M1.9 earthquake 30km NE of Boron, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, Nov 5, 1986, 5:34 PM PST

UTC

1986-11-06 01:34:02 UTC

Depth

3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.165° N, 117.389° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

119°

Stations used

0

• Boron, CaliforniaPopulation 2,253. Forecast30 kmNE
• Barstow, CaliforniaPopulation 23,692. Forecast45 kmNW
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast71 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast146 kmNNE

After

1. 2.111km ENE of Barstow, CAFri, Nov 7, 2:12 AM PST · 14564 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
2. 2.18km W of Searles Valley, CAFri, Nov 7, 9:24 AM PST · 14564 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
3. 1.611km ENE of Little Lake, CASun, Nov 9, 8:16 AM PST · 14562 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
4. 1.817km NE of Barstow, CATue, Nov 11, 2:57 AM PST · 14560 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
5. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, Nov 11, 4:53 AM PST · 14560 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
6. 2.117km NE of Barstow, CATue, Nov 11, 12:00 PM PST · 14560 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
7. 2.112km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CAWed, Nov 12, 10:09 PM PST · 14558 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.911km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CAFri, Nov 14, 6:43 PM PST · 14556 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
9. 1.914km E of Little Lake, CATue, Nov 18, 10:48 PM PST · 14552 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
10. 2.129km NNW of California City, CAWed, Nov 19, 3:05 AM PST · 14552 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
11. 1.84km NNW of Vincent, CAThu, Nov 20, 6:53 AM PST · 14551 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
12. 2.014km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CASat, Nov 22, 3:49 AM PST · 14549 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.220km NNE of California City, CASun, Nov 23, 8:15 AM PST · 14548 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
14. 1.621km SSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 27, 10:24 PM PST · 14543 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
15. 2.07km SSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Nov 28, 2:05 PM PST · 14543 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
16. 2.014km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Nov 29, 11:07 PM PST · 14541 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
17. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Nov 30, 12:06 AM PST · 14541 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
18. 1.97km NW of Vincent, CASun, Nov 30, 12:12 AM PST · 14541 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
19. 1.514km NNE of Lake Arrowhead, CAMon, Dec 1, 8:31 AM PST · 14540 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
20. 1.613km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Dec 1, 7:32 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
21. 1.71km NNW of Little Lake, CAWed, Dec 3, 6:27 AM PST · 14538 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
22. 1.830km N of Searles Valley, CAThu, Dec 4, 10:21 AM PST · 14537 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
23. 2.013km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Dec 6, 8:35 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
24. 2.14km SW of Wrightwood, CAMon, Dec 8, 4:43 AM PST · 14533 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
25. 1.84km SW of Wrightwood, CAMon, Dec 8, 11:06 AM PST · 14533 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
26. 1.525km E of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 8, 3:24 PM PST · 14532 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
27. 1.617km E of Little Lake, CAWed, Dec 10, 7:17 AM PST · 14531 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
28. 2.015km WNW of Barstow, CAWed, Dec 10, 7:43 PM PST · 14530 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
29. 2.217km NW of Barstow, CAWed, Dec 10, 8:47 PM PST · 14530 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
30. 2.212km NNE of Running Springs, CAFri, Dec 12, 6:54 AM PST · 14529 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
31. 2.217km E of Boron, CASat, Dec 13, 1:37 PM PST · 14528 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
32. 2.538km SSE of Fort Irwin, CASun, Dec 14, 11:00 PM PST · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
33. 2.518km ENE of Barstow, CAWed, Dec 17, 5:37 AM PST · 14524 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
34. 2.022km E of Little Lake, CAThu, Dec 18, 8:27 PM PST · 14522 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
35. 1.76km SW of Wrightwood, CAFri, Dec 19, 4:53 AM PST · 14522 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
36. 1.920km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Dec 23, 4:49 PM PST · 14517 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
37. 1.717km S of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 24, 2:05 AM PST · 14517 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
38. 2.520km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 24, 4:15 AM PST · 14517 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
39. 2.220km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 24, 9:11 AM PST · 14517 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
40. 2.911km ESE of Trona, CAThu, Dec 25, 11:53 AM PST · 14516 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
41. 2.312km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CAThu, Dec 25, 11:35 PM PST · 14515 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
42. 1.724km NNW of Barstow, CAFri, Dec 26, 11:50 AM PST · 14515 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
43. 1.78km SSW of Johannesburg, CASat, Dec 27, 4:59 AM PST · 14514 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
44. 1.74km SSW of Pinon Hills, CASat, Dec 27, 1:32 PM PST · 14514 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
45. 1.923km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Dec 28, 10:14 PM PST · 14512 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
46. 1.516km S of Little Lake, CAMon, Dec 29, 7:25 AM PST · 14512 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
47. 1.912km WNW of Johannesburg, CAFri, Jan 2, 11:33 AM PST · 14508 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
48. 1.98km ENE of Barstow, CASat, Jan 3, 12:40 AM PST · 14507 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away

Before

1. 2.528km SE of Trona, CATue, Nov 4, 4:08 PM PST · 14566 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
2. 2.122km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Nov 3, 12:52 PM PST · 14568 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
3. 2.820km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Nov 2, 7:18 PM PST · 14568 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
4. 1.617km E of Little Lake, CASat, Nov 1, 7:20 PM PST · 14569 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
5. 1.824km NNE of California City, CASat, Nov 1, 4:19 AM PST · 14570 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
6. 1.821km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Oct 31, 7:26 PM PST · 14570 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
7. 1.821km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, Oct 31, 2:22 PM PST · 14571 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
8. 2.527km SE of Trona, CAFri, Oct 31, 2:02 PM PST · 14571 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
9. 2.128km SE of Trona, CAFri, Oct 31, 6:35 AM PST · 14571 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
10. 3.827km SE of Trona, CAFri, Oct 31, 6:27 AM PST · 14571 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
11. 1.724km NNE of California City, CAThu, Oct 30, 9:39 PM PST · 14571 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
12. 1.618km ESE of Little Lake, CAThu, Oct 30, 7:10 PM PST · 14571 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
13. 1.611km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Oct 27, 3:29 PM PST · 14574 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
14. 2.010km NNW of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Oct 27, 3:02 PM PST · 14574 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
15. 1.622km SSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Oct 27, 12:59 AM PST · 14575 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
16. 1.55km SW of Wrightwood, CASun, Oct 26, 9:28 AM PST · 14576 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
17. 2.022km E of Johannesburg, CASun, Oct 26, 2:18 AM PST · 14576 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
18. 1.818km SW of Fort Irwin, CASun, Oct 26, 1:46 AM PDT · 14576 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
19. 3.010km ENE of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 25, 10:18 PM PDT · 14576 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
20. 2.39km W of Lucerne Valley, CASat, Oct 25, 7:56 AM PDT · 14577 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci712433. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:04 AM UTC.