M1.7 earthquake 13km SSE of Bodfish, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, Oct 2, 1985, 1:46 AM PDT

UTC

1985-10-02 08:46:29 UTC

Depth

6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.479° N, 118.434° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

74°

Stations used

0

• Bodfish, CaliforniaPopulation 1,956. Forecast13 kmSSE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast39 kmN
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast54 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast160 kmN

After

1. 1.618km E of Little Lake, CAWed, Oct 2, 5:34 PM PDT · 14965 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
2. 2.114km N of Kernville, CASun, Oct 6, 3:09 AM PDT · 14961 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
3. 2.310km W of Coso Junction, CASun, Oct 6, 4:57 AM PDT · 14961 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
4. 1.68km NNE of Coso Junction, CASun, Oct 6, 6:08 AM PDT · 14961 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
5. 2.33km NNE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Oct 7, 11:03 PM PDT · 14960 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
6. 2.310km ENE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 9, 10:14 AM PDT · 14958 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
7. 1.610km ENE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 9, 10:26 AM PDT · 14958 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
8. 1.612km NE of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 9, 12:30 PM PDT · 14958 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
9. 2.318km ENE of Little Lake, CAFri, Oct 11, 12:36 AM PDT · 14957 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
10. 1.98km NNE of Coso Junction, CASun, Oct 13, 2:14 AM PDT · 14955 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
11. 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, Oct 13, 2:31 AM PDT · 14955 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
12. 1.916km ESE of Arvin, CASun, Oct 13, 2:44 AM PDT · 14955 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
13. 1.68km NNE of Coso Junction, CATue, Oct 15, 11:13 AM PDT · 14952 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
14. 2.016km ENE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Oct 16, 12:51 AM PDT · 14952 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
15. 2.615km SSE of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 17, 6:39 AM PDT · 14950 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
16. 1.617km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Oct 17, 11:00 PM PDT · 14950 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
17. 1.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 17, 11:41 PM PDT · 14950 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
18. 2.618km WSW of Rosedale, CASat, Oct 19, 6:17 AM PDT · 14948 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
19. 1.817km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Oct 19, 3:33 PM PDT · 14948 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
20. 1.57km NNE of Coso Junction, CASun, Oct 20, 8:11 PM PDT · 14947 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
21. 1.87km NNE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Oct 21, 2:09 AM PDT · 14947 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
22. 2.416km N of Grapevine, CAMon, Oct 21, 3:50 PM PDT · 14946 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
23. 1.626km N of Kernville, CAMon, Oct 21, 8:40 PM PDT · 14946 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
24. 1.59km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Oct 21, 10:49 PM PDT · 14946 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
25. 1.78km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Oct 22, 5:10 AM PDT · 14945 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
26. 2.08km N of Lamont, CATue, Oct 22, 9:09 AM PDT · 14945 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
27. 2.224km NNE of California City, CATue, Oct 22, 6:16 PM PDT · 14945 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
28. 1.99km N of Coso Junction, CAThu, Oct 24, 12:16 PM PDT · 14943 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
29. 2.124km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 24, 5:36 PM PDT · 14943 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
30. 1.77km NNE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Oct 24, 9:35 PM PDT · 14943 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
31. 1.67km NNE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Oct 25, 5:29 AM PDT · 14942 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
32. 2.529km W of Olancha, CAMon, Oct 28, 5:44 AM PST · 14939 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
33. 2.530km W of Olancha, CAMon, Oct 28, 8:22 AM PST · 14939 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
34. 2.221km N of Tehachapi, CATue, Oct 29, 5:16 AM PST · 14938 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
35. 1.613km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, Oct 29, 10:20 AM PST · 14938 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
36. 1.912km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Oct 29, 9:02 PM PST · 14938 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
37. 2.019km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 30, 6:12 AM PST · 14937 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
38. 2.84km NNE of Little Lake, CAThu, Oct 31, 5:05 AM PST · 14936 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
39. 1.921km SW of Lamont, CASat, Nov 2, 12:46 AM PST · 14935 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
40. 1.711km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Nov 2, 2:36 AM PST · 14934 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
41. 1.719km WSW of Olancha, CASun, Nov 3, 1:39 AM PST · 14934 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
42. 1.818km WSW of Olancha, CASun, Nov 3, 6:53 AM PST · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
43. 2.119km W of Olancha, CASun, Nov 3, 1:46 PM PST · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
44. 1.72km NNW of Frazier Park, CASun, Nov 3, 10:11 PM PST · 14933 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
45. 1.819km W of Olancha, CASun, Nov 3, 11:09 PM PST · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
46. 1.718km SE of Buttonwillow, CASun, Nov 3, 11:47 PM PST · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
47. 2.43km N of Frazier Park, CAMon, Nov 4, 12:37 AM PST · 14933 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
48. 1.92km NNW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Nov 4, 9:14 AM PST · 14932 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
49. 1.819km W of Olancha, CAMon, Nov 4, 11:49 AM PST · 14932 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
50. 1.918km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Nov 4, 8:20 PM PST · 14932 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
51. 2.519km WSW of Olancha, CAMon, Nov 4, 9:26 PM PST · 14932 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
52. 1.919km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Nov 5, 3:25 AM PST · 14931 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
53. 1.619km W of Olancha, CATue, Nov 5, 6:31 AM PST · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
54. 1.720km W of Olancha, CATue, Nov 5, 8:51 AM PST · 14931 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
55. 3.323km N of Kernville, CATue, Nov 5, 2:06 PM PST · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
56. 1.923km N of Kernville, CATue, Nov 5, 2:39 PM PST · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
57. 2.223km N of Kernville, CATue, Nov 5, 2:45 PM PST · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
58. 1.619km WSW of Olancha, CATue, Nov 5, 11:21 PM PST · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
59. 1.618km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Nov 6, 12:08 AM PST · 14931 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
60. 1.522km ENE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Nov 6, 10:32 AM PST · 14930 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

1. 1.812km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 2, 1:17 AM PDT · 14966 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
2. 1.513km SE of Olancha, CATue, Oct 1, 7:40 PM PDT · 14966 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
3. 2.025km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Sep 30, 11:34 AM PDT · 14967 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
4. 2.99km NNE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Sep 26, 9:14 AM PDT · 14971 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci121372. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.