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M1.8 earthquake 13km SE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13km SE of Bodfish, CA on Fri, Aug 27, 2021, 8:28 AM PDT (15:28 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 15km ESE of Olancha, 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
2021-08-27 15:28:03 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.516° N, 118.384° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
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: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1863 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.623km NE of Maricopa, CA · 1863 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.813km ESE of Olancha, CA · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.014km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1863 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.612km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1862 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.213km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.717km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 1861 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.920km E of Little Lake, CA · 1861 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.623km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1861 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.723km E of Coso Junction, CA · 1861 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.718km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.711km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1860 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.113km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 22
  14. 2.420km E of Little Lake, CA · 1859 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.220km E of Little Lake, CA · 1859 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.418km NW of Grapevine, CA · 1858 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.830km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 1858 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.721km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 1858 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.713km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1857 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.316km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1856 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.011km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.612km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1856 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.513km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.113km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.912km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.013km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 1.524km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1855 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.213km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1855 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.66km S of Frazier Park, CA · 1855 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.614km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1855 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.621km NW of Grapevine, CA · 1854 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.916km SE of Olancha, CA · 1854 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 3.316km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1854 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.315km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1854 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.515km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1854 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.916km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1854 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.615km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1854 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.515km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1853 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.014km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 1853 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.616km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1853 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.613km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1853 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 1.812km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 1.814km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.711km W of Mojave, CA · 1852 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.217km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.514km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1851 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.313km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1850 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.713km NNW of Coso Junction, CA · 1850 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.614km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.615km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1849 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.613km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.616km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.517km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.316km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.611km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1847 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.715km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1847 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.715km SSW of Olancha, CA · 1846 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.614km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1846 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.721km E of Little Lake, CA · 1845 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 1.917km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.013km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 325
  3. 1.826km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1868 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.69km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1868 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.725km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1868 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.818km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1869 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.518km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.814km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.918km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1870 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.510km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.718km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1871 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.920km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1871 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.526km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 1871 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.023km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1872 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.522km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.722km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 1872 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.914km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.613km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1873 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.822km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 1874 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.823km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1874 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40024336. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC.