California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8km SE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8km SE of Bodfish, CA on Sat, May 14, 1983, 10:21 AM PDT (17:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 26km WNW of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-05-14 17:21:57 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.544° N, 118.428° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 157 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15849 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.920km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15848 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.531km E of Coso Junction, CA · 15848 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.731km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 15848 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.59km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15847 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.210km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15847 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15846 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.214km NNE of Taft, CA · 15845 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.77km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15845 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15845 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.819km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15844 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.317km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.528km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 15843 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.54km ESE of Kernville, CA · 15843 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 15842 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.626km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15842 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.726km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15842 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 3.126km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15842 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.917km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15840 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.721km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15838 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.613km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15838 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.934km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15838 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.733km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15838 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.533km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15838 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.513km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 15838 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.113km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 15838 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.913km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 15837 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.014km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15837 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.614km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 15836 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.419km E of Maricopa, CA · 15836 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.915km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 15836 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.218km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15836 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.616km N of Inyokern, CA · 15836 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.615km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 15835 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15835 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.520km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15834 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.97km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15834 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.812km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 15833 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15832 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.631km W of Olancha, CA · 15832 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.018km S of Bodfish, CA · 15832 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.030km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15831 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.020km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15831 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.66km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15830 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.613km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 15830 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15829 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 1.529km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15829 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.54km SE of Kernville, CA · 15829 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 1.715km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15828 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.86km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15828 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.713km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 15828 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.534km N of Kernville, CA · 15828 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.620km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15828 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.727km W of Inyokern, CA · 15827 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 2.27km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15827 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.627km W of Inyokern, CA · 15827 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.714km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 15827 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.713km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15826 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.813km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15826 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15826 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 157.

Before

  1. 1.730km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 15850 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.110km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15850 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.410km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15850 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.816km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15850 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.519km ESE of Porterville, CA · 15850 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.620km E of Kernville, CA · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.523km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15851 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.84km ESE of Kernville, CA · 15852 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.017km ESE of Three Rivers, CA · 15853 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.719km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15853 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.419km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.614km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 15855 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.613km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.930km WNW of Kernville, CA · 15855 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.312km N of Grapevine, CA · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.514km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.924km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.414km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 15858 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.423km NE of Arvin, CA · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1107730. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:36 PM UTC.