California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8km SE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8km SE of Bodfish, CA on Wed, Mar 14, 1984, 8:21 AM PST (16:21 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 26km NNE of Kernville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-03-14 16:21:08 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.545° N, 118.417° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 104 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68km N of Coso Junction, CA · 15539 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.56km N of Olancha, CA · 15539 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.26km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 15539 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.610km ENE of Kernville, CA · 15538 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.620km NE of Kernville, CA · 15538 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.825km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15538 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.011km ESE of Tehachapi, CA · 15538 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15538 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.613km NE of Boron, CA · 15537 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.55km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15537 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.54km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 15537 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.718km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15537 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.914km SSW of Olancha, CA · 15536 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.613km SE of Olancha, CA · 15536 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.813km SE of Olancha, CA · 15536 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.913km SE of Olancha, CA · 15535 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.613km SE of Olancha, CA · 15535 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.826km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15535 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.314km SSE of Olancha, CA · 15535 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.513km SE of Olancha, CA · 15535 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.723km ENE of Arvin, CA · 15535 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.914km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15535 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.912km SSE of Olancha, CA · 15534 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.614km SE of Olancha, CA · 15534 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15533 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 3.023km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15533 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.723km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15533 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.423km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15533 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 1.513km SE of Olancha, CA · 15532 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15532 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.712km SSE of Olancha, CA · 15532 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.914km SE of Olancha, CA · 15531 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.918km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15531 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.617km NE of Kernville, CA · 15531 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 3.826km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15531 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.625km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15531 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.426km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15531 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 3.826km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15531 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15531 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.526km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15531 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 3.926km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15531 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 1.526km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15531 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.824km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15531 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.222km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15531 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.024km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15531 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15531 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 3.326km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15531 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.623km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15531 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.625km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15531 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.526km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15531 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.525km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15531 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 2.226km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15531 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 1.826km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15531 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.625km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15531 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 2.422km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15531 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 2.526km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15531 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.625km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15531 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 1.522km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15531 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 2.827km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15531 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.524km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15530 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 2.316km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 15540 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15540 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.632km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15540 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.724km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15541 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.926km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15541 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.89km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 15541 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.818km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 15541 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.210km ENE of Kernville, CA · 15542 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.519km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 15542 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 3.59km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 15542 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.611km ENE of Kernville, CA · 15542 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.426km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15543 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.622km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15544 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.014km NE of Kernville, CA · 15545 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.817km N of Mojave, CA · 15545 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.713km SE of Olancha, CA · 15546 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15546 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.714km SE of Olancha, CA · 15546 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.78km SE of Olancha, CA · 15546 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.519km NE of Kernville, CA · 15546 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci33765. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:25 AM UTC.