California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 27km SSW of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27km SSW of Bodfish, CA on Mon, Sep 28, 1981, 9:57 PM PDT (04:57 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 18km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-09-29 04:57:30 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.354° N, 118.576° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 1.7 km horizontally, 17.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
7

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 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.619km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16438 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.56km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16437 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.928km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16437 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.78km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 16437 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.916km ESE of Pixley, CA · 16435 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.515km ESE of Arvin, CA · 16433 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.818km N of California City, CA · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16427 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.813km NNW of Mojave, CA · 16427 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.423km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16427 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.013km NNW of Mojave, CA · 16426 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.82km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 16421 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.313km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 16420 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.812km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 16419 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.728km N of California City, CA · 16418 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.923km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16418 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.018km SSE of Arvin, CA · 16416 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.116km N of Mojave, CA · 16415 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.023km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16415 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.830km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16414 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16412 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16412 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.618km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16412 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.59km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16410 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.418km ESE of Maricopa, CA · 16407 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.625km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16406 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.618km NNW of Mojave, CA · 16405 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.18km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 16403 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.217km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16403 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.317km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16402 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16402 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16402 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.512km W of Grapevine, CA · 16402 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.514km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16401 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.69km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16401 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.417km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16401 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.024km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16401 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 2.120km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16401 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.57km NW of Castaic, CA · 16399 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.119km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16399 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.521km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16398 days ago · -2 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.07km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16398 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 2.26km N of Little Lake, CA · 16397 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.718km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16397 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 4.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 2.518km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 4.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.622km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16395 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.720km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.620km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.622km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.620km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 2.218km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 3.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 3.121km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.620km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16395 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.918km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.719km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16395 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 1.712km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16439 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.95km ENE of Lamont, CA · 16439 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.918km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 16440 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.523km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16440 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.83km WNW of Bakersfield, CA · 16447 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.616km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16448 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.321km WSW of Olancha, CA · 16448 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.510km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16450 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16450 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.515km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16451 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.511km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 16451 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.65km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 16452 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.120km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16457 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.811km NW of Lake Los Angeles, CA · 16458 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.522km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16460 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.67km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 16461 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.715km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16462 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.08km NW of Vincent, CA · 16465 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.88km NW of Vincent, CA · 16465 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.814km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16467 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci523756. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC.