M1.5 earthquake 8km WSW of Bodfish, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Sep 21, 1983, 9:00 PM PDT

UTC

1983-09-22 04:00:40 UTC

Depth

3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.568° N, 118.572° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

0°

Stations used

0

• Bodfish, CaliforniaPopulation 1,956. Forecast8 kmWSW
• Oildale, CaliforniaPopulation 32,684. Forecast44 kmENE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast46 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast171 kmN

After

1. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 10:33 PM PDT · 15716 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.68km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 10:45 PM PDT · 15716 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
3. 2.57km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 10:48 PM PDT · 15716 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.67km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 10:48 PM PDT · 15716 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.47km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 10:59 PM PDT · 15716 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
6. 2.38km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 11:29 PM PDT · 15716 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.716km NNE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Sep 22, 12:38 AM PDT · 15716 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
8. 1.67km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 1:42 AM PDT · 15716 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
9. 1.56km NW of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Sep 22, 2:19 AM PDT · 15716 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
10. 2.08km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 3:44 AM PDT · 15715 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
11. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 5:12 AM PDT · 15715 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
12. 1.98km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 5:29 AM PDT · 15715 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.18km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 5:51 AM PDT · 15715 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
14. 1.78km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 7:05 AM PDT · 15715 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
15. 1.66km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 6:03 PM PDT · 15715 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
16. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 6:34 PM PDT · 15715 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
17. 3.17km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 6:35 PM PDT · 15715 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
18. 2.38km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 6:59 PM PDT · 15715 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
19. 1.88km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 7:19 PM PDT · 15715 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
20. 1.58km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 9:34 PM PDT · 15715 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
21. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 22, 9:46 PM PDT · 15715 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
22. 2.19km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 23, 2:34 AM PDT · 15714 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
23. 1.78km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 23, 4:25 AM PDT · 15714 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
24. 1.88km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 23, 9:12 AM PDT · 15714 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
25. 1.827km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Sep 23, 11:17 AM PDT · 15714 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
26. 2.29km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 23, 4:29 PM PDT · 15714 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
27. 2.28km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 23, 4:29 PM PDT · 15714 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
28. 1.57km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 23, 4:29 PM PDT · 15714 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
29. 2.08km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 23, 4:34 PM PDT · 15714 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
30. 1.68km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 23, 4:56 PM PDT · 15714 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
31. 2.08km WSW of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 24, 12:04 AM PDT · 15714 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
32. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 24, 3:41 AM PDT · 15713 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
33. 1.619km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Sep 25, 10:19 AM PDT · 15712 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
34. 2.018km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 26, 3:32 PM PDT · 15711 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
35. 2.440km N of Kernville, CATue, Sep 27, 7:43 PM PDT · 15710 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
36. 2.318km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 28, 2:48 AM PDT · 15709 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
37. 1.620km SE of Little Lake, CAWed, Sep 28, 9:38 AM PDT · 15709 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
38. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Sep 29, 11:15 PM PDT · 15708 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
39. 1.716km SE of Arvin, CAFri, Sep 30, 2:56 AM PDT · 15707 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
40. 1.829km W of Olancha, CAFri, Sep 30, 4:25 AM PDT · 15707 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
41. 2.914km E of Coso Junction, CAFri, Sep 30, 4:32 AM PDT · 15707 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
42. 2.35km WNW of Wofford Heights, CASat, Oct 1, 9:37 AM PDT · 15706 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
43. 2.412km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Oct 1, 1:36 PM PDT · 15706 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
44. 2.214km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Oct 1, 2:59 PM PDT · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
45. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Oct 1, 6:24 PM PDT · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
46. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Oct 2, 7:55 PM PDT · 15705 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
47. 1.54km NW of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Oct 3, 12:07 AM PDT · 15705 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
48. 2.28km NNW of Lamont, CAMon, Oct 3, 2:15 AM PDT · 15705 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
49. 1.620km W of Coso Junction, CAMon, Oct 3, 9:50 AM PDT · 15704 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
50. 2.06km WSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 3, 10:45 AM PDT · 15704 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
51. 1.67km WSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 3, 11:16 AM PDT · 15704 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
52. 1.77km ENE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Oct 3, 11:53 PM PDT · 15704 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
53. 1.97km WSW of Bodfish, CATue, Oct 4, 3:59 AM PDT · 15703 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
54. 1.67km WSW of Bodfish, CATue, Oct 4, 4:00 AM PDT · 15703 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
55. 1.68km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Oct 4, 8:04 PM PDT · 15703 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
56. 1.87km WSW of Bodfish, CATue, Oct 4, 10:00 PM PDT · 15703 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
57. 1.57km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Oct 4, 10:52 PM PDT · 15703 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
58. 1.66km WNW of Wofford Heights, CAWed, Oct 5, 9:50 PM PDT · 15702 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
59. 1.711km WNW of Johannesburg, CAThu, Oct 6, 2:21 AM PDT · 15702 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
60. 1.65km NW of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Oct 6, 6:32 AM PDT · 15701 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

1. 1.68km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 7:55 PM PDT · 15716 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.88km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 7:50 PM PDT · 15716 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.78km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 7:49 PM PDT · 15716 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
4. 2.77km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 7:33 PM PDT · 15716 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.88km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 6:37 PM PDT · 15716 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
6. 1.612km SE of Olancha, CAWed, Sep 21, 5:56 PM PDT · 15716 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
7. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 5:12 PM PDT · 15716 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
8. 2.68km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 3:06 PM PDT · 15716 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.58km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 3:06 PM PDT · 15716 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
10. 1.97km WSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 8:37 AM PDT · 15716 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
11. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 21, 4:09 AM PDT · 15716 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
12. 1.67km WSW of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 20, 10:58 PM PDT · 15717 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
13. 1.817km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Sep 20, 9:32 PM PDT · 15717 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
14. 1.917km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Sep 20, 9:20 PM PDT · 15717 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
15. 2.19km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Sep 20, 9:09 PM PDT · 15717 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
16. 2.426km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 20, 7:58 PM PDT · 15717 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
17. 2.225km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Sep 20, 4:35 PM PDT · 15717 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
18. 1.68km WSW of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 20, 10:29 AM PDT · 15717 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
19. 2.122km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 19, 3:14 AM PDT · 15718 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
20. 1.87km S of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 17, 4:46 PM PDT · 15720 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci15069. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:03 PM UTC.