California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8km SE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8km SE of Bodfish, CA on Thu, Oct 23, 1986, 3:05 AM PDT (10:05 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 34km N of Kernville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-10-23 10:05:48 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.547° N, 118.425° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.034km N of Kernville, CA · 14579 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.013km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14579 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.510km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14579 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.910km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14579 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.621km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14579 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.910km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14579 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.910km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14578 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.710km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14578 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.710km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14578 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.114km NE of Taft, CA · 14578 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.732km N of Kernville, CA · 14578 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.610km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14578 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.710km N of Grapevine, CA · 14577 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.110km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14577 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.711km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14577 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.611km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14577 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.618km S of Bodfish, CA · 14577 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 3.010km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 14577 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.022km E of Johannesburg, CA · 14576 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.115km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14576 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.310km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14576 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.516km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14576 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.910km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14576 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.622km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 14576 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.010km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14575 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.611km NNW of Ridgecrest, CA · 14575 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.72km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 14574 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.712km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14573 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.324km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14572 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.819km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14572 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.618km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 14572 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.724km NNE of California City, CA · 14572 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.821km W of Johannesburg, CA · 14571 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.821km W of Johannesburg, CA · 14571 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.824km NNE of California City, CA · 14570 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.617km E of Little Lake, CA · 14570 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.820km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14569 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.52km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14568 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.122km N of Tehachapi, CA · 14568 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.85km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 14565 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.18km W of Searles Valley, CA · 14564 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.611km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 14562 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.714km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 14560 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.910km NE of Grapevine, CA · 14556 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14556 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.928km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14555 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.914km E of Little Lake, CA · 14553 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.729km E of Coso Junction, CA · 14553 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.129km NNW of California City, CA · 14552 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.14km W of Kernville, CA · 14550 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.713km SSW of Olancha, CA · 14549 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.212km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14548 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.220km NNE of California City, CA · 14548 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.126km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14548 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 2.04km W of Kernville, CA · 14547 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.59km NNW of Kernville, CA · 14547 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 2.49km NNE of Buttonwillow, CA · 14546 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14546 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 2.318km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14545 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.621km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 14544 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 1.820km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14580 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.834km N of Kernville, CA · 14580 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.218km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14580 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.614km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14580 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.022km S of Searles Valley, CA · 14580 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.418km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14581 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.818km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14581 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.914km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14581 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.732km N of Kernville, CA · 14582 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.320km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14582 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.037km W of Coso Junction, CA · 14583 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.610km NE of Little Lake, CA · 14583 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.42km SW of Bodfish, CA · 14583 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.235km N of Kernville, CA · 14583 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.111km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14583 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.54km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14583 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.910km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14583 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.410km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14583 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.122km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 14583 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.720km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 14584 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci711567. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.