California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8km SE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8km SE of Bodfish, CA on Tue, Nov 1, 1983, 10:42 PM PST (06:42 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 17km NNW of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-02 06:42:50 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.543° N, 118.418° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.217km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15627 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.818km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15627 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.718km E of Little Lake, CA · 15627 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.84km NE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15627 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.913km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15626 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.319km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15626 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.818km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15626 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.616km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15625 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.77km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15625 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.66km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15625 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.57km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 15625 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.831km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15625 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.129km W of Olancha, CA · 15625 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.128km W of Olancha, CA · 15625 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.222km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15624 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15624 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.116km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15624 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.518km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15624 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.515km NE of Kernville, CA · 15624 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.330km WNW of Olancha, CA · 15624 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.518km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15624 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15624 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.621km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15623 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 2.013km ESE of Porterville, CA · 15623 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15623 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15623 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15623 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.822km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15623 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.021km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15623 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15623 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.216km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15623 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 2.323km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15623 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.523km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15623 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15623 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.822km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15622 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.614km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 15622 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.815km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15622 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 2.424km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15622 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15622 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15621 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.920km E of Little Lake, CA · 15621 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.623km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15621 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 2.221km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15621 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 2.126km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15621 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.523km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15621 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15620 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 2.126km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15620 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.614km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15619 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.714km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15619 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.619km NE of Kernville, CA · 15619 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.81km S of Lake Isabella, CA · 15619 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.612km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15619 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 3.021km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15619 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 3.221km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15619 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.321km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15619 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 2.721km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15619 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15618 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.812km N of Kernville, CA · 15618 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.219km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 15618 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.614km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 15618 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 165.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci23794. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:56 AM UTC.