California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 22km SSW of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 22km SSW of Bodfish, CA on Sun, Sep 23, 1956, 11:24 PM GMT-7 (06:24 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 16km SW of Arvin, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1956-09-24 06:24:18 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.393° N, 118.558° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.616km SW of Arvin, CA · 25564 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.63km W of Bodfish, CA · 25560 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.910km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25559 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.86km W of Tehachapi, CA · 25559 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.122km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 25559 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 3.422km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 25559 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.917km SE of Bodfish, CA · 25555 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.515km S of Arvin, CA · 25551 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.06km W of Grapevine, CA · 25541 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.312km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 25531 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.827km NE of Arvin, CA · 25525 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.415km SSW of Arvin, CA · 25524 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 3.326km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 25521 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 3.125km SW of Bodfish, CA · 25520 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.026km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 25518 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.718km NW of Grapevine, CA · 25508 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.924km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 25507 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 2.98km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 25566 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.513km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 25571 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.02km ESE of Bakersfield, CA · 25579 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3295488. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.