California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 34 km ENE of Boron, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 34 km ENE of Boron, CA on Fri, Sep 11, 2026, 7:55 AM PDT (14:55 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 26 km S of Trona, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-11 14:55:06 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.130° N, 117.311° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 since this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.626 km S of Trona, CA · 8 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.916 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.616 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.626 km S of Trona, CA · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.925 km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 6 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.624 km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 6 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.816 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 4 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.518 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 15 hr ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 2.66 km W of Edwards Air Force Base, CA · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 7
  2. 1.818 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.616 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 12 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.916 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 12 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.916 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.316 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.516 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 13 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.816 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.816 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.516 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.816 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 16 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.616 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 19 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.916 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 20 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.518 km W of Searles Valley, CA · 21 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.717 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 22 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.517 km W of Searles Valley, CA · 22 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.516 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 23 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.623 km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 23 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.613 km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 25 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.713 km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 25 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci41544768. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC.