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M1.7 earthquake 30km ENE of Boron, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 30km ENE of Boron, CA on Sun, Feb 28, 2021, 7:44 PM PST (03:44 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 17km S of Trona, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-03-01 03:44:37 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.145° N, 117.366° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
157°
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: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.832km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 2043 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.710km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 2043 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.015km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.720km N of Searles Valley, CA · 2043 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.220km N of Searles Valley, CA · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.823km E of Little Lake, CA · 2043 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.524km NNE of Trona, CA · 2043 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.523km N of Trona, CA · 2042 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.722km NNE of Barstow, CA · 2042 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.67km SSE of Littlerock, CA · 2042 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 27
  12. 1.520km E of Little Lake, CA · 2042 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.924km NNE of Trona, CA · 2042 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.714km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.57km SW of Pearblossom, CA · 2041 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.720km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2040 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.615km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2039 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.723km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2039 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.921km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 2039 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 7
  20. 3.319km E of Little Lake, CA · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 8
  21. 2.419km E of Little Lake, CA · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.918km E of Little Lake, CA · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.818km E of Little Lake, CA · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.818km E of Little Lake, CA · 2039 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CA · 2039 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CA · 2039 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.110km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 2039 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.615km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2038 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.312km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2038 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.520km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.716km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.614km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 2036 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.527km WSW of Baker, CA · 2036 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.514km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2036 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.926km NW of Ludlow, CA · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.717km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2034 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.914km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2033 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.016km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2032 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.67km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2032 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.011km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 2031 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.316km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2031 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
  42. 1.514km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2030 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.520km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2029 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.56km WNW of Rosamond, CA · 2029 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.523km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2028 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.811km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.59km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 11
  48. 1.514km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.87km SW of Pearblossom, CA · 2026 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.614km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2025 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.714km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2025 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.519km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2025 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.013km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.626km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2024 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.726km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2024 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.119km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2024 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2023 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.817km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  60. 2.024km NNE of Trona, CA · 2023 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 1.59km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.99km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 22
  3. 2.720km E of Little Lake, CA · 2045 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.59km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.922km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.79km N of Big Bear Lake, CA · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.515km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2045 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.022km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 2045 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.111km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2045 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 17
  10. 1.614km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2045 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.420km S of Trona, CA · 2046 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.910km NNE of Running Springs, CA · 2046 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.924km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.611km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 2046 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.624km N of Trona, CA · 2046 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.624km N of Trona, CA · 2046 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.524km N of Trona, CA · 2047 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.123km NNE of Trona, CA · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.524km NNE of Trona, CA · 2047 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.615km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39805200. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.