California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7km WSW of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7km WSW of Bodfish, CA on Mon, Dec 12, 1983, 9:15 AM PST (17:15 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 22km NNE of Kernville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-12 17:15:26 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.567° N, 118.562° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.022km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15591 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.514km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 15590 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15590 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15590 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15590 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15590 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.514km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15590 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15590 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15590 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.517km NE of Kernville, CA · 15589 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15589 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.531km NNW of California City, CA · 15589 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.728km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15589 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.423km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15589 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15589 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 3.022km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15589 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.617km NE of Kernville, CA · 15589 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.522km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 15589 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.720km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15589 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15589 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.724km SW of Lamont, CA · 15589 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15589 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15589 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.520km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15589 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15589 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15588 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.59km NE of Kernville, CA · 15588 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.58km NE of Kernville, CA · 15588 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.521km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15588 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.56km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15588 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15588 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.523km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15588 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.75km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15588 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 3.16km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15588 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.87km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15588 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.56km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15588 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.07km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15588 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.221km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15588 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15588 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 2.222km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15588 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.36km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15588 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15587 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.920km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15587 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15587 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.628km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15587 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 3.728km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15587 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.328km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15587 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.830km W of Olancha, CA · 15586 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.526km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15586 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15586 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15586 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.828km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15586 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.56km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15586 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 3.26km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15586 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.625km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15586 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.96km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15586 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.56km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15586 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15585 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.620km NE of Kernville, CA · 15585 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.619km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15585 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci27129. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.