California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 34km ENE of Boron, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 34km ENE of Boron, California on Fri, May 31, 2002, 12:37 PM PDT (19:37 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 7km N of Big Bear City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-05-31 19:37:10 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.111° N, 117.303° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.915km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 8893 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.713km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 8892 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.715km ESE of Little Lake, California · 8892 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.413km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 8891 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.626km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8891 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.711km NE of Edwards Air Force Base, CA · 8890 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.614km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8887 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.86km S of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8886 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.913km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8886 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.66km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8884 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.61km S of Pinon Hills, CA · 8884 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.624km WNW of Inyokern, California · 8883 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.814km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8883 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.83km WNW of Devore, CA · 8880 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.621km N of Ridgecrest, California · 8879 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.622km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 8879 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.621km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 8879 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.524km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8874 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.94km SW of Johannesburg, California · 8874 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.937km WSW of Ludlow, California · 8874 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.92km SSE of Pinon Hills, CA · 8872 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.830km E of Barstow, CA · 8871 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.323km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8868 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.722km WNW of Ludlow, California · 8868 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.522km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8867 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.517km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 8867 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.89km N of Big Bear City, California · 8867 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.936km SSW of Tecopa, California · 8866 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.110km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 8860 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.625km NNE of Trona, CA · 8859 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.512km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8858 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.511km NNW of Mojave, California · 8858 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.017km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 8858 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.317km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 8857 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.021km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8856 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.26km S of Pearblossum, CA · 8856 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.121km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8856 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.721km NW of Ludlow, CA · 8856 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.88km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 8855 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.720km W of Ludlow, California · 8855 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.820km W of Ludlow, California · 8855 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.424km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8854 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.94km NNW of Boron, California · 8854 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.917km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8853 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.534km NE of Lucerne Valley, California · 8851 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.56km S of Pearblossum, CA · 8851 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.226km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8851 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.226km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8851 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 2.47km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8851 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.57km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8851 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.58km SW of Littlerock, CA · 8849 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.06km WSW of Lytle Creek, CA · 8849 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.618km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8849 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.513km ESE of Tehachapi, California · 8849 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.940km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8848 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.27km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8846 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.518km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 8842 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.613km WNW of Adelanto, California · 8842 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.97km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8841 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.618km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 8841 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 1.53km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8897 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.63km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8897 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.63km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8897 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.03km NNW of Big Bear Lake, CA · 8897 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.86km N of Big Bear City, CA · 8897 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.435km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 8898 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CA · 8899 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.937km WSW of Ludlow, CA · 8899 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.518km E of Little Lake, CA · 8900 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.027km W of Inyokern, CA · 8902 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.616km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8903 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.524km WNW of Ludlow, California · 8903 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8904 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.436km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8904 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.72km SSW of Pinon Hills, CA · 8905 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.621km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 8907 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.133km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 8907 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.619km W of Searles Valley, CA · 8908 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8909 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.720km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 8911 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13563452. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.