California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7km WSW of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7km WSW of Bodfish, CA on Tue, Oct 4, 1983, 4:00 AM PDT (11:00 UTC), 3 km (2 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 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-10-04 11:00:44 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.565° N, 118.562° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 97 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15705 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.87km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15705 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.57km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15705 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.66km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15704 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.59km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 15704 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.711km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 15704 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.65km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15703 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.05km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15703 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15703 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.126km W of Olancha, CA · 15702 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.57km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15702 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.37km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15702 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.212km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15701 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.010km NE of Little Lake, CA · 15701 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.69km NE of Little Lake, CA · 15701 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.810km NE of Little Lake, CA · 15701 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.65km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15701 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.913km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15701 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.15km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15700 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.65km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15700 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.55km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15700 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.95km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15700 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.45km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15700 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.25km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15700 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.412km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15699 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.614km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15699 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.64km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15699 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.510km NE of Little Lake, CA · 15699 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15699 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.65km WSW of Gorman, CA · 15699 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.05km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15699 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.914km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15698 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.915km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15698 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.713km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15697 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.514km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15697 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.87km N of Grapevine, CA · 15696 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.810km E of Kernville, CA · 15696 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.917km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15695 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.917km NE of Lamont, CA · 15695 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.55km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15695 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.524km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15695 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.610km NE of Little Lake, CA · 15695 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15695 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.64km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 15695 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.021km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15694 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.66km S of Olancha, CA · 15694 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.219km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15693 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.532km SE of Three Rivers, CA · 15692 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.74km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15692 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 2.04km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15692 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.615km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 15692 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.618km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 15692 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.214km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 15692 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 2.919km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15691 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.118km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15691 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.018km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15691 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 2.825km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15691 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.524km NE of Arvin, CA · 15691 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.53km N of Wofford Heights, CA · 15691 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 2.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15691 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

  1. 1.97km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15705 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.77km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15706 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.67km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15706 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.06km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15706 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.620km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15706 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.28km NNW of Lamont, CA · 15707 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.54km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15707 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.67km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15707 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.614km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15708 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.214km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15708 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.412km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15708 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.35km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15708 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.914km E of Coso Junction, CA · 15709 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.829km W of Olancha, CA · 15709 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.716km SE of Arvin, CA · 15710 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15710 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.620km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15711 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.318km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15712 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.440km N of Kernville, CA · 15712 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.018km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15713 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci17394. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC.