California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 24km S of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 24km S of Bodfish, CA on Sat, Nov 19, 1977, 5:23 AM PST (13:23 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 16km ESE of Johannesburg, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-11-19 13:23:39 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.378° N, 118.469° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 17.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.716km SW of Arvin, CA · 17838 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.719km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17837 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.116km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 17836 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.923km S of Bodfish, CA · 17835 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.823km S of Bodfish, CA · 17835 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.217km SE of Little Lake, CA · 17835 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17835 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.58km ENE of Lebec, CA · 17834 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.014km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 17832 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.713km SW of Gorman, CA · 17831 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.913km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17830 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.720km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17827 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.810km S of Olancha, CA · 17827 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.88km NE of Grapevine, CA · 17823 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.911km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17821 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.812km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17821 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.010km SW of Coso Junction, CA · 17821 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.812km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17821 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.011km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17821 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.910km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17819 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.611km WNW of Mojave, CA · 17819 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17818 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17817 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.76km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17816 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.020km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17814 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.116km ESE of Maricopa, CA · 17813 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.510km NNE of Santa Clarita, CA · 17812 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.524km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17808 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.720km SW of Lamont, CA · 17806 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.925km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17802 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.420km WSW of Olancha, CA · 17799 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.515km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17797 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.719km SSW of Lamont, CA · 17796 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.822km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 17793 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17789 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.438km WSW of Olancha, CA · 17784 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.137km WSW of Olancha, CA · 17784 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.917km ESE of Maricopa, CA · 17783 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 3.417km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17782 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.419km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17780 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 1.624km S of Bodfish, CA · 17840 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.616km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17840 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.617km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17841 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.923km S of Bodfish, CA · 17841 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.51km NE of Castaic, CA · 17842 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.724km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17842 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.723km S of Bodfish, CA · 17842 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.011km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17842 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.815km ESE of Kernville, CA · 17842 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.924km S of Bodfish, CA · 17843 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.124km NNE of California City, CA · 17846 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.025km N of California City, CA · 17846 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.57km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 17847 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.713km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17847 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.510km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 17848 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.019km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17848 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17848 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.016km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17848 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.320km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 17848 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.315km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17849 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3336397. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC.