California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8km WSW of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8km WSW of Bodfish, CA on Wed, Sep 21, 1983, 6:37 PM PDT (01:37 UTC), 1 km (1 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
1.8 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-09-22 01:37:17 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.565° N, 118.574° 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
From location
Station coverage gap
169°
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 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.77km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.78km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.88km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.68km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.58km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.68km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.57km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.67km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.47km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.38km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.716km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15715 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.67km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.56km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15715 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.08km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.98km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.18km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.78km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.66km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15714 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15714 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 3.17km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15714 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.38km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15714 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.88km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15714 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.58km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15714 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15714 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.19km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15714 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.78km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15714 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 1.88km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15714 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.827km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15714 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.29km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15713 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.28km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15713 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.57km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15713 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.08km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15713 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.68km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15713 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.08km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15713 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15713 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 1.619km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15712 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.018km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15710 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.440km N of Kernville, CA · 15709 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.318km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15709 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.620km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15709 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15707 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.716km SE of Arvin, CA · 15707 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.829km W of Olancha, CA · 15707 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.914km E of Coso Junction, CA · 15707 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.35km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15706 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.412km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15705 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.214km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15705 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15705 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15704 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.54km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15704 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 2.28km NNW of Lamont, CA · 15704 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.620km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15704 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.06km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15704 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.67km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15704 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.77km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15703 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 1.97km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15703 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.67km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15703 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.68km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15702 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 1.612km SE of Olancha, CA · 15715 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.68km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.58km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.97km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.67km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15716 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.817km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15716 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.917km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15716 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.19km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15716 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.426km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15716 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.225km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15716 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.68km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15717 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.122km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15718 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.87km S of Bodfish, CA · 15719 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.78km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15720 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.831km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15721 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.632km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15721 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.016km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15722 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.015km N of Mojave, CA · 15722 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci15064. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:09 AM UTC.