M2.0 earthquake 18km NNE of Boron, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Sep 9, 1978, 7:52 PM PDT

UTC

1978-09-10 02:52:55 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.146° N, 117.555° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.41

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

88°

Stations used

13

• Boron, CaliforniaPopulation 2,253. Forecast18 kmNNE
• California City, CaliforniaPopulation 13,277. Forecast39 kmE
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast72 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast137 kmNNE

After

1. 2.022km ENE of Barstow, CASat, Sep 9, 10:46 PM PDT · 17555 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
2. 1.66km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CASun, Sep 10, 4:23 AM PDT · 17555 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
3. 2.622km ENE of Barstow, CASun, Sep 10, 7:53 AM PDT · 17555 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
4. 2.32km S of Wrightwood, CASun, Sep 10, 2:29 PM PDT · 17554 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
5. 2.04km SE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Sep 13, 2:35 PM PDT · 17551 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
6. 1.923km E of Barstow, CAThu, Sep 14, 10:59 AM PDT · 17551 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
7. 2.38km ESE of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 15, 3:31 AM PDT · 17550 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
8. 1.824km N of Ridgecrest, CASat, Sep 16, 5:39 PM PDT · 17548 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
9. 1.88km NE of Little Lake, CATue, Sep 19, 5:47 AM PDT · 17546 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.926km E of Little Lake, CAThu, Sep 21, 11:46 PM PDT · 17543 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
11. 2.09km N of Mojave, CASun, Sep 24, 12:49 AM PDT · 17541 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
12. 2.57km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 25, 6:13 PM PDT · 17539 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
13. 2.58km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Sep 25, 6:26 PM PDT · 17539 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
14. 1.87km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 25, 6:39 PM PDT · 17539 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
15. 2.68km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Sep 25, 8:41 PM PDT · 17539 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
16. 1.67km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 25, 11:17 PM PDT · 17539 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
17. 2.022km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 26, 4:23 AM PDT · 17539 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
18. 1.510km SSE of Inyokern, CATue, Sep 26, 11:38 AM PDT · 17538 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
19. 1.912km WNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 26, 3:19 PM PDT · 17538 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
20. 1.89km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Sep 27, 9:09 AM PDT · 17538 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
21. 2.130km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Sep 27, 12:16 PM PDT · 17537 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
22. 1.79km NE of Little Lake, CASat, Sep 30, 1:11 AM PDT · 17535 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
23. 1.78km ENE of Adelanto, CASat, Sep 30, 8:15 AM PDT · 17535 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
24. 1.97km ENE of Adelanto, CASat, Sep 30, 8:24 AM PDT · 17535 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
25. 1.716km NE of Little Lake, CASun, Oct 1, 1:10 AM PDT · 17534 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
26. 1.73km N of Wrightwood, CASun, Oct 1, 9:40 PM PDT · 17533 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
27. 1.814km ENE of Little Lake, CASun, Oct 1, 10:50 PM PDT · 17533 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
28. 2.58km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 2, 5:25 PM PDT · 17532 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
29. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 5, 10:36 PM PDT · 17529 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
30. 2.015km ENE of Boron, CAThu, Oct 5, 11:42 PM PDT · 17529 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
31. 2.315km W of Tehachapi, CAFri, Oct 6, 3:02 PM PDT · 17528 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
32. 2.011km NE of Little Lake, CAFri, Oct 6, 4:14 PM PDT · 17528 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
33. 2.010km NE of Little Lake, CAFri, Oct 6, 4:55 PM PDT · 17528 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
34. 2.010km NE of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 7, 4:29 AM PDT · 17528 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
35. 2.68km SE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Oct 10, 1:10 AM PDT · 17525 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
36. 3.716km ENE of Boron, CATue, Oct 10, 2:06 AM PDT · 17525 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
37. 2.010km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Oct 10, 3:38 AM PDT · 17525 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
38. 1.915km ENE of Boron, CATue, Oct 10, 12:12 PM PDT · 17524 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
39. 1.915km NE of Boron, CAThu, Oct 12, 2:29 AM PDT · 17523 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
40. 1.89km NE of Little Lake, CAThu, Oct 12, 3:42 AM PDT · 17523 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
41. 2.019km NNW of Adelanto, CAFri, Oct 13, 4:11 PM PDT · 17521 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
42. 2.229km SE of Johannesburg, CASat, Oct 14, 6:14 AM PDT · 17521 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
43. 2.410km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 14, 7:01 AM PDT · 17521 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
44. 2.611km ESE of Wofford Heights, CASat, Oct 14, 11:35 AM PDT · 17520 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
45. 1.720km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 14, 12:23 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
46. 1.921km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 16, 3:59 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
47. 1.915km ENE of Boron, CAMon, Oct 16, 6:14 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
48. 2.47km WNW of Lucerne Valley, CATue, Oct 17, 5:36 AM PDT · 17518 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
49. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Oct 18, 12:16 PM PDT · 17516 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
50. 1.915km S of Searles Valley, CAFri, Oct 20, 6:02 AM PDT · 17515 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
51. 2.414km E of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Oct 20, 7:49 PM PDT · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
52. 2.012km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 21, 3:45 PM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
53. 1.722km SE of Barstow, CASat, Oct 21, 4:23 PM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
54. 1.810km S of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 21, 6:32 PM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
55. 1.812km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 21, 8:33 PM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
56. 2.012km E of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 21, 9:15 PM PDT · 17513 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
57. 2.111km E of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 21, 9:31 PM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
58. 1.814km NNE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Oct 22, 10:25 AM PDT · 17513 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
59. 2.122km SE of Barstow, CATue, Oct 24, 12:18 PM PDT · 17510 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
60. 2.015km ENE of Boron, CAThu, Oct 26, 3:43 AM PDT · 17509 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

