M1.7 earthquake 15km NE of Boron, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Sep 24, 1981, 7:56 PM PDT

UTC

1981-09-25 02:56:50 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.077° N, 117.516° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 21.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

93°

Stations used

15

• Boron, CaliforniaPopulation 2,253. Forecast15 kmNE
• California City, CaliforniaPopulation 13,277. Forecast43 kmE
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast64 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast132 kmNNE

After

1. 1.66km NNW of Lytle Creek, CASat, Sep 26, 9:08 PM PDT · 16440 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
2. 1.918km WNW of Johannesburg, CASat, Sep 26, 11:44 PM PDT · 16440 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
3. 1.712km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Sep 28, 2:48 AM PDT · 16439 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
4. 2.223km E of Little Lake, CATue, Sep 29, 4:52 AM PDT · 16438 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
5. 1.619km SSW of Little Lake, CATue, Sep 29, 7:56 AM PDT · 16438 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
6. 1.56km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 29, 10:30 PM PDT · 16437 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
7. 1.928km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Sep 29, 11:10 PM PDT · 16437 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
8. 2.212km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CAFri, Oct 2, 11:00 PM PDT · 16434 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
9. 2.23km ENE of Lytle Creek, CAMon, Oct 5, 1:03 AM PDT · 16432 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
10. 2.64km WNW of Devore, CAMon, Oct 5, 3:42 AM PDT · 16432 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
11. 1.56km SW of Lucerne Valley, CAMon, Oct 5, 5:39 AM PDT · 16432 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
12. 2.94km WNW of Devore, CAMon, Oct 5, 10:43 AM PDT · 16432 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
13. 1.818km N of California City, CAWed, Oct 7, 8:08 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
14. 2.46km WSW of Lucerne Valley, CAThu, Oct 8, 11:11 AM PDT · 16429 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
15. 1.813km NNW of Mojave, CAFri, Oct 9, 7:42 PM PDT · 16427 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
16. 2.423km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Oct 10, 8:53 AM PDT · 16427 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
17. 2.019km NE of Lucerne Valley, CASat, Oct 10, 8:56 AM PDT · 16427 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
18. 2.013km NNW of Mojave, CASun, Oct 11, 3:40 AM PDT · 16426 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
19. 2.313km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 17, 4:03 AM PDT · 16420 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.639km SSE of Fort Irwin, CASun, Oct 18, 10:15 AM PDT · 16419 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
21. 1.716km N of Searles Valley, CASun, Oct 18, 5:26 PM PDT · 16418 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
22. 1.940km SSE of Fort Irwin, CASun, Oct 18, 9:23 PM PDT · 16418 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
23. 2.728km N of California City, CAMon, Oct 19, 6:19 AM PDT · 16418 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
24. 2.513km N of Claremont, CAMon, Oct 19, 8:17 PM PDT · 16417 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
25. 2.116km N of Mojave, CAThu, Oct 22, 12:17 AM PDT · 16415 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
26. 1.64km WNW of Lake Arrowhead, CAThu, Oct 22, 10:52 AM PDT · 16415 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
27. 1.730km SE of Barstow, CAThu, Oct 22, 12:43 PM PDT · 16414 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
28. 2.830km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Oct 22, 4:35 PM PDT · 16414 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
29. 1.54km ENE of Wrightwood, CAFri, Oct 23, 8:18 AM PDT · 16414 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
30. 2.79km S of Littlerock, CASat, Oct 24, 12:10 PM PDT · 16412 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
31. 1.57km SSW of Lytle Creek, CASat, Oct 24, 11:22 PM PDT · 16412 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
32. 1.618km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Oct 25, 6:31 AM PST · 16412 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
33. 1.74km SE of Barstow, CATue, Oct 27, 2:06 PM PST · 16409 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
34. 1.78km E of Barstow, CAFri, Oct 30, 7:36 PM PST · 16406 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
35. 1.519km W of Searles Valley, CASat, Oct 31, 10:58 AM PST · 16405 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
36. 1.618km NNW of Mojave, CASat, Oct 31, 11:35 PM PST · 16405 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
37. 2.820km NW of Barstow, CASun, Nov 1, 9:50 PM PST · 16404 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
38. 2.217km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, Nov 3, 6:22 AM PST · 16403 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
39. 1.730km ESE of Johannesburg, CATue, Nov 3, 8:38 AM PST · 16403 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
40. 2.317km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, Nov 3, 1:58 PM PST · 16402 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
41. 1.717km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, Nov 3, 2:01 PM PST · 16402 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
42. 1.514km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 4, 12:31 PM PST · 16401 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
43. 2.417km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Nov 4, 11:09 PM PST · 16401 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
44. 2.024km W of Johannesburg, CAThu, Nov 5, 2:23 AM PST · 16401 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
45. 2.119km SSW of Little Lake, CASat, Nov 7, 7:52 AM PST · 16399 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
46. 2.07km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Nov 7, 6:40 PM PST · 16398 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
47. 1.718km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Nov 9, 6:03 AM PST · 16397 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
48. 2.012km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Nov 11, 1:09 AM PST · 16395 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
49. 2.916km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Nov 11, 12:25 PM PST · 16394 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
50. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Nov 12, 10:27 AM PST · 16394 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
51. 1.69km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CAMon, Nov 16, 10:42 AM PST · 16389 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
52. 1.614km S of Tehachapi, CAWed, Nov 18, 12:37 AM PST · 16388 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
53. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Nov 19, 2:24 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
54. 2.114km WNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Nov 20, 4:21 PM PST · 16385 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
55. 2.37km NNE of Rancho Cucamonga, CASat, Nov 21, 12:38 AM PST · 16385 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away

Before

1. 1.616km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 19, 2:25 AM PDT · 16448 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
2. 2.116km SSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Sep 18, 5:34 PM PDT · 16448 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
3. 2.710km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CAWed, Sep 16, 1:32 PM PDT · 16450 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
4. 1.515km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 16, 7:27 AM PDT · 16451 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
5. 1.511km SE of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 15, 6:51 PM PDT · 16451 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
6. 2.020km WNW of Searles Valley, CAMon, Sep 14, 6:53 PM PDT · 16452 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
7. 2.616km SSW of Searles Valley, CAMon, Sep 14, 12:41 PM PDT · 16452 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
8. 1.63km ENE of Lake Arrowhead, CAFri, Sep 11, 3:19 AM PDT · 16456 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
9. 2.53km NNE of Lytle Creek, CAThu, Sep 10, 2:19 PM PDT · 16456 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
10. 2.120km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Sep 9, 10:42 AM PDT · 16458 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
11. 1.811km NW of Lake Los Angeles, CAWed, Sep 9, 8:05 AM PDT · 16458 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
12. 1.522km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Sep 6, 9:05 PM PDT · 16460 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
13. 1.715km NE of Inyokern, CASat, Sep 5, 7:09 AM PDT · 16462 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
14. 2.08km NW of Vincent, CAWed, Sep 2, 7:17 AM PDT · 16465 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
15. 1.88km NW of Vincent, CAWed, Sep 2, 4:58 AM PDT · 16465 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
16. 1.632km SE of Barstow, CAMon, Aug 31, 3:30 PM PDT · 16466 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
17. 1.814km NE of Inyokern, CAMon, Aug 31, 4:03 AM PDT · 16467 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
18. 1.513km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Aug 31, 1:57 AM PDT · 16467 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
19. 2.46km WSW of Devore, CASun, Aug 30, 9:17 PM PDT · 16467 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
20. 1.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Aug 27, 3:46 PM PDT · 16470 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci523537. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:05 AM UTC.