California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15km ENE of Boron, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15km ENE of Boron, CA on Thu, Aug 24, 1978, 10:37 AM PDT (17:37 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 16km ENE of Boron, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-08-24 17:37:29 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.074° N, 117.513° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.116km ENE of Boron, CA · 17571 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.914km ENE of Boron, CA · 17568 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.115km ENE of Boron, CA · 17568 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.916km ENE of Boron, CA · 17567 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.412km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17567 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.124km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17567 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.815km ENE of Boron, CA · 17566 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.015km ENE of Boron, CA · 17566 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.722km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17565 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.822km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17565 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.722km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17565 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.922km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17565 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.714km ENE of Boron, CA · 17565 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.915km ENE of Boron, CA · 17563 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.714km ENE of Boron, CA · 17563 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.817km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 17563 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.216km ENE of Boron, CA · 17563 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.915km ENE of Boron, CA · 17563 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.89km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17560 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.88km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17560 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.937km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 17559 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.316km ENE of Boron, CA · 17557 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.014km ENE of Boron, CA · 17556 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.828km E of Kernville, CA · 17556 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.73km WNW of Devore, CA · 17556 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.018km NNE of Boron, CA · 17555 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.022km ENE of Barstow, CA · 17555 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.66km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17554 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.622km ENE of Barstow, CA · 17554 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.32km S of Wrightwood, CA · 17554 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.04km SE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17551 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.923km E of Barstow, CA · 17550 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 2.38km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17549 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.824km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 17548 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.926km E of Little Lake, CA · 17543 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.09km N of Mojave, CA · 17541 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.57km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17539 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.58km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17539 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.87km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17539 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.68km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17539 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.67km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17539 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.022km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17538 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.510km SSE of Inyokern, CA · 17538 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.912km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17538 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.89km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17537 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.130km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17537 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.611km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17534 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.78km ENE of Adelanto, CA · 17534 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.97km ENE of Adelanto, CA · 17534 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 1.713km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 17533 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.73km N of Wrightwood, CA · 17533 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.58km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17532 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17529 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.015km ENE of Boron, CA · 17529 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.315km W of Tehachapi, CA · 17528 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 1.810km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17527 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.610km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17527 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.29km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17527 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.69km NE of Running Springs, CA · 17527 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.22km S of Lytle Creek, CA · 17527 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 1.73km E of Wrightwood, CA · 17572 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.315km ENE of Boron, CA · 17573 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.815km ENE of Boron, CA · 17574 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.015km ENE of Boron, CA · 17575 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.910km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 17577 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.915km ENE of Boron, CA · 17577 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.05km SW of Mojave, CA · 17578 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.817km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 17578 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.26km NW of Boron, CA · 17579 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.011km ENE of Boron, CA · 17581 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.515km NE of Boron, CA · 17581 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.817km S of Johannesburg, CA · 17581 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.710km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 17581 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.020km W of Johannesburg, CA · 17581 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.86km S of Pearblossum, CA · 17581 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.72km W of Devore, CA · 17582 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.85km WNW of Devore, CA · 17585 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.610km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 17589 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.64km ESE of Lytle Creek, CA · 17590 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.120km NW of Searles Valley, CA · 17592 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3341307. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC.