California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 24km SSW of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 24km SSW of Bodfish, CA on Wed, Nov 16, 1977, 7:56 PM PST (03:56 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 23km S of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-11-17 03:56:06 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.386° N, 118.600° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 17.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
174°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51km NE of Castaic, CA · 17841 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.923km S of Bodfish, CA · 17841 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.617km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17840 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.616km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17840 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.624km S of Bodfish, CA · 17840 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.924km S of Bodfish, CA · 17839 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.716km SW of Arvin, CA · 17838 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.719km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17837 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.923km S of Bodfish, CA · 17835 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.823km S of Bodfish, CA · 17835 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.217km SE of Little Lake, CA · 17834 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17834 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.58km ENE of Lebec, CA · 17834 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.014km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 17831 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.713km SW of Gorman, CA · 17830 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.913km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17829 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.720km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17827 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.88km NE of Grapevine, CA · 17822 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.010km SW of Coso Junction, CA · 17820 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.611km WNW of Mojave, CA · 17819 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17817 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17817 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.76km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17815 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.020km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17814 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.116km ESE of Maricopa, CA · 17813 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.524km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17808 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.720km SW of Lamont, CA · 17805 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.925km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17802 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.515km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17797 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.719km SSW of Lamont, CA · 17796 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.822km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 17793 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17788 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.438km WSW of Olancha, CA · 17784 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.137km WSW of Olancha, CA · 17784 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.917km ESE of Maricopa, CA · 17783 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 3.417km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17782 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 1.723km S of Bodfish, CA · 17841 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.815km ESE of Kernville, CA · 17842 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.924km S of Bodfish, CA · 17843 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.910km NNE of Piru, CA · 17844 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.124km NNE of California City, CA · 17846 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.025km N of California City, CA · 17846 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.57km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 17846 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.019km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17847 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17847 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.320km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 17848 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.818km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 17849 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.26km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17849 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.55km SW of Grapevine, CA · 17850 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.514km W of Mojave, CA · 17852 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17853 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.715km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17853 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.926km N of California City, CA · 17853 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.425km NNE of California City, CA · 17853 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.325km NNE of California City, CA · 17853 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.713km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17854 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3336355. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.