1. 1.828km E of Kernville, CAFri, Sep 8, 4:22 AM PDT · 17557 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
2. 2.014km ENE of Boron, CAFri, Sep 8, 2:47 AM PDT · 17557 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
3. 2.316km ENE of Boron, CAFri, Sep 8, 2:00 AM PDT · 17557 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
4. 1.937km SSE of Fort Irwin, CATue, Sep 5, 3:04 AM PDT · 17560 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
5. 1.88km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Sep 4, 4:22 PM PDT · 17560 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
6. 2.89km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Sep 4, 2:05 PM PDT · 17560 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
7. 2.15km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 2, 7:29 PM PDT · 17562 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
8. 1.915km ENE of Boron, CASat, Sep 2, 12:51 AM PDT · 17563 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
9. 2.216km ENE of Boron, CAFri, Sep 1, 10:23 PM PDT · 17563 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
10. 1.817km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, Sep 1, 9:29 PM PDT · 17563 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
11. 1.714km ENE of Boron, CAFri, Sep 1, 8:17 PM PDT · 17563 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
12. 1.915km ENE of Boron, CAFri, Sep 1, 7:05 PM PDT · 17563 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
13. 1.714km ENE of Boron, CAThu, Aug 31, 1:55 AM PDT · 17565 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
14. 1.922km NE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Aug 30, 8:33 PM PDT · 17565 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
15. 1.722km NE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Aug 30, 4:28 PM PDT · 17565 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.822km NE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Aug 30, 7:09 AM PDT · 17566 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
17. 1.722km NE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Aug 30, 3:09 AM PDT · 17566 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
18. 2.015km ENE of Boron, CATue, Aug 29, 8:55 PM PDT · 17566 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
19. 1.815km ENE of Boron, CATue, Aug 29, 10:06 AM PDT · 17567 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
20. 2.123km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Aug 29, 4:18 AM PDT · 17567 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3341697. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:56 AM UTC.