California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 20km SSE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20km SSE of Bodfish, CA on Thu, Oct 27, 1983, 8:32 AM PDT (15:32 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 6km NNE of Kernville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-27 15:32:27 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.418° N, 118.430° 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: 159 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.618km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15636 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.06km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15636 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15636 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.617km NE of Kernville, CA · 15636 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15636 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.517km NE of Kernville, CA · 15635 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.718km NW of Searles Valley, CA · 15635 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.922km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15635 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.515km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15634 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.616km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15634 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.021km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15634 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.519km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15634 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.86km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 15634 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.66km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 15634 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15633 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.118km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.517km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15633 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.27km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 15633 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.47km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 15633 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.128km W of Olancha, CA · 15632 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.219km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15632 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15632 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15632 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.826km NE of Kernville, CA · 15632 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15632 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 3.221km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15632 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15631 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 3.121km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15631 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.528km W of Olancha, CA · 15631 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15631 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.921km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15631 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.624km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15631 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15630 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15630 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.618km E of Arvin, CA · 15630 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 1.518km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15630 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.68km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 15630 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.220km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15630 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 3.120km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15630 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.032km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15630 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15629 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.718km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15629 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15629 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.520km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15629 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.217km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15627 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 1.818km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15627 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.718km E of Little Lake, CA · 15627 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.84km NE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15627 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.913km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15626 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.319km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15626 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.818km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15626 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.616km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15625 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15625 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.66km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15625 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.57km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15625 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.831km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15625 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.129km W of Olancha, CA · 15625 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.128km W of Olancha, CA · 15625 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 3.222km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15624 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 159.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci23182. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.