M1.7 earthquake 16km S of Bodfish, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (mh), micro

Local time

Thu, Dec 10, 1981, 4:58 AM PST

UTC

1981-12-10 12:58:31 UTC

Depth

4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.448° N, 118.510° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 22.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

93°

Stations used

9

• Bodfish, CaliforniaPopulation 1,956. Forecast16 kmS
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast36 kmN
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast47 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast157 kmN

After

1. 2.014km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 13, 12:30 AM PST · 16354 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
2. 1.923km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Dec 13, 1:48 AM PST · 16354 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
3. 1.714km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 13, 5:13 AM PST · 16354 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.911km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 13, 5:14 AM PST · 16354 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
5. 2.316km S of Bodfish, CASun, Dec 13, 3:27 PM PST · 16354 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
6. 1.712km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 13, 6:19 PM PST · 16354 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.816km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 13, 10:36 PM PST · 16353 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
8. 2.726km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 14, 4:29 AM PST · 16353 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
9. 1.715km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 14, 8:10 AM PST · 16353 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
10. 3.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 12:05 AM PST · 16352 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 12:10 AM PST · 16352 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
12. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 1:34 AM PST · 16352 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
13. 1.713km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 2:35 AM PST · 16352 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
14. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 2:37 AM PST · 16352 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
15. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 6:12 AM PST · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
16. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 6:28 AM PST · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
17. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 6:47 AM PST · 16352 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
18. 2.312km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 8:15 AM PST · 16352 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
19. 2.312km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 8:20 AM PST · 16352 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
20. 2.213km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 1:08 PM PST · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
21. 2.214km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 2:20 PM PST · 16352 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
22. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 3:56 PM PST · 16352 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
23. 1.814km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 6:39 PM PST · 16352 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
24. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 7:03 PM PST · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
25. 1.713km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 8:43 PM PST · 16351 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
26. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 8:50 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
27. 2.213km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 9:53 PM PST · 16351 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
28. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 10:11 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
29. 2.215km ENE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Dec 16, 9:44 AM PST · 16351 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
30. 2.014km ENE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Dec 16, 11:05 AM PST · 16351 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
31. 1.917km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Dec 16, 11:06 AM PST · 16351 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
32. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Dec 16, 3:21 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
33. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Dec 17, 7:10 AM PST · 16350 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
34. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Dec 17, 8:36 AM PST · 16350 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
35. 1.814km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Dec 17, 3:12 PM PST · 16350 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
36. 2.012km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Dec 17, 7:09 PM PST · 16350 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
37. 1.823km N of California City, CAFri, Dec 18, 2:35 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
38. 1.816km S of Bodfish, CAFri, Dec 18, 5:58 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
39. 1.814km SE of Johannesburg, CAFri, Dec 18, 7:59 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
40. 1.611km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Dec 18, 8:11 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
41. 2.19km NE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Dec 18, 8:58 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
42. 1.513km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Dec 18, 10:32 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
43. 1.912km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Dec 18, 11:25 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
44. 1.512km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Dec 18, 11:40 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
45. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CASat, Dec 19, 4:42 AM PST · 16348 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
46. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CASat, Dec 19, 4:43 AM PST · 16348 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
47. 2.414km ENE of Coso Junction, CASat, Dec 19, 8:33 AM PST · 16348 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
48. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CASat, Dec 19, 2:20 PM PST · 16348 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
49. 1.715km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 20, 4:35 AM PST · 16347 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
50. 2.511km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 20, 3:04 PM PST · 16347 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
51. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 21, 3:40 AM PST · 16346 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
52. 1.915km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 21, 6:24 AM PST · 16346 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
53. 1.513km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 21, 1:22 PM PST · 16346 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
54. 2.212km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 21, 4:07 PM PST · 16346 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
55. 1.512km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 21, 10:29 PM PST · 16345 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
56. 2.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 21, 10:38 PM PST · 16345 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
57. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 21, 10:43 PM PST · 16345 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
58. 1.516km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 21, 11:01 PM PST · 16345 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
59. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 21, 11:06 PM PST · 16345 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
60. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Dec 23, 1:29 AM PST · 16344 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci102938. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:35 PM UTC.