California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 34km E of Barstow, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 34km E of Barstow, CA on Sun, May 11, 1947, 6:42 AM GMT-8 (14:42 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 40km WNW of Ludlow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1947-05-11 14:42:49 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.934° N, 116.649° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
254°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.824km NW of Ludlow, CA · 28989 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.933km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28987 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.631km ESE of Barstow, CA · 28985 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.834km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 28985 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.940km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28982 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.89km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28981 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.834km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28981 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.239km W of Ludlow, CA · 28981 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.837km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 28978 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.334km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 28978 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.740km E of Barstow, CA · 28976 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.626km W of Ludlow, CA · 28975 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 3.234km NW of Ludlow, CA · 28974 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 3.538km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28974 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.740km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28970 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.736km NW of Ludlow, CA · 28969 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.835km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28967 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.535km E of Barstow, CA · 28966 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 3.18km NE of Morongo Valley, CA · 28966 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.835km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28965 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 3.026km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28965 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.634km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28965 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.732km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28963 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.727km W of Ludlow, CA · 28962 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.77km NNE of Morongo Valley, CA · 28962 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.634km NW of Ludlow, CA · 28961 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.834km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28959 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.638km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 28955 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.734km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28954 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.930km NW of Ludlow, CA · 28953 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 3.330km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28950 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.732km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28949 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 3.63km ESE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 28946 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.338km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28942 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.338km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28940 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.638km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28940 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.637km NW of Ludlow, CA · 28938 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.624km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28938 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.832km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28937 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.740km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28935 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 2.838km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28989 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.829km NW of Ludlow, CA · 28989 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.825km ENE of Barstow, CA · 28989 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.126km E of Barstow, CA · 28989 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.722km NNW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 28989 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.935km NW of Ludlow, CA · 28990 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.930km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28990 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.934km NW of Ludlow, CA · 28991 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.820km NW of Ludlow, CA · 28992 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.829km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28993 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.234km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28993 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.936km NW of Ludlow, CA · 28994 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.824km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28994 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.936km E of Barstow, CA · 28994 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.117km NNE of Joshua Tree, CA · 28994 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.628km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28996 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 3.833km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28996 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.334km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28997 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.541km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28997 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.828km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28999 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3358721. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.