The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 8 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.
In the last 30 days, 36 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Barstow, the biggest of them M2.7. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Barstow came at 0.5× the usual pace — quieter than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Barstow — records go back to 1980 — was the M7.3 of Jun 28, 1992, 11:57 UTC: The 1992 Landers, California Earthquake.
How we figure this: 31 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 59.1 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Latest earthquakes near Barstow
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1.6 | 17 km WSW of Johannesburg, CA | Nov 03, 2026, 06:51 AM | 7 km | 85 km WNW |
| M0.8 | 10 km NW of Morongo Valley, CA | Nov 02, 2026, 10:41 PM | 1 km | 94 km SSE |
| M0.6 | 10 km ESE of Big Bear City, CA | Nov 02, 2026, 08:48 PM | 1 km | 79 km SSE |
| M1.8 | 6 km NNW of Boron, CA | Nov 02, 2026, 04:29 PM | -1 km | 62 km WNW |
| M1.0 | 1 km WNW of Mentone, CA | Nov 02, 2026, 02:02 AM | -1 km | 93 km S |
| M1.6 | 7 km E of Ridgecrest, CA | Nov 01, 2026, 11:44 PM | 7 km | 95 km NNW |
| M1.1 | 3 km N of Big Bear City, CA | Nov 01, 2026, 08:33 PM | 8 km | 70 km SSE |
| M1.1 | 7 km S of Lytle Creek, CA | Nov 01, 2026, 05:33 PM | 9 km | 90 km SSW |
| M0.9 | 3 km NNW of Big Bear City, CA | Nov 01, 2026, 04:13 AM | 9 km | 70 km SSE |
| M0.7 | 3 km SE of Loma Linda, CA | Nov 01, 2026, 03:57 AM | 5 km | 99 km SSW |
Earthquakes per year near Barstow (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
M3.0–3.9 M4.0+
Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.
What the last year looked like near Barstow
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 645 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Barstow (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M7.3 | The 1992 Landers, California Earthquake | Jun 28, 1992, 11:57 UTC | 94 km |
| M7.1 | The 1999 Hector Mine, California Earthquake | Oct 16, 1999, 09:46 UTC | 77 km |
| M6.4 | Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence | Jul 04, 2019, 17:33 UTC | 100 km |
| M6.3 | The 1992 Big Bear, California Earthquake | Jun 28, 1992, 15:05 UTC | 79 km |
| M5.8 | 13km WSW of Ludlow, CA | Oct 16, 1999, 09:59 UTC | 71 km |
| M5.6 | 7km ENE of Running Springs, CA | Oct 16, 1999, 09:59 UTC | 73 km |
| M5.5 | 11km SSE of Big Bear Lake, California | Jun 28, 1992, 14:43 UTC | 83 km |
| M5.5 | 17km S of Searles Valley, CA | Jun 04, 2020, 01:32 UTC | 88 km |
Nearby places
Barstow Heights, CA (4 km) · Silver Lakes, CA (34 km) · Apple Valley, CA (47 km) · Victorville, CA (47 km) · Adelanto, CA (50 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.