California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15km S of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15km S of Bodfish, CA on Thu, May 17, 1990, 10:05 AM PDT (17:05 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 20km SSW of Little Lake, 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
1990-05-17 17:05:16 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.458° N, 118.473° 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
139°
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: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.37km NE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13289 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.77km S of Frazier Park, CA · 13289 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.07km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 13289 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.622km E of Little Lake, CA · 13288 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.025km E of Little Lake, CA · 13288 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.713km S of Arvin, CA · 13288 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.815km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13287 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.515km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13287 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.739km N of Kernville, CA · 13287 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13286 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.514km SE of Olancha, CA · 13285 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.841km ESE of Three Rivers, CA · 13284 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.611km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 13284 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.06km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 13283 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.015km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 13283 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.822km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13283 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.520km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13282 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.924km NE of Arvin, CA · 13282 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.614km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13282 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.538km N of Kernville, CA · 13281 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.015km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 13281 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.818km NNE of Kernville, CA · 13280 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.73km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 13280 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.629km ESE of Kernville, CA · 13279 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.624km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 13279 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.86km WNW of Coso Junction, CA · 13279 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.214km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 13277 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.720km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 13277 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.623km E of Little Lake, CA · 13277 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.619km N of Mojave, CA · 13276 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 2.419km N of Mojave, CA · 13276 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.918km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13276 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.114km SE of Porterville, CA · 13274 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.59km E of Kernville, CA · 13273 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 2.635km W of Olancha, CA · 13273 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.519km W of Coso Junction, CA · 13272 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.520km NW of Inyokern, CA · 13270 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.78km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13270 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.58km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13269 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.54km ENE of Porterville, CA · 13268 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.522km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13267 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13267 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 2.418km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13265 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.57km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13264 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.87km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13262 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 1.615km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13262 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.515km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13261 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.89km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13260 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.623km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 13260 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.91km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13259 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.21km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 13259 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 1.918km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13259 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.615km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13258 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 2.520km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13258 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.621km E of Little Lake, CA · 13258 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 2.920km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13258 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.020km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13258 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.92km SSE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13257 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 2.217km SE of Arvin, CA · 13257 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 2.021km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13257 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 1.616km ESE of Olancha, CA · 13290 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.627km W of Inyokern, CA · 13290 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.89km ESE of Kernville, CA · 13290 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.49km ESE of Kernville, CA · 13290 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.29km E of Kernville, CA · 13290 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.826km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13291 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.924km E of Maricopa, CA · 13291 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.014km S of Bodfish, CA · 13292 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.71km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 13293 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.613km SSW of Arvin, CA · 13293 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.317km E of Little Lake, CA · 13294 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.814km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13294 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.610km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 13295 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.515km ESE of Olancha, CA · 13296 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.224km NE of Lamont, CA · 13296 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.814km SE of Olancha, CA · 13296 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13296 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.016km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13297 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13297 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.625km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13297 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1058799. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:15 AM UTC.