M2.0 earthquake 14km ENE of Boron, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (mh), micro

Local time

Fri, Sep 8, 1978, 2:47 AM PDT

UTC

1978-09-08 09:47:32 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.068° N, 117.517° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.29

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

72°

Stations used

24

• Boron, CaliforniaPopulation 2,253. Forecast14 kmENE
• California City, CaliforniaPopulation 13,277. Forecast43 kmE
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast63 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast131 kmNNE

After

1. 1.828km E of Kernville, CAFri, Sep 8, 4:22 AM PDT · 17547 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
2. 1.73km WNW of Devore, CAFri, Sep 8, 11:08 AM PDT · 17547 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
3. 2.018km NNE of Boron, CASat, Sep 9, 7:52 PM PDT · 17545 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
4. 2.022km ENE of Barstow, CASat, Sep 9, 10:46 PM PDT · 17545 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
5. 1.66km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CASun, Sep 10, 4:23 AM PDT · 17545 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
6. 2.622km ENE of Barstow, CASun, Sep 10, 7:53 AM PDT · 17545 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
7. 2.32km S of Wrightwood, CASun, Sep 10, 2:29 PM PDT · 17545 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
8. 2.04km SE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Sep 13, 2:35 PM PDT · 17542 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
9. 1.923km E of Barstow, CAThu, Sep 14, 10:59 AM PDT · 17541 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
10. 2.38km ESE of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 15, 3:31 AM PDT · 17540 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
11. 1.824km N of Ridgecrest, CASat, Sep 16, 5:39 PM PDT · 17539 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
12. 1.926km E of Little Lake, CAThu, Sep 21, 11:46 PM PDT · 17533 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
13. 2.09km N of Mojave, CASun, Sep 24, 12:49 AM PDT · 17531 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
14. 2.57km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 25, 6:13 PM PDT · 17529 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
15. 2.58km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Sep 25, 6:26 PM PDT · 17529 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
16. 1.87km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 25, 6:39 PM PDT · 17529 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
17. 2.68km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Sep 25, 8:41 PM PDT · 17529 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
18. 1.67km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 25, 11:17 PM PDT · 17529 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.022km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 26, 4:23 AM PDT · 17529 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
20. 1.510km SSE of Inyokern, CATue, Sep 26, 11:38 AM PDT · 17529 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
21. 1.912km WNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 26, 3:19 PM PDT · 17529 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
22. 1.89km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Sep 27, 9:09 AM PDT · 17528 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
23. 2.130km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Sep 27, 12:16 PM PDT · 17528 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
24. 1.611km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CASat, Sep 30, 5:45 AM PDT · 17525 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
25. 1.78km ENE of Adelanto, CASat, Sep 30, 8:15 AM PDT · 17525 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
26. 1.97km ENE of Adelanto, CASat, Sep 30, 8:24 AM PDT · 17525 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
27. 1.713km NNE of Running Springs, CASun, Oct 1, 8:19 PM PDT · 17523 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
28. 1.73km N of Wrightwood, CASun, Oct 1, 9:40 PM PDT · 17523 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
29. 2.58km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 2, 5:25 PM PDT · 17523 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
30. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 5, 10:36 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
31. 2.015km ENE of Boron, CAThu, Oct 5, 11:42 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
32. 2.315km W of Tehachapi, CAFri, Oct 6, 3:02 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
33. 1.810km NE of Running Springs, CASat, Oct 7, 7:44 AM PDT · 17518 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
34. 1.610km NE of Running Springs, CASat, Oct 7, 8:00 AM PDT · 17518 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
35. 2.29km NE of Running Springs, CASat, Oct 7, 8:03 AM PDT · 17518 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
36. 2.69km NE of Running Springs, CASat, Oct 7, 6:10 PM PDT · 17517 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
37. 2.22km S of Lytle Creek, CASat, Oct 7, 11:03 PM PDT · 17517 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
38. 2.59km NE of Running Springs, CASun, Oct 8, 2:28 AM PDT · 17517 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
39. 1.89km NE of Running Springs, CAMon, Oct 9, 7:43 AM PDT · 17516 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
40. 2.68km SE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Oct 10, 1:10 AM PDT · 17515 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
41. 3.716km ENE of Boron, CATue, Oct 10, 2:06 AM PDT · 17515 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
42. 2.010km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Oct 10, 3:38 AM PDT · 17515 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
43. 2.49km NE of Running Springs, CATue, Oct 10, 6:40 AM PDT · 17515 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
44. 1.915km ENE of Boron, CATue, Oct 10, 12:12 PM PDT · 17515 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
45. 3.010km NE of Running Springs, CAWed, Oct 11, 3:33 AM PDT · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
46. 1.79km NE of Running Springs, CAWed, Oct 11, 5:12 AM PDT · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
47. 1.810km NE of Running Springs, CAWed, Oct 11, 5:08 PM PDT · 17514 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
48. 1.610km NE of Running Springs, CAWed, Oct 11, 9:44 PM PDT · 17513 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
49. 1.915km NE of Boron, CAThu, Oct 12, 2:29 AM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
50. 1.69km NE of Running Springs, CAThu, Oct 12, 9:57 PM PDT · 17512 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
51. 1.611km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CAFri, Oct 13, 2:00 PM PDT · 17512 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
52. 2.019km NNW of Adelanto, CAFri, Oct 13, 4:11 PM PDT · 17512 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
53. 2.229km SE of Johannesburg, CASat, Oct 14, 6:14 AM PDT · 17511 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
54. 2.410km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 14, 7:01 AM PDT · 17511 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
55. 1.720km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 14, 12:23 PM PDT · 17511 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
56. 2.211km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CASun, Oct 15, 3:29 PM PDT · 17510 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
57. 1.711km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CASun, Oct 15, 7:58 PM PDT · 17509 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
58. 1.915km ENE of Boron, CAMon, Oct 16, 6:14 AM PDT · 17509 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
59. 1.810km NE of Running Springs, CAMon, Oct 16, 5:05 PM PDT · 17509 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
60. 1.89km NE of Running Springs, CAMon, Oct 16, 5:26 PM PDT · 17509 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

1. 2.316km ENE of Boron, CAFri, Sep 8, 2:00 AM PDT · 17547 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.937km SSE of Fort Irwin, CATue, Sep 5, 3:04 AM PDT · 17550 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
3. 1.88km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Sep 4, 4:22 PM PDT · 17551 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
4. 2.89km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Sep 4, 2:05 PM PDT · 17551 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3341663. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.