M1.7 earthquake 13km SE of Bodfish, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (mc), micro

Local time

Mon, May 20, 1985, 11:11 AM PDT

UTC

1985-05-20 18:11:45 UTC

Depth

4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.491° N, 118.411° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

59°

Stations used

0

• Bodfish, CaliforniaPopulation 1,956. Forecast13 kmSE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast40 kmN
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast57 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast161 kmN

After

1. 2.011km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 22, 8:49 AM PDT · 15098 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
2. 1.719km ESE of Little Lake, CAWed, May 22, 5:10 PM PDT · 15098 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
3. 1.815km SSW of Arvin, CAWed, May 22, 7:25 PM PDT · 15098 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
4. 2.428km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, May 23, 12:14 AM PDT · 15097 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
5. 1.524km W of Johannesburg, CAThu, May 23, 1:57 AM PDT · 15097 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
6. 3.028km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, May 24, 7:13 AM PDT · 15096 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
7. 2.326km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 24, 8:22 PM PDT · 15096 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
8. 2.615km ESE of Edwards Air Force Base, CAFri, May 24, 11:57 PM PDT · 15095 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
9. 2.312km ENE of Oildale, CASat, May 25, 4:57 AM PDT · 15095 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
10. 1.910km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, May 26, 4:29 AM PDT · 15094 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
11. 1.824km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, May 26, 7:43 AM PDT · 15094 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
12. 2.06km W of Grapevine, CAMon, May 27, 7:43 AM PDT · 15093 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
13. 2.025km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, May 27, 9:58 PM PDT · 15093 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
14. 1.912km E of Maricopa, CAWed, May 29, 11:11 PM PDT · 15090 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
15. 2.127km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, May 30, 12:36 AM PDT · 15090 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.825km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, May 31, 4:58 AM PDT · 15089 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
17. 2.616km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, May 31, 11:41 AM PDT · 15089 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
18. 3.122km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, May 31, 1:26 PM PDT · 15089 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
19. 1.923km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, May 31, 2:35 PM PDT · 15089 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
20. 2.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASat, Jun 1, 4:31 AM PDT · 15088 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
21. 2.325km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Jun 1, 6:16 PM PDT · 15088 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
22. 1.621km NNE of Inyokern, CASun, Jun 2, 11:01 AM PDT · 15087 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
23. 1.59km SW of Olancha, CASun, Jun 2, 12:38 PM PDT · 15087 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
24. 1.623km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jun 2, 5:48 PM PDT · 15087 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
25. 1.56km W of Olancha, CAMon, Jun 3, 1:44 AM PDT · 15086 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
26. 1.827km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Jun 3, 8:08 AM PDT · 15086 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
27. 1.827km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 5, 10:12 PM PDT · 15084 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
28. 2.328km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 5, 10:55 PM PDT · 15084 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
29. 1.727km NNE of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 5, 10:58 PM PDT · 15083 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
30. 1.618km NNE of Kernville, CAThu, Jun 6, 9:24 PM PDT · 15083 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
31. 2.114km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Jun 7, 4:46 AM PDT · 15082 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
32. 1.728km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Jun 8, 2:18 PM PDT · 15081 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
33. 1.54km SSE of Frazier Park, CATue, Jun 11, 1:33 PM PDT · 15078 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
34. 2.114km N of Castaic, CAThu, Jun 13, 4:03 PM PDT · 15076 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
35. 1.523km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jun 16, 6:15 PM PDT · 15073 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
36. 1.923km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, Jun 17, 4:35 AM PDT · 15072 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
37. 2.422km N of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 19, 5:33 AM PDT · 15070 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
38. 1.919km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jun 19, 1:48 PM PDT · 15070 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
39. 1.69km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Jun 20, 12:09 PM PDT · 15069 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
40. 2.218km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 21, 9:57 PM PDT · 15068 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
41. 1.724km ESE of Little Lake, CASun, Jun 23, 5:09 AM PDT · 15066 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
42. 1.518km NW of Inyokern, CASun, Jun 23, 4:47 PM PDT · 15066 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
43. 1.99km WNW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 23, 7:21 PM PDT · 15066 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
44. 2.514km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 24, 1:38 PM PDT · 15065 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
45. 1.913km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jun 24, 1:39 PM PDT · 15065 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
46. 2.415km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 24, 2:24 PM PDT · 15065 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
47. 1.712km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Jun 25, 3:58 AM PDT · 15064 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
48. 1.624km ESE of Little Lake, CATue, Jun 25, 2:55 PM PDT · 15064 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
49. 2.110km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jun 27, 6:25 AM PDT · 15062 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
50. 2.224km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Jun 27, 8:24 PM PDT · 15062 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
51. 1.615km SSW of Neenach, CAFri, Jun 28, 4:55 PM PDT · 15061 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
52. 1.514km NE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Jun 28, 5:48 PM PDT · 15061 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
53. 2.616km E of Little Lake, CASat, Jun 29, 12:43 AM PDT · 15060 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
54. 2.19km SSW of Johannesburg, CASat, Jun 29, 9:15 AM PDT · 15060 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
55. 2.39km SSW of Johannesburg, CASat, Jun 29, 10:27 AM PDT · 15060 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
56. 1.88km SSW of Johannesburg, CASat, Jun 29, 10:28 AM PDT · 15060 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
57. 2.09km SSW of Johannesburg, CASat, Jun 29, 2:37 PM PDT · 15060 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
58. 1.528km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Jun 29, 3:06 PM PDT · 15060 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
59. 2.18km S of Johannesburg, CASat, Jun 29, 4:46 PM PDT · 15060 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
60. 2.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 30, 7:42 AM PDT · 15059 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

1. 1.925km WSW of Olancha, CAMon, May 20, 10:28 AM PDT · 15100 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
2. 1.728km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, May 20, 4:08 AM PDT · 15100 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
3. 2.126km WSW of Olancha, CASun, May 19, 4:26 PM PDT · 15101 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
4. 1.616km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, May 18, 8:19 PM PDT · 15102 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
5. 1.723km NNE of Kernville, CASat, May 18, 6:51 AM PDT · 15102 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
6. 1.717km NNE of Inyokern, CASat, May 18, 5:16 AM PDT · 15102 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
7. 3.024km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 17, 2:07 AM PDT · 15103 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
8. 1.52km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, May 16, 9:09 PM PDT · 15104 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci66985. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.