California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 9km WSW of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 9km WSW of Bodfish, CA on Fri, Sep 23, 1983, 4:29 PM PDT (23:29 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
2.2 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-09-23 23:29:05 UTC
Depth
-1.1 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.568° N, 118.591° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.28km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15714 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.57km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15714 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.08km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15714 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.68km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15714 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.08km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15713 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15713 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.619km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15712 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.018km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15711 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.440km N of Kernville, CA · 15710 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.318km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15709 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.620km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15709 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15707 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.716km SE of Arvin, CA · 15707 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.829km W of Olancha, CA · 15707 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.914km E of Coso Junction, CA · 15707 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.35km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15706 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.412km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15706 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.214km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15705 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.54km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15704 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.28km NNW of Lamont, CA · 15704 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.620km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15704 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.06km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15704 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.67km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15704 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.77km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15703 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.97km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15703 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.67km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15703 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.68km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15703 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.87km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15702 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.57km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15702 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.66km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15702 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.711km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 15701 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.65km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15701 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 2.05km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15701 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 1.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15701 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.126km W of Olancha, CA · 15700 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.57km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15700 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.37km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15700 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.212km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15699 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.010km NE of Little Lake, CA · 15699 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.69km NE of Little Lake, CA · 15699 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.810km NE of Little Lake, CA · 15699 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.65km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15698 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.913km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15698 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 2.15km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15698 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.65km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15698 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 1.55km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15698 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.95km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15698 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.45km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15697 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.25km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15697 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.412km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15697 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.614km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15697 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.64km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15697 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.510km NE of Little Lake, CA · 15697 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15697 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.65km WSW of Gorman, CA · 15696 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 2.05km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15696 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.914km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15695 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.915km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15695 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.827km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15714 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.88km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15714 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.78km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15714 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.19km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15714 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15715 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.58km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.88km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.38km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.17km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.66km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.78km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.18km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.98km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.08km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.56km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15715 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.67km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.716km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15715 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.38km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15715 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away

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