California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8km WSW of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8km WSW of Bodfish, CA on Tue, Sep 20, 1983, 10:29 AM PDT (17:29 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 20km NNE of Kernville, 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
1983-09-20 17:29:50 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.561° N, 118.578° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
184°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.225km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15717 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.426km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15717 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.19km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15717 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.917km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15717 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.817km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15717 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.67km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15717 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.97km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.58km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.68km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.612km SE of Olancha, CA · 15716 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.88km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.77km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.78km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.88km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.68km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.58km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.68km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.57km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.67km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.47km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.38km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.716km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15716 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.67km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.56km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15715 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.08km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.98km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 2.18km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 1.78km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 1.66km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 3.17km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.38km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.88km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 1.58km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15715 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.19km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15714 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 1.78km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15714 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.88km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15714 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.827km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15714 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.29km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15714 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.28km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15714 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.57km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15714 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.08km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15714 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 1.68km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15714 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.08km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15714 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15713 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.619km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15712 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.018km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15711 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.440km N of Kernville, CA · 15710 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 2.318km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15709 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.620km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15709 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15708 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.716km SE of Arvin, CA · 15707 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.829km W of Olancha, CA · 15707 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.914km E of Coso Junction, CA · 15707 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.35km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15706 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 2.122km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15718 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.87km S of Bodfish, CA · 15720 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.78km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15720 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.831km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15721 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.632km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15721 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.016km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15723 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.015km N of Mojave, CA · 15723 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.97km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15723 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.75km E of Kernville, CA · 15723 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.72km NNW of Kernville, CA · 15723 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.53km ENE of Kernville, CA · 15723 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.720km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15724 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.819km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15725 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.114km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15725 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.72km NE of Kernville, CA · 15725 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.525km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15727 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.822km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15728 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.614km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 15729 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.725km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15730 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.82km N of Kernville, CA · 15730 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci14875. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:20 PM UTC.