California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7km SE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7km SE of Bodfish, CA on Sat, Oct 22, 1983, 10:31 AM PDT (17:31 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 18km NNE of Kernville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1983-10-22 17:31:57 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.547° N, 118.429° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 162 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.518km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.921km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.921km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.821km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.021km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.712km SE of Olancha, CA · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.618km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.520km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.921km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15686 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.617km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 15686 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15686 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.013km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15685 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15685 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15685 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.117km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 15685 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 3.217km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15685 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.418km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15685 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.719km NE of Kernville, CA · 15685 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.618km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15685 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.913km SW of Lamont, CA · 15685 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.618km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15685 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.320km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15685 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.820km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15685 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 2.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15685 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.819km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15685 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 2.420km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15685 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.020km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 4.018km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.218km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.715km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15684 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.820km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.120km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.120km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.921km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 1.719km NE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.719km NE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.119km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 3.419km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 3.219km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.918km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.118km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 3.819km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15684 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 2.119km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.518km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.020km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.419km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.119km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.519km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.624km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 15687 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.020km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.016km ESE of Arvin, CA · 15687 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.919km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15687 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15687 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci19248. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:56 AM UTC.