M1.6 earthquake 8km WSW of Bodfish, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Fri, Sep 23, 1983, 4:56 PM PDT

UTC

1983-09-23 23:56:09 UTC

Depth

1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.570° N, 118.572° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

188°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

11

• Bodfish, CaliforniaPopulation 1,956. Forecast7 kmWSW
• Oildale, CaliforniaPopulation 32,684. Forecast44 kmENE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast46 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast171 kmN

After

1. 2.08km WSW of Bodfish, CASat, Sep 24, 12:04 AM PDT · 15712 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 24, 3:41 AM PDT · 15712 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
3. 1.619km SE of Little Lake, CASun, Sep 25, 10:19 AM PDT · 15711 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
4. 2.018km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 26, 3:32 PM PDT · 15710 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
5. 2.440km N of Kernville, CATue, Sep 27, 7:43 PM PDT · 15708 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
6. 2.318km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 28, 2:48 AM PDT · 15708 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
7. 1.620km SE of Little Lake, CAWed, Sep 28, 9:38 AM PDT · 15708 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
8. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Sep 29, 11:15 PM PDT · 15706 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.716km SE of Arvin, CAFri, Sep 30, 2:56 AM PDT · 15706 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
10. 1.829km W of Olancha, CAFri, Sep 30, 4:25 AM PDT · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
11. 2.914km E of Coso Junction, CAFri, Sep 30, 4:32 AM PDT · 15706 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
12. 2.35km WNW of Wofford Heights, CASat, Oct 1, 9:37 AM PDT · 15705 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
13. 2.412km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Oct 1, 1:36 PM PDT · 15705 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
14. 2.214km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Oct 1, 2:59 PM PDT · 15705 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
15. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, Oct 1, 6:24 PM PDT · 15704 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
16. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Oct 2, 7:55 PM PDT · 15703 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
17. 1.54km NW of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Oct 3, 12:07 AM PDT · 15703 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
18. 2.28km NNW of Lamont, CAMon, Oct 3, 2:15 AM PDT · 15703 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
19. 1.620km W of Coso Junction, CAMon, Oct 3, 9:50 AM PDT · 15703 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
20. 2.06km WSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 3, 10:45 AM PDT · 15703 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
21. 1.67km WSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 3, 11:16 AM PDT · 15703 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
22. 1.77km ENE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Oct 3, 11:53 PM PDT · 15702 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
23. 1.97km WSW of Bodfish, CATue, Oct 4, 3:59 AM PDT · 15702 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
24. 1.67km WSW of Bodfish, CATue, Oct 4, 4:00 AM PDT · 15702 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
25. 1.68km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Oct 4, 8:04 PM PDT · 15701 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
26. 1.87km WSW of Bodfish, CATue, Oct 4, 10:00 PM PDT · 15701 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
27. 1.57km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Oct 4, 10:52 PM PDT · 15701 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
28. 1.66km WNW of Wofford Heights, CAWed, Oct 5, 9:50 PM PDT · 15700 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
29. 1.711km WNW of Johannesburg, CAThu, Oct 6, 2:21 AM PDT · 15700 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
30. 1.65km NW of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Oct 6, 6:32 AM PDT · 15700 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
31. 2.05km NW of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Oct 6, 6:37 AM PDT · 15700 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
32. 1.916km NNE of Inyokern, CAThu, Oct 6, 10:36 AM PDT · 15700 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
33. 2.126km W of Olancha, CAFri, Oct 7, 5:35 AM PDT · 15699 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
34. 1.57km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 7, 8:23 AM PDT · 15699 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
35. 2.37km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Oct 7, 8:23 AM PDT · 15699 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
36. 2.212km W of Wofford Heights, CASat, Oct 8, 10:55 AM PDT · 15698 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
37. 2.010km NE of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 8, 11:24 AM PDT · 15698 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
38. 1.69km NE of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 8, 4:14 PM PDT · 15697 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
39. 1.810km NE of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 8, 6:20 PM PDT · 15697 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
40. 1.65km WNW of Wofford Heights, CASun, Oct 9, 12:46 AM PDT · 15697 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
41. 1.913km W of Wofford Heights, CASun, Oct 9, 3:19 AM PDT · 15697 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
42. 2.15km WNW of Wofford Heights, CASun, Oct 9, 4:15 AM PDT · 15697 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
43. 2.65km NW of Wofford Heights, CASun, Oct 9, 7:47 PM PDT · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
44. 1.55km WNW of Wofford Heights, CASun, Oct 9, 7:59 PM PDT · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
45. 1.95km NW of Wofford Heights, CASun, Oct 9, 8:47 PM PDT · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
46. 2.45km WNW of Wofford Heights, CASun, Oct 9, 11:27 PM PDT · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
47. 2.25km NW of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Oct 10, 1:22 AM PDT · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
48. 2.412km W of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Oct 10, 6:20 AM PDT · 15696 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
49. 1.614km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Oct 10, 6:55 AM PDT · 15696 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
50. 1.64km NW of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Oct 10, 10:59 AM PDT · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
51. 1.510km NE of Little Lake, CAMon, Oct 10, 1:56 PM PDT · 15696 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
52. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Oct 10, 5:59 PM PDT · 15695 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
53. 2.65km WSW of Gorman, CAMon, Oct 10, 11:41 PM PDT · 15695 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
54. 2.05km NW of Wofford Heights, CATue, Oct 11, 2:28 AM PDT · 15695 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
55. 1.914km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Oct 11, 10:49 PM PDT · 15694 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
56. 1.915km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Oct 11, 11:00 PM PDT · 15694 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
57. 2.713km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 12, 11:10 PM PDT · 15693 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
58. 1.514km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 13, 3:04 AM PDT · 15693 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
59. 1.87km N of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 13, 5:11 AM PDT · 15693 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
60. 1.810km E of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 13, 9:57 PM PDT · 15692 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

1. 2.08km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 23, 4:34 PM PDT · 15712 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.57km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 23, 4:29 PM PDT · 15712 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.28km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 23, 4:29 PM PDT · 15712 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.29km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 23, 4:29 PM PDT · 15712 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.827km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Sep 23, 11:17 AM PDT · 15713 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
6. 1.88km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 23, 9:12 AM PDT · 15713 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.78km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 23, 4:25 AM PDT · 15713 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
8. 2.19km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Sep 23, 2:34 AM PDT · 15713 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
9. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Sep 22, 9:46 PM PDT · 15713 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
10. 1.58km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 9:34 PM PDT · 15713 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
11. 1.88km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 7:19 PM PDT · 15713 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
12. 2.38km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 6:59 PM PDT · 15713 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
13. 3.17km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 6:35 PM PDT · 15713 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
14. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 6:34 PM PDT · 15713 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
15. 1.66km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 6:03 PM PDT · 15713 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
16. 1.78km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 7:05 AM PDT · 15714 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
17. 2.18km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 5:51 AM PDT · 15714 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
18. 1.98km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 5:29 AM PDT · 15714 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
19. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 5:12 AM PDT · 15714 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
20. 2.08km WSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 22, 3:44 AM PDT · 15714 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci15532. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.