M1.8 earthquake 4km ESE of Bodfish, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (mh), micro

Local time

Thu, Apr 23, 1981, 6:53 AM PST

UTC

1981-04-23 14:53:15 UTC

Depth

4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.570° N, 118.448° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.44

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

229°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Bodfish, CaliforniaPopulation 1,956. Forecast4 kmESE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast49 kmN
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast56 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast170 kmN

After

1. 1.815km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 23, 4:14 PM PST · 16588 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
2. 1.716km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 23, 5:24 PM PST · 16588 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
3. 2.315km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 23, 6:06 PM PST · 16588 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
4. 1.818km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Apr 23, 7:32 PM PST · 16588 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
5. 1.922km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Apr 24, 2:41 PM PST · 16587 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
6. 2.216km ENE of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 24, 11:24 PM PST · 16586 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
7. 2.019km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Apr 25, 12:09 AM PST · 16586 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
8. 2.618km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 25, 2:58 AM PST · 16586 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
9. 1.619km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Apr 25, 6:59 AM PST · 16586 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
10. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 25, 7:21 AM PST · 16586 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
11. 1.617km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 25, 12:09 PM PST · 16586 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
12. 2.112km WSW of Searles Valley, CASat, Apr 25, 1:00 PM PST · 16586 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
13. 1.615km ENE of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 25, 8:51 PM PST · 16586 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
14. 1.718km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 26, 2:37 PM PDT · 16585 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
15. 2.715km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Apr 28, 2:54 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
16. 1.614km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Apr 28, 3:20 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
17. 1.67km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Apr 28, 8:10 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
18. 1.79km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Apr 29, 11:51 PM PDT · 16581 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
19. 2.012km NNE of Taft, CAThu, Apr 30, 1:13 AM PDT · 16581 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
20. 1.819km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Apr 30, 4:38 AM PDT · 16581 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
21. 1.516km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, May 1, 2:24 AM PDT · 16580 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
22. 1.718km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, May 1, 3:30 AM PDT · 16580 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
23. 1.533km W of Coso Junction, CAFri, May 1, 2:41 PM PDT · 16580 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
24. 3.217km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, May 1, 7:11 PM PDT · 16580 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
25. 2.523km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, May 1, 7:15 PM PDT · 16580 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
26. 2.015km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, May 2, 2:55 AM PDT · 16579 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
27. 2.319km SE of Little Lake, CASun, May 3, 9:14 PM PDT · 16578 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
28. 2.218km SE of Little Lake, CASun, May 3, 9:32 PM PDT · 16578 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
29. 1.618km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, May 4, 5:14 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
30. 3.013km NNW of Olancha, CATue, May 5, 6:59 AM PDT · 16576 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
31. 3.114km NNW of Olancha, CATue, May 5, 7:34 AM PDT · 16576 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
32. 2.510km S of Tehachapi, CATue, May 5, 12:46 PM PDT · 16576 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
33. 1.917km SW of Lamont, CATue, May 5, 1:11 PM PDT · 16576 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
34. 2.223km ENE of Arvin, CATue, May 5, 2:24 PM PDT · 16576 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
35. 1.66km ENE of Buttonwillow, CATue, May 5, 10:05 PM PDT · 16575 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
36. 2.012km ESE of Johannesburg, CAFri, May 8, 2:40 AM PDT · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
37. 2.015km ENE of Little Lake, CASat, May 9, 3:33 AM PDT · 16572 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
38. 2.416km ENE of Little Lake, CASat, May 9, 6:51 AM PDT · 16572 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
39. 2.416km ENE of Little Lake, CASat, May 9, 9:27 AM PDT · 16572 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
40. 1.65km NW of Frazier Park, CASun, May 10, 12:01 AM PDT · 16571 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
41. 2.121km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 11, 2:54 PM PDT · 16570 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
42. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, May 13, 9:19 AM PDT · 16568 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
43. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, May 13, 12:56 PM PDT · 16568 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
44. 2.09km W of Grapevine, CAFri, May 15, 8:41 PM PDT · 16566 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
45. 2.133km NNW of Searles Valley, CATue, May 19, 2:54 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
46. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, May 19, 11:16 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
47. 3.18km NE of Coso Junction, CASat, May 23, 11:50 AM PDT · 16558 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
48. 1.89km NE of Coso Junction, CASat, May 23, 12:54 PM PDT · 16558 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
49. 1.624km S of Bodfish, CASat, May 23, 9:40 PM PDT · 16558 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
50. 1.921km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 24, 2:41 AM PDT · 16557 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
51. 2.78km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, May 24, 9:59 PM PDT · 16556 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
52. 2.310km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, May 24, 10:38 PM PDT · 16556 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
53. 2.68km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, May 25, 12:39 PM PDT · 16556 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
54. 1.820km WNW of Johannesburg, CATue, May 26, 1:39 AM PDT · 16555 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
55. 2.425km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, May 30, 11:06 PM PDT · 16550 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
56. 1.526km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, May 31, 3:05 AM PDT · 16550 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
57. 1.516km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 5, 4:47 AM PDT · 16545 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
58. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 5, 5:21 AM PDT · 16545 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
59. 1.816km NNE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Jun 5, 9:02 AM PDT · 16545 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
60. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 5, 9:24 AM PDT · 16545 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

1. 2.08km SE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Apr 23, 6:52 AM PST · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
2. 2.115km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 23, 2:17 AM PST · 16588 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
3. 1.815km SE of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 22, 9:19 PM PST · 16588 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
4. 3.414km SE of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 22, 7:35 PM PST · 16589 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
5. 2.116km SE of Little Lake, CAWed, Apr 22, 3:21 PM PST · 16589 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
6. 1.619km SSW of Lamont, CAWed, Apr 22, 9:24 AM PST · 16589 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
7. 1.719km SSE of Arvin, CATue, Apr 21, 9:06 PM PST · 16589 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
8. 2.712km N of Coso Junction, CATue, Apr 21, 5:33 PM PST · 16590 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
9. 2.115km SE of Little Lake, CATue, Apr 21, 2:44 PM PST · 16590 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
10. 1.616km ENE of Little Lake, CATue, Apr 21, 8:44 AM PST · 16590 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
11. 1.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Apr 20, 9:34 PM PST · 16590 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
12. 1.916km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, Apr 20, 5:47 PM PST · 16591 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
13. 2.517km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, Apr 20, 8:45 AM PST · 16591 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
14. 1.716km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, Apr 20, 2:08 AM PST · 16591 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
15. 1.817km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 7:21 PM PST · 16592 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
16. 1.616km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 7:10 PM PST · 16592 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
17. 1.719km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Apr 19, 6:50 PM PST · 16592 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
18. 1.818km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 4:31 PM PST · 16592 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
19. 2.317km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 12:24 PM PST · 16592 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
20. 2.417km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 19, 11:25 AM PST · 16592 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12263227. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC.