California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10km NE of Running Springs, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10km NE of Running Springs, CA on Wed, Oct 11, 1978, 9:44 PM PDT (04:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 12km SSW of Big Bear Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-10-12 04:44:45 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.279° N, 117.049° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 17517 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.07km NE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17517 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.69km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17516 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.711km SSW of Calimesa, CA · 17516 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.67km NNE of Moreno Valley, CA · 17516 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.611km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17516 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.019km NNW of Adelanto, CA · 17516 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.42km NW of Loma Linda, CA · 17515 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.614km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17514 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.914km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17514 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.715km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17514 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.211km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.711km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.628km N of Yucca Valley, CA · 17513 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.610km NNE of Banning, CA · 17513 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.915km ENE of Boron, CA · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.70km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 17513 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.39km NNE of Indio, CA · 17513 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.69km NNE of Indio, CA · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.514km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17513 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.810km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17513 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.89km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17513 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.910km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 17512 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 2.21km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 17512 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.47km WNW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17512 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 1.811km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17512 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.97km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 17512 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.710km WNW of Garnet, CA · 17512 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.810km SE of Anza, CA · 17510 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.614km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17509 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.714km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17509 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 3.214km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17509 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.514km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17509 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.81km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 17508 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 1.711km SE of Anza, CA · 17508 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.722km SE of Barstow, CA · 17508 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.74km SSW of Devore, CA · 17508 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.714km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17507 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.525km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 17507 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.99km NNE of Indio, CA · 17506 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.04km N of Muscoy, CA · 17506 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.33km WNW of Cabazon, CA · 17506 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.54km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17506 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.86km NNE of Yucca Valley, CA · 17506 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 2.010km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 17505 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.122km SE of Barstow, CA · 17505 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.813km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17505 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 3.014km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17504 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.63km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17504 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.84km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17504 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.54km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 17503 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.14km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 17503 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.015km ENE of Boron, CA · 17503 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.311km WSW of Anza, CA · 17503 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.79km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17503 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.615km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17503 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.69km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17503 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.66km SE of Barstow, CA · 17502 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.68km NNE of Big Bear City, CA · 17501 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.57km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17501 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

  1. 1.511km SE of Anza, CA · 17518 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.810km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17518 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.311km SE of Anza, CA · 17518 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.223km SSE of Ludlow, CA · 17518 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.79km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.010km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.17km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 17518 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.38km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17519 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.915km ENE of Boron, CA · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.49km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17519 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 3.716km ENE of Boron, CA · 17519 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.86km N of Beaumont, CA · 17520 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.89km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.57km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17521 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.57km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 17521 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.59km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17521 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.22km S of Lytle Creek, CA · 17521 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.77km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17521 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.69km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17522 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.29km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17522 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3313708. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC.