M1.6 earthquake 24km SSE of Boron, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Jan 5, 1981, 4:17 AM PST

UTC

1981-01-05 12:17:05 UTC

Depth

4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.811° N, 117.517° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 25.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.36

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

112°

Stations used

7

• Silver Lakes, CaliforniaPopulation 5,623. Forecast18 kmWNW
• Adelanto, CaliforniaPopulation 33,166. Forecast27 kmNNW
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast37 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast108 kmNE

After

1. 2.111km NE of Yucaipa, CAMon, Jan 5, 6:37 AM PST · 16706 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
2. 1.823km SSE of Boron, CAMon, Jan 5, 8:18 PM PST · 16706 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.510km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CATue, Jan 6, 12:58 AM PST · 16705 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
4. 2.34km S of Pinon Hills, CATue, Jan 6, 10:40 PM PST · 16705 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
5. 1.63km SSE of Pinon Hills, CATue, Jan 6, 10:41 PM PST · 16705 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
6. 2.14km NNW of Wrightwood, CATue, Jan 6, 10:58 PM PST · 16705 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
7. 2.03km S of Pinon Hills, CATue, Jan 6, 11:00 PM PST · 16705 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
8. 1.97km NNE of Moreno Valley, CAWed, Jan 7, 11:03 AM PST · 16704 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
9. 2.06km SE of Crestline, CAThu, Jan 8, 6:46 PM PST · 16703 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
10. 2.16km SSE of Crestline, CAFri, Jan 9, 5:25 AM PST · 16702 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
11. 1.77km SSE of Crestline, CAFri, Jan 9, 5:26 AM PST · 16702 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
12. 1.99km SW of Lucerne Valley, CASat, Jan 10, 1:19 PM PST · 16701 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
13. 2.110km SW of Lucerne Valley, CASat, Jan 10, 1:32 PM PST · 16701 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
14. 2.67km SSE of Crestline, CASun, Jan 11, 2:02 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
15. 1.66km SSE of Crestline, CASun, Jan 11, 2:15 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
16. 2.56km SSE of Crestline, CASun, Jan 11, 2:29 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
17. 1.66km SSE of Crestline, CASun, Jan 11, 2:30 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
18. 2.46km SE of Crestline, CASun, Jan 11, 3:15 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
19. 2.86km SE of Crestline, CASun, Jan 11, 3:15 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
20. 2.08km SW of Lucerne Valley, CASun, Jan 11, 7:31 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
21. 2.33km NW of Fort Irwin, CASun, Jan 11, 8:26 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
22. 1.54km SE of Big Bear Lake, CATue, Jan 13, 12:17 AM PST · 16698 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
23. 2.23km ESE of Colton, CAThu, Jan 15, 1:59 PM PST · 16696 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
24. 2.523km ESE of Johannesburg, CASat, Jan 17, 1:23 AM PST · 16694 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
25. 1.91km NNE of Loma Linda, CASat, Jan 17, 3:23 PM PST · 16694 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
26. 1.618km E of Lucerne Valley, CASun, Jan 18, 4:21 AM PST · 16693 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
27. 1.53km ESE of Running Springs, CAMon, Jan 19, 1:37 PM PST · 16692 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
28. 1.66km SSE of Crestline, CATue, Jan 20, 3:51 PM PST · 16691 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
29. 1.86km SSE of Crestline, CASat, Jan 24, 2:04 PM PST · 16687 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
30. 1.712km N of Mojave, CASun, Jan 25, 10:20 PM PST · 16686 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
31. 1.84km ESE of Wrightwood, CASun, Jan 25, 11:36 PM PST · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
32. 1.69km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CATue, Jan 27, 6:18 PM PST · 16684 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
33. 1.83km WNW of Devore, CAWed, Jan 28, 8:29 PM PST · 16683 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
34. 1.822km S of Searles Valley, CAThu, Jan 29, 11:30 PM PST · 16682 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
35. 2.29km WSW of Agua Dulce, CASun, Feb 1, 4:13 PM PST · 16679 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
36. 1.935km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 1, 10:41 PM PST · 16679 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
37. 1.69km SE of Johannesburg, CAMon, Feb 2, 5:07 AM PST · 16678 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
38. 2.136km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Feb 2, 12:08 PM PST · 16678 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
39. 1.72km ESE of Wrightwood, CATue, Feb 3, 4:58 PM PST · 16677 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
40. 2.010km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CAWed, Feb 4, 7:36 AM PST · 16676 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
41. 2.118km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CASun, Feb 8, 9:07 PM PST · 16672 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
42. 1.916km ENE of Boron, CAMon, Feb 9, 1:56 AM PST · 16671 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
43. 2.26km SSW of Redlands, CAMon, Feb 9, 4:46 PM PST · 16671 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
44. 1.722km NNE of Barstow, CATue, Feb 10, 8:16 PM PST · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
45. 1.518km NE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Feb 11, 10:17 AM PST · 16669 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
46. 2.418km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CAThu, Feb 12, 10:30 PM PST · 16668 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
47. 1.89km SSE of Llano, CASat, Feb 14, 7:41 PM PST · 16666 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
48. 1.718km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CASun, Feb 15, 1:45 PM PST · 16665 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
49. 1.83km S of Duarte, CATue, Feb 17, 8:59 AM PST · 16663 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
50. 1.76km ENE of Running Springs, CAWed, Feb 18, 5:36 PM PST · 16662 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
51. 1.64km SE of Lytle Creek, CAWed, Feb 18, 11:50 PM PST · 16661 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
52. 1.87km SSE of Redlands, CAThu, Feb 19, 9:08 AM PST · 16661 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
53. 2.110km SW of Agua Dulce, CASat, Feb 21, 5:46 PM PST · 16659 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
54. 1.93km E of Colton, CASun, Feb 22, 4:10 PM PST · 16658 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
55. 1.76km SE of Loma Linda, CAMon, Feb 23, 1:46 AM PST · 16657 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
56. 2.52km ESE of Loma Linda, CAMon, Feb 23, 2:49 AM PST · 16657 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
57. 1.72km SSE of Loma Linda, CAThu, Feb 26, 9:42 PM PST · 16654 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
58. 1.630km WNW of Ludlow, CAFri, Feb 27, 11:28 PM PST · 16653 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
59. 2.13km ESE of Rowland Heights, CASat, Feb 28, 1:58 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
60. 2.04km SE of Santa Clarita, CASun, Mar 1, 10:28 AM PST · 16651 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

1. 1.65km NNE of Muscoy, CASat, Jan 3, 1:07 PM PST · 16708 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
2. 1.921km SSW of Inyokern, CASat, Jan 3, 11:50 AM PST · 16708 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
3. 1.54km S of Highland, CAFri, Jan 2, 8:17 PM PST · 16709 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
4. 1.96km S of Redlands, CAThu, Jan 1, 12:23 AM PST · 16710 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
5. 1.64km ENE of Muscoy, CAWed, Dec 31, 9:39 PM PST · 16711 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
6. 2.44km NE of Muscoy, CAWed, Dec 31, 9:20 PM PST · 16711 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
7. 1.77km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Dec 31, 1:35 AM PST · 16711 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
8. 1.92km N of Rowland Heights, CATue, Dec 30, 12:10 PM PST · 16712 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.66km NW of Vincent, CATue, Dec 30, 12:19 AM PST · 16712 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
10. 1.841km SSE of Fort Irwin, CAMon, Dec 29, 9:48 AM PST · 16713 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
11. 1.74km ENE of Muscoy, CASat, Dec 27, 7:11 AM PST · 16715 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
12. 1.912km SE of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 26, 6:34 PM PST · 16716 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
13. 2.814km NNW of Barstow, CAThu, Dec 25, 8:17 AM PST · 16717 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
14. 1.64km NE of Muscoy, CAWed, Dec 24, 9:18 PM PST · 16718 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
15. 1.54km NNE of Muscoy, CAWed, Dec 24, 9:02 PM PST · 16718 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
16. 2.12km E of Lytle Creek, CAWed, Dec 24, 7:32 AM PST · 16718 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
17. 2.04km SW of Pinon Hills, CAMon, Dec 22, 12:36 AM PST · 16720 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
18. 2.05km SW of Pinon Hills, CASun, Dec 21, 11:43 AM PST · 16721 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
19. 2.032km W of Ludlow, CAFri, Dec 19, 12:04 AM PST · 16723 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
20. 3.09km SSE of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 15, 2:42 PM PST · 16727 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12250107. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:04 PM UTC.