California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 24km SE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 24km SE of Bodfish, CA on Thu, Oct 20, 1983, 12:15 AM PDT (07:15 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 8km NW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-20 07:15:20 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.433° N, 118.309° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
0°
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: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.58km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15644 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15644 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15644 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.613km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 15643 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.513km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 15643 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.724km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15643 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15643 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15643 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.57km WSW of Shafter, CA · 15643 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.119km NW of Searles Valley, CA · 15643 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.010km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 15643 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.020km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15643 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.918km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15643 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.114km NE of Kernville, CA · 15643 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15643 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.517km NE of Kernville, CA · 15643 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.621km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 15642 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15642 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15642 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15642 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15642 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15642 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.518km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15642 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.618km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15642 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.021km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15641 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.318km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15641 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15641 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.822km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15641 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.915km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15641 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15641 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15640 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.59km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 15640 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.519km NE of Kernville, CA · 15640 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.618km NE of Kernville, CA · 15640 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15639 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.519km NE of Kernville, CA · 15639 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 1.618km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15639 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.322km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15639 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 2.017km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15639 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15639 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 1.615km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15639 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 1.515km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 15638 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.814km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 15638 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.621km NE of Kernville, CA · 15638 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15638 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15638 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.816km NE of Kernville, CA · 15638 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 2.07km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15638 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 1.728km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15638 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15637 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.028km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15637 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.021km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15637 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 1.622km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15637 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.622km NE of Arvin, CA · 15637 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.322km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15637 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15637 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.624km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15637 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.618km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15636 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.06km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15636 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15636 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci18843. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.