M1.6 earthquake 13km NE of Boron, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Mar 16, 1984, 9:59 AM PST

UTC

1984-03-16 17:59:18 UTC

Depth

5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.085° N, 117.549° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

0°

Stations used

0

• Boron, CaliforniaPopulation 2,253. Forecast13 kmNE
• California City, CaliforniaPopulation 13,277. Forecast40 kmE
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast65 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast131 kmNNE

After

1. 2.55km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Mar 16, 4:27 PM PST · 15542 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
2. 2.67km SSW of Littlerock, CAFri, Mar 16, 5:00 PM PST · 15542 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
3. 1.54km WSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Mar 16, 7:49 PM PST · 15542 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
4. 1.722km S of Fort Irwin, CASat, Mar 17, 12:42 PM PST · 15541 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
5. 1.64km W of Devore, CASat, Mar 17, 9:12 PM PST · 15541 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
6. 1.826km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 18, 8:33 AM PST · 15540 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
7. 1.723km ENE of Arvin, CASun, Mar 18, 2:35 PM PST · 15540 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.512km NW of Big Bear Lake, CAMon, Mar 19, 10:13 AM PST · 15539 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
9. 2.77km E of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Mar 21, 2:52 PM PST · 15537 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
10. 1.811km NNE of Running Springs, CAWed, Mar 21, 4:40 PM PST · 15537 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
11. 2.222km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Mar 23, 12:38 AM PST · 15536 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
12. 2.422km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Mar 23, 4:50 AM PST · 15536 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
13. 1.522km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Mar 23, 5:52 AM PST · 15536 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
14. 2.126km SSE of Trona, CAFri, Mar 23, 6:39 AM PST · 15536 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
15. 1.622km ENE of Boron, CASat, Mar 24, 3:54 AM PST · 15535 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
16. 2.212km NW of Big Bear Lake, CASat, Mar 24, 5:56 AM PST · 15535 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
17. 1.738km ESE of Barstow, CASun, Mar 25, 5:13 PM PST · 15533 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
18. 2.028km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASun, Mar 25, 11:34 PM PST · 15533 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
19. 2.34km S of Lytle Creek, CAMon, Mar 26, 6:16 PM PST · 15532 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
20. 1.97km S of Lytle Creek, CAWed, Mar 28, 1:15 AM PST · 15531 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
21. 2.014km ENE of Barstow, CASat, Mar 31, 4:22 AM PST · 15528 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
22. 2.025km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Apr 4, 10:44 PM PST · 15523 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
23. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Apr 8, 9:52 AM PST · 15519 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
24. 2.16km W of Tehachapi, CASun, Apr 8, 2:58 PM PST · 15519 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
25. 1.820km SW of Little Lake, CATue, Apr 10, 9:54 PM PST · 15517 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
26. 1.94km WSW of Lytle Creek, CAWed, Apr 11, 8:13 AM PST · 15517 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
27. 2.119km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Apr 11, 2:13 PM PST · 15516 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
28. 1.816km N of Mojave, CAThu, Apr 12, 9:52 AM PST · 15515 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
29. 2.121km NW of Inyokern, CAThu, Apr 12, 2:45 PM PST · 15515 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
30. 2.121km NW of Inyokern, CAThu, Apr 12, 2:46 PM PST · 15515 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
31. 1.510km S of Johannesburg, CAFri, Apr 13, 12:53 AM PST · 15515 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
32. 3.05km E of Vincent, CAFri, Apr 13, 6:27 PM PST · 15514 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
33. 1.96km E of Vincent, CAFri, Apr 13, 8:05 PM PST · 15514 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
34. 1.82km SSE of Crestline, CASun, Apr 15, 6:29 AM PST · 15513 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
35. 2.44km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CAMon, Apr 16, 12:17 AM PST · 15512 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
36. 2.338km ESE of Johannesburg, CAWed, Apr 18, 9:30 PM PST · 15509 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
37. 1.824km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Apr 20, 4:23 AM PST · 15508 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
38. 1.66km SSE of Tehachapi, CAFri, Apr 20, 4:16 PM PST · 15507 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
39. 2.015km SSW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Apr 23, 12:17 AM PST · 15505 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
40. 1.619km NE of Barstow, CAMon, Apr 23, 1:10 PM PST · 15504 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
41. 1.713km NNW of Barstow, CAMon, Apr 23, 3:11 PM PST · 15504 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
42. 2.110km SSE of Hesperia, CAMon, Apr 23, 8:28 PM PST · 15504 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
43. 2.117km NE of Lucerne Valley, CATue, Apr 24, 1:27 AM PST · 15504 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
44. 1.85km E of Vincent, CATue, Apr 24, 2:09 PM PST · 15503 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
45. 2.017km NE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Apr 25, 3:37 PM PST · 15502 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
46. 1.623km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Apr 27, 2:56 PM PST · 15500 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
47. 1.65km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Apr 27, 3:20 PM PST · 15500 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
48. 2.25km W of Devore, CAFri, Apr 27, 4:53 PM PST · 15500 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
49. 2.13km S of Lytle Creek, CASat, Apr 28, 1:22 AM PST · 15500 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
50. 2.56km N of Running Springs, CASun, Apr 29, 7:25 AM PDT · 15499 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
51. 1.811km NNW of Lake Arrowhead, CAMon, Apr 30, 6:47 AM PDT · 15498 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
52. 2.223km ENE of Barstow, CAMon, Apr 30, 2:48 PM PDT · 15497 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
53. 2.525km S of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 4:58 PM PDT · 15493 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
54. 1.68km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CASat, May 5, 2:18 PM PDT · 15492 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
55. 2.425km NE of Arvin, CASat, May 5, 6:53 PM PDT · 15492 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
56. 2.56km SW of Pearblossum, CASun, May 6, 1:29 PM PDT · 15491 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
57. 1.525km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, May 7, 2:15 AM PDT · 15491 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
58. 1.925km NE of Barstow, CAMon, May 7, 10:58 PM PDT · 15490 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
59. 1.912km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CATue, May 8, 2:38 AM PDT · 15490 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
60. 2.29km SSW of Johannesburg, CATue, May 8, 7:29 PM PDT · 15489 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

