M2.6 earthquake 16km NNW of Boron, CA
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 16km NNW of Boron, CA on Wed, Jul 7, 1937, 4:37 PM GMT-8 (00:37 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 1km SW of Lytle Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1937-07-08 00:37:38 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.135° N, 117.700° 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 4.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 324°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.913km WSW of Adelanto, CA · 32538 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.21km SW of Lytle Creek, CA · 32529 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3364310. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC.