California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 24km SE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24km SE of Bodfish, CA on Tue, Mar 27, 1990, 1:36 AM PST (09:36 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 16km SE of Olancha, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-03-27 09:36:26 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.468° N, 118.275° 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
40°
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: 154 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.515km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13339 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.416km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13339 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.91km N of Kernville, CA · 13339 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.929km W of Olancha, CA · 13338 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.830km W of Olancha, CA · 13338 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.913km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 13337 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.013km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 13337 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.813km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 13337 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.537km N of Kernville, CA · 13337 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.117km SW of Little Lake, CA · 13337 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.421km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13336 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.617km NE of Lebec, CA · 13336 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.515km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13336 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.812km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13335 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.922km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13334 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.823km E of Maricopa, CA · 13333 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.221km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13333 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.321km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13333 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.79km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13332 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.820km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13332 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.822km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13332 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.822km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13332 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.121km NE of Little Lake, CA · 13331 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.417km N of Grapevine, CA · 13331 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.023km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13331 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.419km NE of Little Lake, CA · 13331 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.521km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13330 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.719km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13330 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.714km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13330 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.314km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13330 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.822km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13329 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.725km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13329 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.538km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 13329 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.57km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13329 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 2.622km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13329 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.214km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13329 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.618km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13328 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.719km NE of Little Lake, CA · 13328 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.120km ENE of Delano, CA · 13328 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.033km NNW of California City, CA · 13328 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 2.112km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13328 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 2.418km E of Little Lake, CA · 13328 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.917km ESE of Arvin, CA · 13327 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.521km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13327 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.619km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13326 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.322km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13326 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.922km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13326 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.922km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13326 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.022km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13326 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.122km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13326 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.821km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13326 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.07km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13326 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.122km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13326 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.836km N of Kernville, CA · 13325 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.824km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13325 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.723km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13325 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.120km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13324 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.631km W of Coso Junction, CA · 13324 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 2.312km E of Little Lake, CA · 13324 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.98km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13324 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 154.

Before

  1. 2.213km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 13340 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.015km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 13340 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.322km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13341 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.122km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13341 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.815km S of Bodfish, CA · 13341 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.629km ENE of Porterville, CA · 13343 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.818km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13344 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.83km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 13344 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.48km ESE of Tehachapi, CA · 13345 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13346 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.525km NE of Lamont, CA · 13346 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.17km SE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13347 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.619km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13348 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.55km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 13348 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.25km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 13348 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.919km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13349 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 3.02km W of Gorman, CA · 13350 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.919km N of Mojave, CA · 13351 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.913km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13352 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.615km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 13354 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1056255. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:57 AM UTC.