California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 21km SSW of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 21km SSW of Bodfish, CA on Tue, Oct 26, 1954, 4:42 AM GMT-8 (12:42 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 24km S of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1954-10-26 12:42:42 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.411° N, 118.573° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.611km S of Arvin, CA · 26263 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.024km S of Bodfish, CA · 26253 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.820km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26253 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.417km NW of Grapevine, CA · 26247 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.824km NE of Arvin, CA · 26239 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.711km WSW of Arvin, CA · 26230 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.713km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26229 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.712km E of Arvin, CA · 26228 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 3.122km SW of Lamont, CA · 26227 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.518km E of Oildale, CA · 26226 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.827km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26224 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.06km S of Buttonwillow, CA · 26216 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.425km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 26212 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26210 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.625km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26210 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.815km NE of Grapevine, CA · 26209 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.520km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26208 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 2.620km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26264 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.626km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26265 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.522km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26265 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.119km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26265 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.618km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26266 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.822km S of Bodfish, CA · 26269 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.618km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26271 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.519km S of Bodfish, CA · 26276 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.015km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 26283 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.819km NNE of Arvin, CA · 26286 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 3.923km ENE of Arvin, CA · 26286 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.814km ESE of Arvin, CA · 26287 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.916km S of Arvin, CA · 26287 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.820km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 26293 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.814km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 26293 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 3.425km S of Bodfish, CA · 26294 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 3.525km S of Bodfish, CA · 26294 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3298549. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.