California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 20km W of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 20km W of Bodfish, CA on Sat, Nov 19, 1983, 11:11 PM PST (07:11 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 24km NNE of Kernville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-20 07:11:30 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.569° N, 118.713° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
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: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.023km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15606 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.524km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15605 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.618km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15605 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.619km NE of Kernville, CA · 15605 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.323km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15605 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15605 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15605 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15605 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.612km SW of Lamont, CA · 15605 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.713km SW of Lamont, CA · 15605 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.66km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15605 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.013km SW of Lamont, CA · 15605 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 3.424km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15604 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15604 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.523km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15604 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 3.224km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15604 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.223km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15604 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.223km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15604 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.922km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15604 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15604 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15604 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15604 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15604 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15604 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.718km SSW of Olancha, CA · 15604 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.624km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15604 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15604 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15604 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.711km S of Olancha, CA · 15603 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.59km S of Olancha, CA · 15603 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.419km SW of Rosedale, CA · 15603 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.531km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15603 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.822km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15603 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.36km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15603 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.614km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 15603 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.99km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 15603 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.99km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 15603 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.632km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15603 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15603 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.524km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15603 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15603 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15603 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.824km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15603 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.524km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15603 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.522km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15601 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.621km NE of Kernville, CA · 15601 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15601 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.623km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15601 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.524km W of Inyokern, CA · 15601 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.52km NNE of Frazier Park, CA · 15600 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 3.324km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15600 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 2.221km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15600 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.913km NNW of Coso Junction, CA · 15600 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.920km SSE of Arvin, CA · 15600 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.516km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15600 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15600 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15600 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 1.620km NE of Kernville, CA · 15599 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15599 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.520km NE of Kernville, CA · 15599 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci23193. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.