California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15km S of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15km S of Bodfish, CA on Mon, Dec 21, 1981, 6:24 AM PST (14:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 12km ENE of Coso Junction, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-12-21 14:24:08 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.456° N, 118.514° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
226°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.513km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16346 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.212km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16345 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.512km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16345 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16345 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16345 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.516km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16345 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16345 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16344 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.914km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16343 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.819km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16342 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.219km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16342 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.218km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16341 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.114km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16341 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.42km SE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16341 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.521km E of Coso Junction, CA · 16341 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.020km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16341 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.317km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16341 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.723km NE of Arvin, CA · 16340 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.016km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16340 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.916km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16340 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.513km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16339 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.725km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16338 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.226km W of Inyokern, CA · 16338 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.414km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16338 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.625km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16337 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.324km NE of Arvin, CA · 16336 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.219km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16336 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.920km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16336 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.88km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16336 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.59km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16336 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.516km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16336 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.916km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 16335 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.624km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16333 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.626km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16333 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.510km SW of Gorman, CA · 16332 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.215km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16328 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.424km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16326 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.227km W of Inyokern, CA · 16325 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.127km W of Inyokern, CA · 16325 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 2.618km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16325 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.414km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16324 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16324 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.720km E of Maricopa, CA · 16322 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.623km E of Little Lake, CA · 16320 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 2.523km E of Little Lake, CA · 16320 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.42km E of Bodfish, CA · 16320 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.311km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16318 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.916km S of Bodfish, CA · 16317 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.322km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16316 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 2.59km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16316 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.916km NE of Boron, CA · 16316 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16315 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 2.328km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16314 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.029km W of Inyokern, CA · 16314 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 2.43km S of Frazier Park, CA · 16313 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.99km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16312 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.210km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16311 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 2.019km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16310 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.110km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16308 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 2.87km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 16307 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CA · 16346 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.511km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16347 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.715km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16347 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16348 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.414km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16348 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16348 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16348 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.512km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16349 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.912km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16349 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.513km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16349 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.19km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16349 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.611km N of Grapevine, CA · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.814km SE of Johannesburg, CA · 16349 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.816km S of Bodfish, CA · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.823km N of California City, CA · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.012km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16349 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.814km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16350 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16350 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16350 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16351 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci151413. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.