California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 22km SSW of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 22km SSW of Bodfish, CA on Mon, Feb 4, 2002, 2:38 AM PST (10:38 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 21km SW of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-02-04 10:38:10 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.416° N, 118.612° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.015km NE of Lebec, CA · 9009 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.527km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9007 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.622km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9007 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.527km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9007 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.47km E of Coso Junction, CA · 9005 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.511km SE of Gorman, CA · 9005 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.726km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 9005 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.626km NNE of Kernville, CA · 9004 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.77km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 9003 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9002 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.725km N of Tehachapi, California · 9002 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.57km E of Coso Junction, CA · 9002 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.320km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9001 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.724km WNW of Inyokern, California · 9001 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.613km SSW of Olancha, CA · 9001 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.520km SW of Little Lake, CA · 9000 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.56km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8999 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.520km NE of Arvin, California · 8999 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.88km SSW of Arvin, California · 8998 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.528km NNE of Kernville, California · 8998 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.66km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8998 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.96km ENE of Taft, CA · 8996 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.725km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8996 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8996 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.57km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8995 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.622km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8994 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.76km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 8994 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.730km SE of Bodfish, California · 8994 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.67km S of Frazier Park, California · 8994 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.69km SE of Buttonwillow, California · 8993 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8992 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.73km ESE of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8992 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.719km SW of Little Lake, CA · 8992 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.919km SW of Little Lake, CA · 8992 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, California · 8992 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.57km E of Coso Junction, California · 8992 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.87km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8992 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.58km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8992 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.68km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8992 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.57km ESE of Coso Junction, California · 8992 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.66km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 8992 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.513km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8991 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.78km W of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8990 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.67km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 8988 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.68km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8988 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.87km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 8988 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.67km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8988 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.66km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8986 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.725km NNE of Kernville, California · 8985 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.110km N of Grapevine, CA · 8985 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.56km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8984 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.76km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8981 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.714km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8979 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.78km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 8978 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 8978 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.815km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.916km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 8976 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.520km SE of Little Lake, CA · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.615km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 8976 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.57km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 8975 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 2.728km NNW of California City, California · 9009 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.07km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 9009 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.67km E of Coso Junction, CA · 9010 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.77km E of Coso Junction, California · 9010 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.07km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 9010 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.98km ENE of Coso Junction, California · 9010 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.72km NE of Grapevine, California · 9012 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.721km ENE of Arvin, California · 9012 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.814km N of Grapevine, CA · 9012 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.66km NNE of Little Lake, California · 9012 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.820km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9013 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.522km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 9014 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.820km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9014 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.513km NW of Grapevine, California · 9015 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 3.06km E of Coso Junction, CA · 9015 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.518km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 9016 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.65km ESE of Coso Junction, California · 9016 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.55km S of Frazier Park, California · 9018 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.714km WNW of Kernville, CA · 9018 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.619km SW of Little Lake, CA · 9019 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12419432. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:24 AM UTC.