M2.1 earthquake 4km ENE of Yucaipa, CA
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4km ENE of Yucaipa, CA on Sun, Nov 26, 1978, 6:03 AM PST (14:03 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 11km WNW of Garnet, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-11-26 14:03:45 UTC
- Depth
- 14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.045° N, 117.003° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 39°
- Stations used
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 137 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.610km N of Indio, CA · 17477 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.36km W of Lake Henshaw, CA · 17477 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.84km WSW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17477 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.29km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17477 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.015km SE of Anza, CA · 17476 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.514km SSE of Anza, CA · 17476 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.65km NE of Fontana, CA · 17475 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.69km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17475 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.19km SW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 17474 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.835km SW of Ludlow, CA · 17473 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.131km SW of Ludlow, CA · 17473 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.616km ESE of Anza, CA · 17473 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.534km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 17473 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.023km ESE of Anza, CA · 17473 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.822km ESE of Anza, CA · 17473 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 17472 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.221km ESE of Anza, CA · 17472 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.87km WSW of Anza, CA · 17472 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.511km WNW of Garnet, CA · 17472 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.31km ENE of Loma Linda, CA · 17470 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.70km WNW of Beaumont, CA · 17470 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.81km NNW of Colton, CA · 17470 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.04km SE of Loma Linda, CA · 17469 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.73km ENE of Big Bear City, CA · 17468 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.34km W of Yucca Valley, CA · 17468 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.913km ESE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17467 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.04km W of Yucca Valley, CA · 17467 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.34km W of Yucca Valley, CA · 17467 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.015km SE of Anza, CA · 17466 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.510km NW of Garnet, CA · 17466 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.013km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17466 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.66km NW of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 17466 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.524km ESE of Anza, CA · 17466 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.023km ESE of Anza, CA · 17466 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.810km S of Idyllwild, CA · 17465 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.08km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17465 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.76km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 17464 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.99km ENE of North Tustin, CA · 17464 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.57km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 17462 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.624km NE of Big Bear City, CA · 17461 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.76km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 17460 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.911km N of Cabazon, CA · 17460 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.912km N of Cabazon, CA · 17460 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.914km NE of Indio, CA · 17460 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.914km NE of Indio, CA · 17460 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.06km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 17460 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.811km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 17459 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.120km N of Indio, CA · 17459 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.619km N of Indio, CA · 17459 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.318km NNE of Indio, CA · 17459 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.620km N of Indio, CA · 17458 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.217km NNE of Indio, CA · 17458 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.620km NNE of Indio, CA · 17458 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.319km NNE of Indio, CA · 17458 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.61km NE of Cabazon, CA · 17457 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.710km NE of Coachella, CA · 17456 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.920km N of Indio, CA · 17456 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.620km N of Indio, CA · 17456 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.610km NE of Coachella, CA · 17456 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.510km NE of Coachella, CA · 17456 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
The first 60 of 137.
Before
- 1.915km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 17477 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.514km NW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 17478 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.16km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 17479 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.56km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 17479 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.16km WNW of Calimesa, CA · 17479 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.46km SE of Winchester, CA · 17480 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.923km SE of Barstow, CA · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.66km SSW of Banning, CA · 17481 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.92km SSE of Loma Linda, CA · 17481 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.310km SW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 17481 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.83km SSE of Highland, CA · 17481 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.511km SE of Anza, CA · 17481 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.511km SE of Anza, CA · 17482 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.616km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 17482 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.13km NNW of Palomar Observatory, CA · 17482 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.619km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 17482 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.56km WSW of Wrightwood, CA · 17482 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.08km NE of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 17482 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.518km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 17482 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.217km NNE of Pinon Hills, CA · 17482 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3343713. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:55 PM UTC.