California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12km NNE of Boron, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12km NNE of Boron, CA on Sun, Jan 11, 1987, 11:35 PM PST (07:35 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 8km S of Johannesburg, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-01-12 07:35:03 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.105° N, 117.614° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98km S of Johannesburg, CA · 14498 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.08km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14495 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.07km ENE of Barstow, CA · 14495 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.94km SE of Barstow, CA · 14494 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.316km SE of Johannesburg, CA · 14494 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.39km ENE of Barstow, CA · 14491 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.831km E of Johannesburg, CA · 14489 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.68km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14489 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.87km ENE of Barstow, CA · 14489 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.29km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14489 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.59km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 14489 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.537km ENE of Johannesburg, CA · 14488 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.65km WNW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14487 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.65km W of Wrightwood, CA · 14486 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.821km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 14486 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.518km NW of Barstow, CA · 14485 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.66km SSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 14485 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.79km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14482 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.025km N of Tehachapi, CA · 14479 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.120km NNE of California City, CA · 14478 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.822km NNE of California City, CA · 14476 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.018km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 14474 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.08km WSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14474 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.820km NNE of California City, CA · 14473 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.823km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14472 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.720km NNE of California City, CA · 14470 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.313km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14470 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.622km NNE of California City, CA · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.122km NNE of California City, CA · 14469 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.421km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 14469 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 2.09km SW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14468 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14467 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.816km ESE of Arvin, CA · 14466 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.817km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 14466 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.27km ENE of Barstow, CA · 14465 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.611km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14465 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.018km E of Little Lake, CA · 14464 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14463 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14459 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.99km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14458 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.619km N of California City, CA · 14457 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 2.120km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14456 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 2.119km NNE of California City, CA · 14454 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.610km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14454 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.910km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14454 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.610km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14454 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 2.010km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.810km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.410km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 3.110km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 2.010km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14452 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 2.443km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 14451 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.117km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 14450 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.410km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14450 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.710km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14450 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.725km NE of Arvin, CA · 14449 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.521km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14447 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.913km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14446 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.820km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14445 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.616km E of Barstow, CA · 14444 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 2.14km S of Lucerne Valley, CA · 14498 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.620km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14498 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14498 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14498 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.818km ESE of Arvin, CA · 14499 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14500 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.022km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.88km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.97km S of Johannesburg, CA · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.78km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14501 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14501 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.87km S of Johannesburg, CA · 14503 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.18km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14503 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.98km ENE of Barstow, CA · 14507 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.912km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 14508 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.516km S of Little Lake, CA · 14512 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.923km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14512 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.74km SSW of Pinon Hills, CA · 14514 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci715751. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.