M1.7 earthquake 23km NNW of Barstow, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Apr 29, 1981, 7:09 PM PDT

UTC

1981-04-30 02:09:14 UTC

Depth

2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.081° N, 117.147° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

80°

Stations used

17

• Lenwood, CaliforniaPopulation 3,543. Forecast23 kmN
• Barstow, CaliforniaPopulation 23,692. Forecast23 kmNNW
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast62 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast152 kmNE

After

1. 1.722km NNW of Barstow, CAWed, Apr 29, 8:05 PM PDT · 16594 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.923km NNW of Barstow, CAWed, Apr 29, 8:54 PM PDT · 16594 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.819km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Apr 30, 4:38 AM PDT · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
4. 1.737km N of Yucca Valley, CAThu, Apr 30, 5:45 AM PDT · 16594 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
5. 1.718km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, May 1, 3:30 AM PDT · 16593 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
6. 1.76km E of Running Springs, CAFri, May 1, 5:20 AM PDT · 16593 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
7. 2.523km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, May 1, 7:15 PM PDT · 16592 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.54km E of Lytle Creek, CASat, May 2, 4:41 AM PDT · 16592 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
9. 2.319km SE of Little Lake, CASun, May 3, 9:14 PM PDT · 16590 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
10. 2.218km SE of Little Lake, CASun, May 3, 9:32 PM PDT · 16590 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
11. 1.618km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, May 4, 5:14 AM PDT · 16590 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
12. 1.927km WNW of Ludlow, CAMon, May 4, 4:43 PM PDT · 16589 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.529km WNW of Ludlow, CAThu, May 7, 6:10 PM PDT · 16586 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
14. 2.012km ESE of Johannesburg, CAFri, May 8, 2:40 AM PDT · 16586 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
15. 2.422km ENE of Barstow, CASun, May 10, 11:30 AM PDT · 16583 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
16. 1.927km NW of Fort Irwin, CASun, May 10, 9:26 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
17. 2.06km W of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, May 11, 4:09 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.422km NNE of Trona, CAMon, May 11, 5:40 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
19. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, May 13, 9:19 AM PDT · 16581 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
20. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, May 13, 12:56 PM PDT · 16580 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
21. 1.710km NNE of Running Springs, CAMon, May 18, 7:57 PM PDT · 16575 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
22. 2.16km W of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, May 25, 3:36 PM PDT · 16568 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
23. 1.820km WNW of Johannesburg, CATue, May 26, 1:39 AM PDT · 16568 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
24. 2.39km ENE of Barstow, CATue, May 26, 4:41 AM PDT · 16568 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
25. 1.824km SSE of Trona, CAFri, May 29, 7:03 AM PDT · 16565 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
26. 1.54km ESE of Running Springs, CASun, May 31, 12:35 PM PDT · 16562 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
27. 2.140km WSW of Tecopa, CASun, May 31, 4:27 PM PDT · 16562 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
28. 1.516km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 5, 4:47 AM PDT · 16558 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
29. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 5, 5:21 AM PDT · 16558 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
30. 1.816km NNE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Jun 5, 9:02 AM PDT · 16558 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
31. 3.115km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 5, 10:54 PM PDT · 16557 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
32. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 5, 10:55 PM PDT · 16557 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
33. 2.414km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 5, 11:17 PM PDT · 16557 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
34. 1.714km NE of Inyokern, CAMon, Jun 8, 11:58 AM PDT · 16554 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
35. 1.620km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Jun 11, 4:15 PM PDT · 16551 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
36. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 11, 6:42 PM PDT · 16551 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
37. 1.65km NNW of Running Springs, CASat, Jun 13, 10:49 PM PDT · 16549 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
38. 2.17km ESE of Running Springs, CASun, Jun 14, 5:15 PM PDT · 16548 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
39. 2.235km NE of Big Bear City, CAMon, Jun 15, 1:19 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
40. 1.921km W of Johannesburg, CAMon, Jun 15, 10:08 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
41. 2.212km N of Mojave, CASat, Jun 20, 2:08 PM PDT · 16542 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
42. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jun 21, 10:56 AM PDT · 16542 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
43. 1.516km SSE of Barstow, CATue, Jun 23, 6:46 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
44. 1.612km N of Mojave, CAThu, Jun 25, 10:51 PM PDT · 16537 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
45. 1.637km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CAFri, Jun 26, 6:46 PM PDT · 16536 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

Before

1. 1.916km NE of Barstow, CAWed, Apr 29, 3:01 PM PDT · 16594 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
2. 1.718km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 26, 2:37 PM PDT · 16597 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
3. 2.112km WSW of Searles Valley, CASat, Apr 25, 1:00 PM PST · 16598 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
4. 1.619km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Apr 25, 6:59 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.618km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 25, 2:58 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.37km NNE of Running Springs, CAFri, Apr 24, 3:54 PM PST · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
7. 1.818km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Apr 23, 7:32 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.810km E of Barstow, CAThu, Apr 23, 5:12 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
9. 1.522km ENE of Barstow, CAThu, Apr 23, 3:23 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
10. 1.511km E of Barstow, CAWed, Apr 22, 4:28 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
11. 1.611km E of Barstow, CATue, Apr 21, 1:35 PM PST · 16602 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
12. 1.93km SW of Lake Los Angeles, CATue, Apr 21, 8:59 AM PST · 16603 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
13. 1.719km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Apr 19, 6:50 PM PST · 16604 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
14. 1.818km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 4:31 PM PST · 16604 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
15. 4.118km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 1:02 AM PST · 16605 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
16. 1.510km ENE of Barstow, CAFri, Apr 17, 2:12 AM PST · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
17. 2.25km N of Lytle Creek, CAWed, Apr 15, 12:24 PM PST · 16608 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
18. 1.739km SSE of Fort Irwin, CASun, Apr 12, 12:31 PM PST · 16611 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
19. 1.925km NNE of California City, CASat, Apr 11, 12:24 PM PST · 16612 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
20. 1.940km NE of Trona, CAThu, Apr 9, 1:30 PM PST · 16614 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515155. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:27 AM UTC.