M1.9 earthquake 15km ENE of Boron, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Oct 10, 1978, 12:12 PM PDT

UTC

1978-10-10 19:12:28 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.072° N, 117.510° 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

±0.32

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

136°

Stations used

10

• Boron, CaliforniaPopulation 2,253. Forecast15 kmENE
• California City, CaliforniaPopulation 13,277. Forecast44 kmE
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast63 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast132 kmNNE

After

1. 3.010km NE of Running Springs, CAWed, Oct 11, 3:33 AM PDT · 17524 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
2. 1.79km NE of Running Springs, CAWed, Oct 11, 5:12 AM PDT · 17524 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.810km NE of Running Springs, CAWed, Oct 11, 5:08 PM PDT · 17523 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
4. 1.610km NE of Running Springs, CAWed, Oct 11, 9:44 PM PDT · 17523 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
5. 1.915km NE of Boron, CAThu, Oct 12, 2:29 AM PDT · 17523 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
6. 1.69km NE of Running Springs, CAThu, Oct 12, 9:57 PM PDT · 17522 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.611km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CAFri, Oct 13, 2:00 PM PDT · 17521 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
8. 2.019km NNW of Adelanto, CAFri, Oct 13, 4:11 PM PDT · 17521 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
9. 2.229km SE of Johannesburg, CASat, Oct 14, 6:14 AM PDT · 17521 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
10. 2.410km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 14, 7:01 AM PDT · 17521 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.720km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 14, 12:23 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
12. 2.211km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CASun, Oct 15, 3:29 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
13. 1.711km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CASun, Oct 15, 7:58 PM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
14. 1.915km ENE of Boron, CAMon, Oct 16, 6:14 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
15. 1.810km NE of Running Springs, CAMon, Oct 16, 5:05 PM PDT · 17518 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
16. 1.89km NE of Running Springs, CAMon, Oct 16, 5:26 PM PDT · 17518 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
17. 2.47km WNW of Lucerne Valley, CATue, Oct 17, 5:36 AM PDT · 17518 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
18. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Oct 18, 12:16 PM PDT · 17516 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
19. 1.915km S of Searles Valley, CAFri, Oct 20, 6:02 AM PDT · 17515 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
20. 2.414km E of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Oct 20, 7:49 PM PDT · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
21. 2.012km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 21, 3:45 PM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
22. 1.722km SE of Barstow, CASat, Oct 21, 4:23 PM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
23. 1.74km SSW of Devore, CASat, Oct 21, 4:35 PM PDT · 17513 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
24. 1.810km S of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 21, 6:32 PM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
25. 2.012km E of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 21, 9:15 PM PDT · 17513 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
26. 2.111km E of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 21, 9:31 PM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
27. 1.814km NNE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Oct 22, 10:25 AM PDT · 17512 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
28. 2.04km N of Muscoy, CAMon, Oct 23, 6:38 AM PDT · 17512 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
29. 2.122km SE of Barstow, CATue, Oct 24, 12:18 PM PDT · 17510 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
30. 2.015km ENE of Boron, CAThu, Oct 26, 3:43 AM PDT · 17509 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
31. 2.79km NE of Running Springs, CAThu, Oct 26, 7:46 AM PDT · 17509 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
32. 2.69km NE of Running Springs, CAThu, Oct 26, 10:43 AM PDT · 17508 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
33. 2.66km SE of Barstow, CAFri, Oct 27, 8:52 AM PDT · 17508 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
34. 2.118km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Oct 27, 10:03 AM PDT · 17507 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
35. 2.019km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Oct 28, 2:28 AM PDT · 17507 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
36. 2.07km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Oct 29, 5:56 AM PST · 17506 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
37. 2.821km SW of Little Lake, CASun, Oct 29, 6:08 AM PST · 17506 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
38. 1.722km SW of Little Lake, CAWed, Nov 1, 5:12 PM PST · 17502 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
39. 1.88km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 1, 9:11 PM PST · 17502 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
40. 1.811km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CAThu, Nov 2, 7:50 AM PST · 17502 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
41. 2.61km WNW of Elizabeth Lake, CAMon, Nov 6, 4:28 PM PST · 17497 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
42. 1.816km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Nov 9, 12:39 PM PST · 17494 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
43. 1.642km E of Johannesburg, CASat, Nov 11, 7:55 AM PST · 17493 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
44. 1.717km WNW of Searles Valley, CASun, Nov 12, 4:35 PM PST · 17491 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
45. 1.514km E of Lucerne Valley, CAMon, Nov 13, 12:16 PM PST · 17490 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
46. 2.023km SE of Barstow, CAWed, Nov 15, 10:51 AM PST · 17488 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
47. 1.618km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 15, 4:17 PM PST · 17488 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
48. 2.323km ENE of Barstow, CAWed, Nov 15, 7:21 PM PST · 17488 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
49. 1.722km E of Trona, CAWed, Nov 15, 11:17 PM PST · 17488 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
50. 1.716km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 16, 1:37 AM PST · 17488 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
51. 1.913km WSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Nov 16, 10:43 PM PST · 17487 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
52. 1.94km WNW of Devore, CAFri, Nov 17, 6:30 AM PST · 17487 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
53. 1.517km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Nov 17, 8:33 PM PST · 17486 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
54. 2.910km W of Tehachapi, CASun, Nov 19, 6:04 AM PST · 17485 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
55. 2.11km SSE of Lytle Creek, CATue, Nov 21, 3:34 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
56. 2.125km S of Bodfish, CATue, Nov 21, 5:59 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
57. 2.217km NNE of Pinon Hills, CATue, Nov 21, 7:56 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
58. 1.56km WSW of Wrightwood, CATue, Nov 21, 1:34 PM PST · 17482 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
59. 1.816km NE of Boron, CAWed, Nov 22, 2:01 AM PST · 17482 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
60. 2.925km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 22, 11:09 AM PST · 17481 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

1. 2.49km NE of Running Springs, CATue, Oct 10, 6:40 AM PDT · 17525 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
2. 2.010km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Oct 10, 3:38 AM PDT · 17525 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
3. 3.716km ENE of Boron, CATue, Oct 10, 2:06 AM PDT · 17525 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.68km SE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Oct 10, 1:10 AM PDT · 17525 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
5. 1.89km NE of Running Springs, CAMon, Oct 9, 7:43 AM PDT · 17526 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.59km NE of Running Springs, CASun, Oct 8, 2:28 AM PDT · 17527 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
7. 2.22km S of Lytle Creek, CASat, Oct 7, 11:03 PM PDT · 17527 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
8. 2.69km NE of Running Springs, CASat, Oct 7, 6:10 PM PDT · 17527 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
9. 2.29km NE of Running Springs, CASat, Oct 7, 8:03 AM PDT · 17528 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
10. 1.610km NE of Running Springs, CASat, Oct 7, 8:00 AM PDT · 17528 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
11. 1.810km NE of Running Springs, CASat, Oct 7, 7:44 AM PDT · 17528 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
12. 2.015km ENE of Boron, CAThu, Oct 5, 11:42 PM PDT · 17529 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
13. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 5, 10:36 PM PDT · 17529 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
14. 2.58km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 2, 5:25 PM PDT · 17532 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
15. 1.73km N of Wrightwood, CASun, Oct 1, 9:40 PM PDT · 17533 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
16. 1.713km NNE of Running Springs, CASun, Oct 1, 8:19 PM PDT · 17533 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
17. 1.97km ENE of Adelanto, CASat, Sep 30, 8:24 AM PDT · 17535 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
18. 1.78km ENE of Adelanto, CASat, Sep 30, 8:15 AM PDT · 17535 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
19. 1.611km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CASat, Sep 30, 5:45 AM PDT · 17535 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
20. 2.130km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Sep 27, 12:16 PM PDT · 17537 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3342899. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:21 AM UTC.