1. 2.011km ESE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Mar 15, 3:04 PM PST · 15543 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
2. 1.911km NW of Big Bear Lake, CAThu, Mar 15, 1:12 PM PST · 15543 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
3. 1.58km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Mar 14, 8:21 AM PST · 15545 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
4. 1.818km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Mar 12, 7:08 AM PST · 15547 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.519km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Mar 12, 4:07 AM PST · 15547 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
6. 2.537km W of Fort Irwin, CASat, Mar 10, 5:34 AM PST · 15549 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
7. 1.817km N of Mojave, CAThu, Mar 8, 5:35 PM PST · 15550 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
8. 1.739km WNW of Ludlow, CAWed, Mar 7, 11:54 PM PST · 15551 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
9. 1.814km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CAMon, Mar 5, 4:00 AM PST · 15554 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
10. 1.58km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Mar 4, 2:24 AM PST · 15555 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
11. 2.410km WSW of Lucerne Valley, CASat, Mar 3, 8:31 AM PST · 15555 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
12. 1.715km E of Barstow, CAFri, Mar 2, 5:24 PM PST · 15556 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
13. 2.015km ENE of Barstow, CAFri, Mar 2, 11:03 AM PST · 15556 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
14. 1.55km ENE of Lake Arrowhead, CAThu, Mar 1, 3:49 AM PST · 15558 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
15. 1.618km N of Mojave, CATue, Feb 28, 12:07 PM PST · 15559 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
16. 1.814km NE of Lucerne Valley, CATue, Feb 28, 10:16 AM PST · 15559 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
17. 1.619km SE of Little Lake, CATue, Feb 28, 4:58 AM PST · 15560 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
18. 1.67km ENE of Barstow, CATue, Feb 28, 12:33 AM PST · 15560 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
19. 2.65km ESE of Vincent, CAFri, Feb 24, 5:41 PM PST · 15563 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
20. 2.54km ESE of Vincent, CAFri, Feb 24, 5:17 PM PST · 15563 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci33839. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC.