California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6km SSW of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6km SSW of Bodfish, CA on Thu, Feb 18, 1982, 8:41 AM PST (16:41 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 12km NNE of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-18 16:41:37 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.543° N, 118.523° 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.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
174°
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: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.636km N of Kernville, CA · 16293 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16293 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.610km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 16293 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.626km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16292 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.725km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16292 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16292 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16291 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.517km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16291 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.117km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16291 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.317km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16291 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.417km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16291 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.116km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16291 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.113km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 16291 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.918km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16291 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.817km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16291 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.626km S of Bodfish, CA · 16291 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16290 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.918km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16290 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.215km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16290 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.226km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16290 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16289 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16289 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.013km SE of Olancha, CA · 16289 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.512km SE of Olancha, CA · 16289 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 3.013km SE of Olancha, CA · 16287 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.613km SE of Olancha, CA · 16287 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.414km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16287 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.815km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 16287 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16287 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.117km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16287 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.617km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16287 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16286 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.010km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 16286 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.416km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16286 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.316km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16286 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.118km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16285 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.413km SE of Olancha, CA · 16285 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.515km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16285 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.017km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16285 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 2.224km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16285 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16284 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.716km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16284 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16284 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 2.425km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16284 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16284 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.816km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16284 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.016km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16284 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16283 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.016km SSW of Lamont, CA · 16283 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 3.016km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16283 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 4.013km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16283 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.921km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16283 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.812km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16283 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.914km NE of Inyokern, CA · 16283 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.611km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 16283 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 3.315km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16283 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 2.417km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16283 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.117km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16283 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 2.121km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16283 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 2.215km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16283 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 3.318km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16294 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.418km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16294 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.225km NNE of Arvin, CA · 16294 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.222km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.012km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16298 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.622km E of Little Lake, CA · 16298 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.323km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16299 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16299 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.013km W of Mojave, CA · 16299 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.810km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16300 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.511km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16300 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.826km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16301 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.820km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16301 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.217km E of Little Lake, CA · 16303 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16304 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.326km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16304 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.426km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16305 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16305 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 3.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16305 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.118km SE of Bodfish, CA · 16306 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci105986. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.