California earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 24km SW of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 24km SW of Bodfish, CA on Tue, Jul 22, 1952, 5:47 PM GMT-7 (00:47 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 26km NE of Arvin, CA. This one was a foreshock.

Bodfish forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1952-07-23 00:47:36 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.407° N, 118.644° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.126km NE of Arvin, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.317km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.625km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.214km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.225km S of Bodfish, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.223km SW of Bodfish, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 4.816km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 5.513km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.316km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.118km NNE of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 5.56km SSE of Arvin, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.516km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 4.04km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.419km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 4.426km NE of Arvin, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 4.520km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 4.115km NW of Grapevine, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.022km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 5.16km N of Grapevine, CA · 27089 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 3.816km WSW of Lamont, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 3.816km W of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 3.64km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 4.222km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 4.010km N of Grapevine, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 3.610km SSW of Arvin, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 3.914km N of Grapevine, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 4.010km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 27089 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 3.915km S of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 3.919km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 3.420km ENE of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 3.323km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.817km NW of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 3.225km NE of Lamont, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 3.318km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 3.520km ENE of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 4.116km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 4.118km SSW of Lamont, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 3.420km ENE of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 3.611km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 4.321km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 3.920km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 3.814km ENE of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 3.621km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 4.54km SSE of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 4.322km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27088 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 4.117km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 3.914km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 4.319km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 4.016km N of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 3.811km E of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 4.314km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 3.710km N of Grapevine, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 2.516km NNE of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.518km E of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 2.817km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 3.521km ENE of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.818km E of Arvin, CA · 27088 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 4.114km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 4.19km SW of Arvin, CA · 27087 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 4.31km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 5.425km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.018km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 27089 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3318778 (also filed as ushis1821). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.