California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16km SSW of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16km SSW of Bodfish, CA on Fri, May 4, 1979, 11:35 PM PDT (06:35 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 18km NW of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-05-05 06:35:21 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.464° N, 118.583° 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, 8.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
146°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.316km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.816km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.816km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17315 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.015km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17315 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.516km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17315 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.622km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17315 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.616km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17315 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.217km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17315 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.612km W of Grapevine, CA · 17310 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.05km NNE of Wasco, CA · 17309 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.716km SE of Maricopa, CA · 17307 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.97km S of Tehachapi, CA · 17306 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.111km NE of Little Lake, CA · 17306 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.34km SSW of Lindsay, CA · 17305 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.415km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17305 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 3.07km S of Tehachapi, CA · 17304 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.918km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17300 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.86km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 17298 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.111km E of Little Lake, CA · 17297 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.018km SE of Little Lake, CA · 17297 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.013km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 17296 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.023km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17296 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.318km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17294 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.213km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17293 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17292 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.014km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 17290 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.75km WNW of Bodfish, CA · 17288 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 3.018km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17285 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.515km WSW of Inyokern, CA · 17285 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.215km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 17282 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.318km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17281 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17281 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 1.78km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 17279 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.824km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17277 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.627km W of Johannesburg, CA · 17276 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.918km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17276 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.118km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 17276 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 3.421km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17276 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 4.518km NW of Inyokern, CA · 17276 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 3.020km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17276 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.416km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17276 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.521km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17276 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 3.617km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17275 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 2.820km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17275 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.920km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17275 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 2.020km NW of Inyokern, CA · 17275 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 3.022km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 17275 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.621km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 17275 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.914km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17275 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.85km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 17275 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 3.016km SSW of Rosedale, CA · 17274 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.320km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 17273 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.116km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17271 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.38km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 17270 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 2.26km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17270 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.36km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 17268 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.17km NNW of Kernville, CA · 17266 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 2.320km NW of Inyokern, CA · 17266 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.64km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17264 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.615km N of Inyokern, CA · 17263 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 3.116km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.418km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.821km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.516km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.116km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.616km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.517km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.716km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.616km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.316km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.416km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.316km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.115km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.016km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.616km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.616km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.116km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.316km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.516km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.316km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17316 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3348874. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:18 PM UTC.