California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 19km SE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 19km SE of Bodfish, CA on Tue, Dec 20, 1983, 7:01 AM PST (15:01 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 22km NNE of Kernville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-20 15:01:16 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.472° N, 118.338° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15586 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.021km ENE of Boron, CA · 15586 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.628km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15586 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.728km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15586 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.328km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15586 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.830km W of Olancha, CA · 15586 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.526km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15586 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15586 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15586 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.828km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15586 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.56km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15586 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.26km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15586 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.625km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15586 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.96km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15586 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.56km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15586 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15585 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.620km NE of Kernville, CA · 15585 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.619km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15585 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15585 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15585 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.66km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15584 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15584 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.616km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 15584 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.518km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15584 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.822km NE of Kernville, CA · 15584 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15584 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.537km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15584 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.822km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15584 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15583 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15583 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.320km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 15583 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.56km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15582 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15582 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.68km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 15582 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15582 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.828km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15582 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15582 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.722km WNW of Kernville, CA · 15582 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15581 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.98km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 15581 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.530km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15581 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.523km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15581 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15581 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.220km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15580 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15580 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.523km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15580 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.92km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 15580 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.76km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15580 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.86km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15580 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.86km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15580 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.26km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15580 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 2.26km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15580 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.822km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15579 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.628km E of Coso Junction, CA · 15579 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.624km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15578 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.730km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15578 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.726km SW of Bodfish, CA · 15578 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 2.67km W of Frazier Park, CA · 15578 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.521km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15577 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.66km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15577 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci27469. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.