California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18km SE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18km SE of Bodfish, CA on Sun, Oct 25, 1981, 6:31 AM PST (14:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 15km NW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-25 14:31:18 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.475° N, 118.356° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 13.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.715km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16384 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.816km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16384 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.521km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16384 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.29km ENE of Buttonwillow, CA · 16383 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.511km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16383 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.014km ESE of Porterville, CA · 16381 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 3.122km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16381 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.920km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16381 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.326km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.622km NE of Arvin, CA · 16380 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.614km S of Tehachapi, CA · 16379 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.513km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16378 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.626km W of Coso Junction, CA · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.07km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16378 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.57km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.920km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16377 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.114km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16376 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.74km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16376 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.011km S of Olancha, CA · 16374 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.520km SSW of Bakersfield, CA · 16372 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.36km WNW of Olancha, CA · 16370 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.925km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16369 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.813km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16369 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.915km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16368 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16366 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16365 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.56km NE of Lebec, CA · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.110km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 16364 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.112km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16364 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.612km ESE of Arvin, CA · 16364 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.418km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16363 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.616km S of Arvin, CA · 16362 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.73km E of Frazier Park, CA · 16362 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.815km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16361 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.814km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.515km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16359 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.516km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.714km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.113km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.515km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.615km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.815km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.516km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.313km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.511km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.013km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 2.214km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16358 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.624km SW of Lamont, CA · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.613km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16357 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.912km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16357 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.715km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16357 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.116km S of Bodfish, CA · 16357 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.716km S of Bodfish, CA · 16357 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.516km S of Bodfish, CA · 16357 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.423km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.623km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 1.623km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci526098. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.