California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16km WNW of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16km WNW of Bodfish, CA on Wed, Dec 28, 1983, 9:00 PM PST (05:00 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 21km NNE of Kernville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-29 05:00:04 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.639° N, 118.661° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
197°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.221km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15588 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15588 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.222km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15587 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.36km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15587 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15587 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.920km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15586 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.722km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15586 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.628km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15586 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.728km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15586 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.328km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15586 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.830km W of Olancha, CA · 15586 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.526km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15586 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15586 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15586 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.828km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15586 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.56km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15586 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 3.26km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15586 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.625km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15586 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.96km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15586 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.56km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15586 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.820km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15585 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.620km NE of Kernville, CA · 15585 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.619km SE of Little Lake, CA · 15584 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15584 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15584 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.66km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15584 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15584 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.616km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 15584 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.518km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15584 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.822km NE of Kernville, CA · 15584 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.821km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15583 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.537km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15583 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.822km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15583 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.115km SSW of Alpaugh, CA · 15583 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15583 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.519km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15583 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.56km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15582 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15582 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.68km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 15582 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15582 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.828km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15581 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15581 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.722km WNW of Kernville, CA · 15581 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15581 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.98km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 15581 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.530km WSW of Olancha, CA · 15581 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.523km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15581 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.620km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15580 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.220km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15580 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15580 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.523km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15580 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.92km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 15580 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.76km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15580 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.86km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15580 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.86km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15579 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.26km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15579 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.26km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15579 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.822km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15579 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.624km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15578 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.730km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15578 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci28021. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.