California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 26km SSW of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 26km SSW of Bodfish, CA on Thu, Aug 9, 1956, 2:55 PM GMT-7 (21:55 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 17km SE of Bodfish, 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
1956-08-09 21:55:43 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.367° N, 118.598° 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
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
110°
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.022km SW of Lamont, CA · 25620 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.614km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 25615 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.919km ENE of Arvin, CA · 25608 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.02km ESE of Bakersfield, CA · 25588 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.513km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 25580 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.98km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 25575 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.422km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 25575 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.616km SW of Arvin, CA · 25573 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.63km W of Bodfish, CA · 25569 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.910km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25568 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.86km W of Tehachapi, CA · 25568 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 3.122km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 25568 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.422km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 25568 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.917km SE of Bodfish, CA · 25564 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 3.515km S of Arvin, CA · 25560 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.623km SW of Bodfish, CA · 25628 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.812km N of Grapevine, CA · 25636 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.311km E of Little Lake, CA · 25637 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.816km SSE of Arvin, CA · 25637 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.117km NW of Inyokern, CA · 25649 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25649 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3295366. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.