M2.1 earthquake 18km SSE of Bodfish, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, Dec 4, 1983, 4:34 AM PST

UTC

1983-12-04 12:34:00 UTC

Depth

5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.437° N, 118.436° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

73°

Stations used

19

• Bodfish, CaliforniaPopulation 1,956. Forecast18 kmSSE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast34 kmN
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast53 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast155 kmN

After

1. 1.518km NE of Kernville, CAThu, Jan 12, 2:56 PM PST · 15594 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
2. 1.525km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jan 12, 3:19 PM PST · 15594 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
3. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jan 12, 4:03 PM PST · 15594 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
4. 2.721km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jan 12, 5:10 PM PST · 15594 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
5. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jan 12, 6:02 PM PST · 15594 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
6. 2.929km WSW of Olancha, CAThu, Jan 12, 9:06 PM PST · 15594 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
7. 1.728km WSW of Olancha, CAThu, Jan 12, 9:46 PM PST · 15593 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
8. 1.828km WSW of Olancha, CAThu, Jan 12, 10:18 PM PST · 15593 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
9. 1.623km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jan 12, 10:31 PM PST · 15593 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
10. 1.920km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 13, 1:02 AM PST · 15593 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
11. 1.728km WSW of Olancha, CAFri, Jan 13, 3:10 AM PST · 15593 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
12. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Jan 13, 5:11 AM PST · 15593 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
13. 1.521km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Jan 13, 5:23 AM PST · 15593 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
14. 1.521km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Jan 13, 5:42 AM PST · 15593 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
15. 2.328km WSW of Olancha, CAFri, Jan 13, 7:52 AM PST · 15593 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
16. 1.529km WSW of Olancha, CAFri, Jan 13, 8:04 AM PST · 15593 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
17. 1.929km WSW of Olancha, CAFri, Jan 13, 8:04 AM PST · 15593 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
18. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Jan 13, 10:34 AM PST · 15593 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
19. 2.617km NE of Kernville, CAFri, Jan 13, 11:12 AM PST · 15593 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
20. 1.510km ENE of Kernville, CAFri, Jan 13, 12:51 PM PST · 15593 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
21. 1.86km ESE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jan 13, 1:30 PM PST · 15593 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
22. 2.921km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Jan 13, 5:44 PM PST · 15593 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
23. 2.620km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Jan 13, 5:45 PM PST · 15593 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
24. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Jan 13, 6:23 PM PST · 15593 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
25. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Jan 13, 9:41 PM PST · 15592 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
26. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Jan 13, 9:50 PM PST · 15592 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
27. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Jan 14, 12:01 AM PST · 15592 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
28. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Jan 14, 1:50 AM PST · 15592 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
29. 1.517km NE of Kernville, CASat, Jan 14, 7:52 AM PST · 15592 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
30. 2.518km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Jan 14, 6:29 PM PST · 15592 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
31. 2.221km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Jan 14, 7:43 PM PST · 15592 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
32. 1.617km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Jan 14, 9:30 PM PST · 15591 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
33. 2.121km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 15, 1:07 AM PST · 15591 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
34. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 15, 1:41 AM PST · 15591 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
35. 1.718km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 15, 2:31 AM PST · 15591 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
36. 1.66km SSW of Olancha, CASun, Jan 15, 2:43 AM PST · 15591 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
37. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 15, 2:54 AM PST · 15591 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
38. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 15, 6:53 AM PST · 15591 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
39. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 15, 9:10 AM PST · 15591 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
40. 2.318km E of Maricopa, CASun, Jan 15, 10:02 AM PST · 15591 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
41. 1.617km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 15, 5:27 PM PST · 15591 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
42. 2.422km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 15, 7:33 PM PST · 15591 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
43. 2.321km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 15, 7:34 PM PST · 15591 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
44. 1.922km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 15, 7:56 PM PST · 15591 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
45. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 15, 8:05 PM PST · 15591 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
46. 3.422km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 15, 8:06 PM PST · 15591 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
47. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 15, 8:07 PM PST · 15591 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
48. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 15, 8:12 PM PST · 15591 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
49. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 15, 8:16 PM PST · 15591 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
50. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 15, 8:34 PM PST · 15591 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
51. 1.521km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 15, 8:45 PM PST · 15591 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
52. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 15, 8:58 PM PST · 15591 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
53. 1.519km SSW of Little Lake, CASun, Jan 15, 9:23 PM PST · 15590 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
54. 2.022km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 15, 10:15 PM PST · 15590 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
55. 1.623km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 15, 10:19 PM PST · 15590 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
56. 1.812km S of Arvin, CASun, Jan 15, 10:30 PM PST · 15590 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
57. 2.522km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jan 15, 11:56 PM PST · 15590 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
58. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Jan 16, 12:32 AM PST · 15590 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
59. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Jan 16, 12:33 AM PST · 15590 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
60. 2.322km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Jan 16, 12:54 AM PST · 15590 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci26320. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.