California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 22km SW of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 22km SW of Bodfish, CA on Tue, Nov 22, 1955, 6:37 PM GMT-8 (02:37 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 12km NW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1955-11-23 02:37:25 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.444° N, 118.667° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.724km SW of Bodfish, CA · 25882 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.812km NW of Grapevine, CA · 25879 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.121km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 25875 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.816km S of Bodfish, CA · 25875 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.623km N of Tehachapi, CA · 25873 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.822km SW of Lamont, CA · 25873 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.712km N of Lamont, CA · 25869 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.724km N of Tehachapi, CA · 25863 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 3.025km NE of Arvin, CA · 25859 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.521km NW of Grapevine, CA · 25856 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 3.024km N of Tehachapi, CA · 25848 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 3.319km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25831 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.922km N of Tehachapi, CA · 25831 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.818km SE of Arvin, CA · 25825 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 3.824km SW of Bodfish, CA · 25884 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.84km WNW of Gorman, CA · 25885 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.726km NNE of Arvin, CA · 25885 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 4.424km NE of Arvin, CA · 25885 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.622km NE of Lamont, CA · 25885 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.06km W of Grapevine, CA · 25888 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.021km SW of Lamont, CA · 25891 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.726km S of Bodfish, CA · 25904 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25910 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.223km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25912 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3297364. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:35 AM UTC.