.94km NNE of Calexico, CA · 17791 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 17791 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.34km WNW of El Centro, CA · 17792 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.74km SW of Imperial, CA · 17793 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.66km SW of Salton City, CA · 17793 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.92km NW of El Centro, CA · 17793 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.52km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 17794 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.66km SW of Salton City, CA · 17794 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.64km W of Salton City, CA · 17794 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.510km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17795 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9997694. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC.