California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 26km SSW of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 26km SSW of Bodfish, CA on Mon, Mar 20, 1961, 4:41 PM GMT-8 (00:41 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 19km NNW of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1961-03-21 00:41:42 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.368° N, 118.577° 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, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.324km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 23926 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.419km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23923 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23916 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.024km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 23915 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.624km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 23915 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.019km SW of Bodfish, CA · 23912 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.315km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23905 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.914km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 23884 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.16km N of Wasco, CA · 23877 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 3.015km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23935 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.618km E of Arvin, CA · 23938 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.820km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23939 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.323km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 23941 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.120km SW of Little Lake, CA · 23948 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.08km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 23949 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.38km SSW of Lamont, CA · 23951 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.923km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 23953 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3344875. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.