California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 19km SE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19km SE of Bodfish, CA on Fri, May 16, 2003, 7:36 PM PDT (02:36 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 15km NW of California City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2003-05-17 02:36:39 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.459° N, 118.352° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 20.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76km SSE of Coso Junction, CA · 8540 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.48km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 8540 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.35km NE of Lake Isabella, CA · 8540 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.67km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 8540 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.616km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 8540 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.87km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 8540 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.917km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 8539 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.02km WNW of Lake Hughes, CA · 8538 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.721km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 8538 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.66km NNW of Little Lake, CA · 8537 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.722km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 8537 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.78km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 8537 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CA · 8537 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.222km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 8537 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.622km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 8537 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.822km E of Little Lake, CA · 8537 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.822km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 8537 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.722km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 8537 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.922km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 8537 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.022km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 8537 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.822km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 8537 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.725km NW of California City, CA · 8536 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 3.015km NW of California City, CA · 8536 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.512km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 8536 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.612km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 8535 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.616km NW of California City, CA · 8534 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.717km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8534 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.69km SW of Rosedale, CA · 8534 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.221km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 8533 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.017km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8532 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 1.518km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 8532 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.622km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 8532 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.714km ESE of Boron, California · 8531 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.816km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 8530 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.324km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 8529 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8527 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, California · 8526 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.66km NNW of Little Lake, California · 8526 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.721km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 8526 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.16km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8526 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.78km NNE of Delano, California · 8524 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.922km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 8522 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 1.97km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8522 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 1.67km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8521 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.630km NE of Boron, California · 8520 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.610km N of Kernville, California · 8519 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.02km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.26km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8519 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.618km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 8519 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.716km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 8519 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.913km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 8519 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.84km NW of Boron, CA · 8518 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.619km NE of Tehachapi, CA · 8518 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.66km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8518 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.410km SE of Olancha, CA · 8518 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.011km ESE of Olancha, CA · 8517 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.111km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8517 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.111km ESE of Olancha, CA · 8517 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.78km W of Frazier Park, CA · 8516 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 1.57km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8516 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 2.94km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 8543 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.17km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 8543 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.514km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 8543 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.520km NE of Arvin, CA · 8543 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.621km WSW of Little Lake, California · 8543 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.621km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 8544 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.927km NNW of Kernville, California · 8545 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.712km NE of Little Lake, California · 8546 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.628km ESE of Porterville, California · 8547 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.77km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 8547 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.65km NE of Lake Isabella, CA · 8547 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.619km NE of Arvin, CA · 8548 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.55km NE of Lake Isabella, CA · 8548 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.521km SE of Little Lake, CA · 8548 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, California · 8549 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.68km NE of Grapevine, California · 8551 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8552 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.520km SE of Bodfish, CA · 8552 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.632km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 8552 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.718km NE of Lebec, CA · 8553 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9916253. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:20 PM UTC.