M2.7 earthquake 34km S of Tecopa, CA
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 34km S of Tecopa, CA on Fri, Sep 1, 1978, 6:49 AM PDT (13:49 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (mh), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-09-01 13:49:57 UTC
- Depth
- 0.5 km (0.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.544° N, 116.289° W
- Region
- California
- 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 1.4 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.59
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 217°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.937km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 17557 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.022km ENE of Barstow, CA · 17552 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.622km ENE of Barstow, CA · 17552 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.923km E of Barstow, CA · 17547 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.417km SE of Pahrump, NV · 17539 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.66km SE of Barstow, CA · 17505 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3341532. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:08 AM UTC.