California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13km SE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13km SE of Bodfish, CA on Wed, Dec 29, 2021, 3:11 PM PST (23:11 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 15km SSE of Buttonwillow, 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
2021-12-29 23:11:45 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.501° N, 118.389° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.513km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1740 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.813km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1740 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.511km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1739 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.120km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1739 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.821km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1738 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.728km NW of California City, CA · 1738 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.712km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1738 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.014km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 1737 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.810km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1736 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 3.915km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA · 1736 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 133
  11. 3.015km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA · 1736 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 15
  12. 1.936km N of Kernville, CA · 1736 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.913km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1735 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.87km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 1735 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.05km NE of Olancha, CA · 1734 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.212km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1733 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.618km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1732 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.914km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1732 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.114km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.513km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.014km E of Arvin, CA · 1730 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.218km S of Trona, CA · 1729 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.88km ESE of Shafter, CA · 1729 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.813km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 1728 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.89km S of Searles Valley, CA · 1728 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.712km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1728 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.74km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1728 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.715km E of Little Lake, CA · 1727 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.522km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.610km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1726 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.715km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.96km N of Little Lake, CA · 1726 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.615km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1724 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.57km N of Little Lake, CA · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.918km E of Grapevine, CA · 1724 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.518km NE of Lebec, CA · 1724 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.214km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1723 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.625km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1722 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.819km S of Trona, CA · 1722 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.513km S of Olancha, CA · 1722 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.914km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1720 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.527km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1719 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  43. 1.826km NE of Johannesburg, CA · 1719 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.016km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1718 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1718 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.220km NNE of Neenach, CA · 1716 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.019km E of Maricopa, CA · 1716 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.819km E of Maricopa, CA · 1716 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.814km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1715 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.618km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1715 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.619km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1714 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 2.021km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1714 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 2.915km NE of Little Lake, CA · 1713 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.015km NE of Little Lake, CA · 1713 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.015km NE of Little Lake, CA · 1713 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.615km NE of Little Lake, CA · 1713 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.615km NE of Little Lake, CA · 1713 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.615km NE of Little Lake, CA · 1713 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.115km NE of Little Lake, CA · 1713 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 3.015km NE of Little Lake, CA · 1713 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

  1. 1.817km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.77km WNW of Lake Hughes, CA · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.617km S of Trona, CA · 1741 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.99km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1741 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.911km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1741 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.911km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1741 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.814km E of Arvin, CA · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.512km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1742 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.915km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1742 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.111km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 1742 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.515km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1742 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.512km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1743 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.617km NW of Grapevine, CA · 1743 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.68km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1743 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.911km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1743 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.611km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1744 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.510km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1744 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.323km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1744 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.98km SE of Neenach, CA · 1744 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.615km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1745 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39898727. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:03 AM UTC.