California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23km ESE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23km ESE of Bodfish, CA on Sat, Jun 16, 1990, 4:42 AM PDT (11:42 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 28km N of Kernville, 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
1990-06-16 11:42:17 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.473° N, 118.277° 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
47°
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: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.91km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13258 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.21km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 13258 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.225km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13258 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.918km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13258 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.924km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13257 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.615km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13257 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.520km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13257 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.424km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13257 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.621km E of Little Lake, CA · 13256 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.324km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13256 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.920km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13256 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.020km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13256 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.725km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13256 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.92km SSE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13255 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.217km SE of Arvin, CA · 13255 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.021km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13255 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.613km NE of Kernville, CA · 13255 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.921km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13254 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.924km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13254 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.51km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13254 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.022km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13253 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.614km ESE of Olancha, CA · 13252 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.217km SE of Trona, CA · 13251 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.513km ESE of Olancha, CA · 13251 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.714km ESE of Olancha, CA · 13251 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.726km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13250 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.714km NE of Inyokern, CA · 13250 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.61km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13249 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.63km SSW of Mojave, CA · 13249 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.224km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13247 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.824km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13247 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.95km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 13246 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.79km N of Grapevine, CA · 13246 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.123km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13245 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.87km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 13244 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.712km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13244 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.72km ENE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13244 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13243 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.714km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13241 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.919km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 13241 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.221km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13241 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.69km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 13240 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.51km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13239 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 2.725km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13238 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.71km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13238 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13237 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13237 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.922km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13237 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.622km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13237 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.511km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 13237 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.86km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13237 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.426km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13235 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.625km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13235 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.732km SW of Inyokern, CA · 13235 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.733km N of Kernville, CA · 13235 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.817km S of Bodfish, CA · 13234 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13234 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.620km N of Mojave, CA · 13234 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 2.429km N of Searles Valley, CA · 13234 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13234 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 133.

Before

  1. 1.89km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13259 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.515km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13259 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.615km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13260 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.87km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13261 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.57km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13263 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.418km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13263 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13265 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.522km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13266 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.54km ENE of Porterville, CA · 13266 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.58km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13267 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.78km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13268 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.520km NW of Inyokern, CA · 13269 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.519km W of Coso Junction, CA · 13270 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.635km W of Olancha, CA · 13271 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.59km E of Kernville, CA · 13272 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.114km SE of Porterville, CA · 13272 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.918km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13275 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.419km N of Mojave, CA · 13275 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.619km N of Mojave, CA · 13275 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.623km E of Little Lake, CA · 13275 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2000406. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC.