M1.6 earthquake 24km S of Bodfish, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mh), micro

Local time

Sat, May 23, 1981, 9:40 PM PDT

UTC

1981-05-24 04:40:09 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.373° N, 118.543° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.5 km horizontally, 18.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

169°

Stations used

4

• Bodfish, CaliforniaPopulation 1,956. Forecast24 kmS
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast28 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast149 kmN

After

1. 1.921km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 24, 2:41 AM PDT · 16557 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
2. 1.820km WNW of Johannesburg, CATue, May 26, 1:39 AM PDT · 16556 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
3. 2.425km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, May 30, 11:06 PM PDT · 16551 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
4. 1.526km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, May 31, 3:05 AM PDT · 16550 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
5. 1.516km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 5, 4:47 AM PDT · 16545 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
6. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 5, 5:21 AM PDT · 16545 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
7. 1.816km NNE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Jun 5, 9:02 AM PDT · 16545 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
8. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 5, 9:24 AM PDT · 16545 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
9. 3.115km NE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 5, 10:54 PM PDT · 16545 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
10. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 5, 10:55 PM PDT · 16545 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
11. 2.414km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 5, 11:17 PM PDT · 16545 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.512km ENE of Little Lake, CASat, Jun 6, 2:22 AM PDT · 16544 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
13. 1.525km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jun 6, 7:46 AM PDT · 16544 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
14. 2.011km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Jun 6, 8:43 AM PDT · 16544 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
15. 2.415km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 6, 11:33 PM PDT · 16544 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
16. 1.715km SW of Rosedale, CASun, Jun 7, 6:46 PM PDT · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
17. 1.613km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 7, 7:24 PM PDT · 16543 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
18. 1.512km ENE of Little Lake, CAMon, Jun 8, 4:51 AM PDT · 16542 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
19. 1.714km NE of Inyokern, CAMon, Jun 8, 11:58 AM PDT · 16542 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
20. 1.614km ENE of Little Lake, CATue, Jun 9, 2:06 PM PDT · 16541 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
21. 1.512km ENE of Little Lake, CAThu, Jun 11, 2:09 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
22. 1.620km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Jun 11, 4:15 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
23. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 11, 6:42 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
24. 3.28km SSE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 11, 7:58 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
25. 1.83km WSW of Maricopa, CASat, Jun 13, 1:20 PM PDT · 16537 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
26. 2.212km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Jun 15, 1:08 AM PDT · 16536 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
27. 1.921km W of Johannesburg, CAMon, Jun 15, 10:08 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
28. 2.212km N of Mojave, CASat, Jun 20, 2:08 PM PDT · 16530 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
29. 2.315km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jun 21, 10:56 AM PDT · 16529 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
30. 4.06km SW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 21, 9:57 PM PDT · 16529 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
31. 1.98km N of Rosedale, CAMon, Jun 22, 10:31 PM PDT · 16528 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
32. 1.527km W of Inyokern, CATue, Jun 23, 4:47 PM PDT · 16527 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
33. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 25, 12:13 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
34. 1.924km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 25, 3:20 AM PDT · 16525 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
35. 1.612km N of Mojave, CAThu, Jun 25, 10:51 PM PDT · 16525 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
36. 2.015km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 28, 12:35 PM PDT · 16522 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
37. 2.98km SE of Gorman, CASun, Jun 28, 10:59 PM PDT · 16522 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
38. 2.025km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 29, 7:52 AM PDT · 16521 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
39. 1.525km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 29, 8:34 PM PDT · 16521 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
40. 2.210km SW of Arvin, CAMon, Jun 29, 8:52 PM PDT · 16521 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
41. 1.917km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jun 30, 3:23 PM PDT · 16520 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
42. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jun 30, 8:39 PM PDT · 16520 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
43. 2.012km ENE of Little Lake, CAFri, Jul 3, 9:35 PM PDT · 16517 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
44. 2.218km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 4, 11:04 PM PDT · 16516 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
45. 2.116km SE of Arvin, CASat, Jul 4, 11:21 PM PDT · 16516 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
46. 3.117km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 5, 3:30 AM PDT · 16515 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
47. 2.816km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 5, 5:31 AM PDT · 16515 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
48. 2.915km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 5, 6:33 AM PDT · 16515 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
49. 2.614km NE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 5, 6:34 AM PDT · 16515 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
50. 2.114km NE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 5, 7:17 AM PDT · 16515 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
51. 3.116km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 5, 10:45 AM PDT · 16515 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
52. 2.212km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 5, 5:23 PM PDT · 16515 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
53. 2.014km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jul 5, 7:47 PM PDT · 16515 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
54. 1.915km NNE of Grapevine, CASun, Jul 5, 10:54 PM PDT · 16515 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
55. 2.14km SSE of Elizabeth Lake, CAMon, Jul 6, 2:18 AM PDT · 16514 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
56. 1.510km S of Arvin, CAMon, Jul 6, 11:00 AM PDT · 16514 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
57. 1.816km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Jul 6, 1:15 PM PDT · 16514 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
58. 1.56km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 7, 7:14 AM PDT · 16513 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
59. 2.417km SE of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 9, 8:52 AM PDT · 16511 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
60. 2.417km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 9, 1:32 PM PDT · 16511 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

1. 1.922km NNE of Ojai, CAFri, May 22, 8:40 PM PDT · 16559 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
2. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, May 19, 11:16 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.09km W of Grapevine, CAFri, May 15, 8:41 PM PDT · 16566 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
4. 2.415km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, May 13, 12:56 PM PDT · 16568 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
5. 2.115km NNE of Inyokern, CAWed, May 13, 9:19 AM PDT · 16568 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
6. 2.121km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 11, 2:54 PM PDT · 16570 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
7. 1.65km NW of Frazier Park, CASun, May 10, 12:01 AM PDT · 16572 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
8. 2.416km ENE of Little Lake, CASat, May 9, 9:27 AM PDT · 16572 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
9. 2.416km ENE of Little Lake, CASat, May 9, 6:51 AM PDT · 16572 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
10. 2.015km ENE of Little Lake, CASat, May 9, 3:33 AM PDT · 16572 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
11. 2.012km ESE of Johannesburg, CAFri, May 8, 2:40 AM PDT · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
12. 1.66km ENE of Buttonwillow, CATue, May 5, 10:05 PM PDT · 16576 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
13. 2.223km ENE of Arvin, CATue, May 5, 2:24 PM PDT · 16576 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
14. 1.917km SW of Lamont, CATue, May 5, 1:11 PM PDT · 16576 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
15. 2.510km S of Tehachapi, CATue, May 5, 12:46 PM PDT · 16576 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
16. 1.618km SE of Little Lake, CAMon, May 4, 5:14 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
17. 2.218km SE of Little Lake, CASun, May 3, 9:32 PM PDT · 16578 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
18. 2.319km SE of Little Lake, CASun, May 3, 9:14 PM PDT · 16578 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
19. 2.015km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, May 2, 2:55 AM PDT · 16579 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
20. 2.523km ESE of Little Lake, CAFri, May 1, 7:15 PM PDT · 16580 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci516476. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.