California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9km ESE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9km ESE of Bodfish, CA on Sat, Mar 23, 2002, 9:01 AM PST (17:01 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 25km WNW of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-03-23 17:01:30 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.557° N, 118.404° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.817km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8960 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.925km N of Kernville, CA · 8959 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.728km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8959 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.717km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8958 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.730km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8957 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.630km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8957 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8955 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.626km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8953 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.517km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8953 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.816km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 8953 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.610km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 8952 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.66km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8950 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.54km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 8950 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.72km W of Frazier Park, California · 8950 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.034km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 8949 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8948 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.65km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8946 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8946 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.520km E of Little Lake, CA · 8946 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8946 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.525km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8945 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.825km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8945 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.425km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8945 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.225km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8944 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.010km W of Tehachapi, CA · 8943 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.717km SE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8943 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.87km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8942 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.526km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8942 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.36km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 8941 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.09km WSW of Inyokern, CA · 8939 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8936 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.725km W of Inyokern, CA · 8936 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 1.55km ESE of Buttonwillow, California · 8935 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.813km N of Grapevine, California · 8935 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.811km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 8934 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.011km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 8934 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.825km NNE of Kernville, California · 8933 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.612km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 8932 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.727km ESE of Three Rivers, California · 8930 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.522km SSW of Little Lake, California · 8930 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.47km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 8928 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.613km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 8928 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.125km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8927 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.718km SW of Little Lake, CA · 8925 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.325km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8925 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.618km W of Johannesburg, CA · 8925 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 2.117km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 8924 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8924 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 1.825km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8924 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.725km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 8922 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 3.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8922 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 2.925km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.524km WNW of Inyokern, California · 8922 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 1.724km S of Bodfish, CA · 8922 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 3.825km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.527km SW of Little Lake, California · 8922 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.725km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 1.825km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8922 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 2.921km SW of Little Lake, CA · 8962 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.517km NW of Grapevine, California · 8964 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.511km SE of Arvin, California · 8965 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.725km W of Johannesburg, CA · 8967 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.726km SW of Olancha, California · 8968 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.610km WSW of Inyokern, CA · 8968 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.518km SE of Arvin, CA · 8968 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.610km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8969 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.610km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8969 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.618km E of Arvin, California · 8969 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.910km W of Delano, California · 8971 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.97km E of Coso Junction, CA · 8972 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.922km E of Little Lake, CA · 8972 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.72km SW of Johannesburg, California · 8973 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.521km NE of Arvin, California · 8974 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.714km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 8974 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.57km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 8975 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.615km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 8975 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.520km SE of Little Lake, CA · 8976 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.916km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 8976 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9772997. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC.