M1.7 earthquake 22km E of Trona, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Nov 15, 1978, 11:17 PM PST

UTC

1978-11-16 07:17:43 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.783° N, 117.133° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 10.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.27

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

234°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Searles Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 1,739. Forecast24 kmE
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast52 kmENE
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast139 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast218 kmNNE

After

1. 1.716km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 16, 1:37 AM PST · 17486 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
2. 1.823km E of Coso Junction, CAThu, Nov 16, 8:07 AM PST · 17486 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
3. 1.913km WSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Nov 16, 10:43 PM PST · 17485 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
4. 1.712km NE of Little Lake, CAFri, Nov 17, 7:29 AM PST · 17485 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
5. 1.517km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Nov 17, 8:33 PM PST · 17484 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
6. 1.913km E of Little Lake, CAMon, Nov 20, 8:16 AM PST · 17482 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
7. 1.816km NE of Boron, CAWed, Nov 22, 2:01 AM PST · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
8. 2.214km ENE of Boron, CAWed, Nov 22, 1:28 PM PST · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
9. 3.17km NW of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 23, 3:07 AM PST · 17479 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
10. 2.15km NW of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 23, 3:10 AM PST · 17479 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
11. 1.810km SW of Coso Junction, CAThu, Nov 23, 3:25 AM PST · 17479 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.86km NW of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 23, 5:42 AM PST · 17479 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
13. 1.825km SW of Little Lake, CAFri, Nov 24, 7:33 PM PST · 17477 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
14. 2.017km E of Coso Junction, CASat, Nov 25, 4:16 AM PST · 17477 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
15. 2.013km E of Little Lake, CASun, Nov 26, 4:24 PM PST · 17476 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
16. 2.314km NE of Boron, CATue, Nov 28, 4:42 AM PST · 17474 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
17. 3.016km NE of Boron, CATue, Nov 28, 8:54 AM PST · 17474 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
18. 2.116km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Nov 30, 6:38 AM PST · 17472 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
19. 2.136km S of Furnace Creek, CAThu, Nov 30, 2:04 PM PST · 17472 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
20. 1.943km N of Searles Valley, CASat, Dec 2, 4:42 PM PST · 17470 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
21. 2.216km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 3, 4:58 AM PST · 17469 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
22. 2.628km ESE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 5, 2:31 AM PST · 17467 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
23. 2.37km ESE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Dec 6, 1:41 AM PST · 17466 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
24. 2.25km ESE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Dec 6, 8:34 AM PST · 17466 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
25. 2.023km N of Searles Valley, CAWed, Dec 6, 2:29 PM PST · 17466 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
26. 2.222km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Dec 7, 2:56 AM PST · 17465 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
27. 2.025km N of Searles Valley, CAFri, Dec 8, 1:02 PM PST · 17464 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
28. 2.324km N of Searles Valley, CASun, Dec 10, 3:19 AM PST · 17462 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
29. 2.120km ESE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Dec 10, 6:26 PM PST · 17461 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
30. 2.021km NE of Olancha, CAMon, Dec 11, 2:57 AM PST · 17461 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
31. 2.247km ENE of Trona, CAWed, Dec 13, 4:32 PM PST · 17459 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
32. 1.622km NW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Dec 14, 2:00 PM PST · 17458 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
33. 2.013km SSE of Little Lake, CAFri, Dec 15, 9:53 AM PST · 17457 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
34. 1.723km E of Kernville, CASat, Dec 16, 1:09 PM PST · 17456 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
35. 2.02km W of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 18, 5:30 AM PST · 17454 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
36. 2.913km E of Ridgecrest, CATue, Dec 19, 8:14 PM PST · 17452 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
37. 1.917km E of Coso Junction, CAWed, Dec 20, 5:08 PM PST · 17452 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
38. 1.945km N of Searles Valley, CAThu, Dec 21, 5:04 PM PST · 17451 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
39. 2.110km NE of Barstow, CAFri, Dec 22, 5:58 AM PST · 17450 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
40. 2.226km WSW of Tecopa, CASat, Dec 23, 4:12 AM PST · 17449 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
41. 1.811km ENE of Coso Junction, CASat, Dec 23, 3:49 PM PST · 17449 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
42. 2.220km SSW of Little Lake, CASat, Dec 23, 4:05 PM PST · 17449 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
43. 2.219km SSW of Little Lake, CASat, Dec 23, 4:43 PM PST · 17449 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
44. 1.719km SSW of Little Lake, CASun, Dec 24, 5:18 AM PST · 17448 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
45. 1.810km NE of Barstow, CASun, Dec 24, 6:21 AM PST · 17448 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
46. 2.344km S of Furnace Creek, CATue, Dec 26, 2:18 PM PST · 17446 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
47. 1.610km NNE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Dec 28, 2:33 PM PST · 17444 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
48. 2.318km ENE of Little Lake, CAFri, Dec 29, 5:37 PM PST · 17442 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
49. 2.020km E of Little Lake, CAWed, Jan 3, 1:28 PM PST · 17438 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
50. 1.829km N of Searles Valley, CAThu, Jan 4, 7:32 PM PST · 17436 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
51. 2.717km SSW of Furnace Creek, CAFri, Jan 5, 3:45 AM PST · 17436 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
52. 1.814km NE of Little Lake, CAMon, Jan 8, 9:48 PM PST · 17432 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
53. 2.212km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Jan 8, 9:58 PM PST · 17432 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
54. 1.714km NE of Little Lake, CAMon, Jan 8, 10:03 PM PST · 17432 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
55. 2.518km NE of Olancha, CAWed, Jan 10, 8:36 AM PST · 17431 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
56. 2.237km NNE of Trona, CAFri, Jan 12, 1:01 PM PST · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
57. 3.023km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Jan 13, 1:29 AM PST · 17428 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
58. 2.723km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Jan 13, 2:07 AM PST · 17428 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
59. 2.326km SW of Little Lake, CASat, Jan 13, 2:18 AM PST · 17428 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
60. 2.28km SSW of Little Lake, CASat, Jan 13, 12:27 PM PST · 17428 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away

Before

1. 2.323km ENE of Barstow, CAWed, Nov 15, 7:21 PM PST · 17486 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
2. 2.042km ENE of Trona, CAMon, Nov 13, 10:53 AM PST · 17489 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
3. 1.717km WNW of Searles Valley, CASun, Nov 12, 4:35 PM PST · 17490 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
4. 1.913km E of Little Lake, CASun, Nov 12, 5:53 AM PST · 17490 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
5. 1.642km E of Johannesburg, CASat, Nov 11, 7:55 AM PST · 17491 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
6. 1.816km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Nov 9, 12:39 PM PST · 17493 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
7. 1.818km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Nov 3, 6:06 AM PST · 17499 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
8. 1.722km SW of Little Lake, CAWed, Nov 1, 5:12 PM PST · 17501 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
9. 2.821km SW of Little Lake, CASun, Oct 29, 6:08 AM PST · 17504 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
10. 1.67km WNW of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 28, 7:14 PM PDT · 17504 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
11. 1.97km WNW of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 28, 6:36 PM PDT · 17505 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
12. 2.015km ENE of Boron, CAThu, Oct 26, 3:43 AM PDT · 17507 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
13. 1.814km NNE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Oct 22, 10:25 AM PDT · 17511 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
14. 2.111km E of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 21, 9:31 PM PDT · 17511 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
15. 2.012km E of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 21, 9:15 PM PDT · 17511 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
16. 2.012km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 21, 3:45 PM PDT · 17512 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
17. 1.915km S of Searles Valley, CAFri, Oct 20, 6:02 AM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9687614. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.