M3.0 earthquake 16km S of Bodfish, CA

Magnitude

3.0 (ml), minor

Local time

Fri, Dec 11, 1981, 9:07 PM PST

UTC

1981-12-12 05:07:09 UTC

Depth

0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.444° N, 118.476° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.09

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

33°

Stations used

39

• Bodfish, CaliforniaPopulation 1,956. Forecast16 kmS
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast35 kmN
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast50 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast156 kmN

After

1. 2.726km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 14, 4:29 AM PST · 16353 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
2. 1.715km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 14, 8:10 AM PST · 16353 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
3. 3.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 12:05 AM PST · 16352 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
4. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 12:10 AM PST · 16352 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
5. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 1:34 AM PST · 16352 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
6. 1.713km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 2:35 AM PST · 16352 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
7. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 2:37 AM PST · 16352 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
8. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 6:12 AM PST · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
9. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 6:28 AM PST · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
10. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 6:47 AM PST · 16352 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
11. 2.312km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 8:15 AM PST · 16352 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
12. 2.312km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 8:20 AM PST · 16352 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
13. 2.213km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 1:08 PM PST · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
14. 2.214km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 2:20 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
15. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 3:56 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
16. 3.516km SE of Olancha, CATue, Dec 15, 5:34 PM PST · 16351 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
17. 2.614km SE of Olancha, CATue, Dec 15, 5:41 PM PST · 16351 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.814km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 6:39 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
19. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 7:03 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
20. 1.713km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 8:43 PM PST · 16351 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
21. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 8:50 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
22. 2.213km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 9:53 PM PST · 16351 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
23. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Dec 15, 10:11 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
24. 2.215km ENE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Dec 16, 9:44 AM PST · 16351 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
25. 2.014km ENE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Dec 16, 11:05 AM PST · 16351 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
26. 1.917km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, Dec 16, 11:06 AM PST · 16351 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
27. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Dec 16, 3:21 PM PST · 16350 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
28. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Dec 17, 7:10 AM PST · 16350 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
29. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Dec 17, 8:36 AM PST · 16350 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
30. 1.814km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Dec 17, 3:12 PM PST · 16349 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
31. 2.012km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Dec 17, 7:09 PM PST · 16349 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
32. 1.823km N of California City, CAFri, Dec 18, 2:35 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
33. 1.816km S of Bodfish, CAFri, Dec 18, 5:58 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
34. 1.814km SE of Johannesburg, CAFri, Dec 18, 7:59 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
35. 1.611km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Dec 18, 8:11 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
36. 2.19km NE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Dec 18, 8:58 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
37. 1.513km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Dec 18, 10:32 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
38. 1.912km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Dec 18, 11:25 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
39. 1.512km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Dec 18, 11:40 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
40. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CASat, Dec 19, 4:42 AM PST · 16348 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
41. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CASat, Dec 19, 4:43 AM PST · 16348 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
42. 2.414km ENE of Coso Junction, CASat, Dec 19, 8:33 AM PST · 16348 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
43. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CASat, Dec 19, 2:20 PM PST · 16347 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
44. 1.715km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 20, 4:35 AM PST · 16347 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
45. 2.511km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 20, 3:04 PM PST · 16346 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
46. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 21, 3:40 AM PST · 16346 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
47. 1.915km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 21, 6:24 AM PST · 16346 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
48. 1.513km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 21, 1:22 PM PST · 16346 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
49. 2.212km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 21, 4:07 PM PST · 16345 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
50. 1.512km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 21, 10:29 PM PST · 16345 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
51. 2.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 21, 10:38 PM PST · 16345 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
52. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 21, 10:43 PM PST · 16345 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
53. 1.516km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 21, 11:01 PM PST · 16345 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
54. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 21, 11:06 PM PST · 16345 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
55. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Dec 23, 1:29 AM PST · 16344 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
56. 1.914km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Dec 24, 1:25 PM PST · 16343 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
57. 2.819km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 25, 7:09 AM PST · 16342 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
58. 2.219km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 25, 9:32 AM PST · 16342 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
59. 2.218km ENE of Arvin, CAFri, Dec 25, 4:55 PM PST · 16341 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
60. 2.114km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Dec 25, 10:38 PM PST · 16341 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci103079. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.