California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14km SSE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14km SSE of Bodfish, CA on Sun, Sep 23, 1990, 7:02 AM PDT (14:02 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 14km S of Arvin, CA. This one was a foreshock.

Bodfish forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-09-23 14:02:04 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.475° N, 118.427° 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
70°
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: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.028km ENE of Porterville, CA · 13160 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13160 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.812km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13160 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.615km W of Tehachapi, CA · 13159 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.513km E of Delano, CA · 13156 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.821km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13155 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.822km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13155 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.522km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13154 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.623km ENE of Johannesburg, CA · 13152 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.830km W of Olancha, CA · 13151 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.43km NE of Kernville, CA · 13151 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.310km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 13151 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.020km SE of Little Lake, CA · 13151 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.73km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 13149 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.927km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13149 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.910km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13147 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.924km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13147 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.524km NE of Arvin, CA · 13147 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.725km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13147 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.65km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 13146 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.824km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13146 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.724km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13146 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.76km E of Johannesburg, CA · 13146 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.924km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13145 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.524km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13145 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.623km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13145 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.79km E of Kernville, CA · 13145 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 3.214km S of Arvin, CA · 13145 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.113km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13144 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.523km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13144 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.124km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13144 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.633km N of Kernville, CA · 13144 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.024km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13144 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.633km N of Kernville, CA · 13143 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.020km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13143 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 1.715km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13143 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.514km SSW of Lamont, CA · 13142 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.913km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13141 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.212km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 13141 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.724km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13141 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.713km SSW of Shafter, CA · 13140 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 2.033km N of Kernville, CA · 13140 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.025km WNW of Kernville, CA · 13139 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.26km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 13138 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.914km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13138 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 2.514km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 13138 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13138 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.712km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13138 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.824km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13137 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.42km SE of Lamont, CA · 13137 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.71km NW of Mojave, CA · 13137 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.115km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 13137 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13137 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 2.615km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 13136 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.212km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13136 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13136 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.413km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13136 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.613km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13136 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.714km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13136 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.515km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 13136 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 132.

Before

  1. 2.518km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13161 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.94km NE of Grapevine, CA · 13162 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.010km SE of Gorman, CA · 13163 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.610km ESE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13163 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.82km SW of Frazier Park, CA · 13163 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.61km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 13164 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.21km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 13164 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.519km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13165 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13167 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.514km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13167 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.929km SE of Porterville, CA · 13168 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.211km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 13169 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.611km SSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 13169 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.918km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13169 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13169 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.011km SSW of Arvin, CA · 13170 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.16km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13171 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.515km SSW of Olancha, CA · 13171 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.514km SSW of Olancha, CA · 13172 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.623km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13172 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2005257. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:26 AM UTC.