M3.1 earthquake 18km SSE of Bodfish, CA
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 18km SSE of Bodfish, CA on Sun, Mar 13, 1966, 7:41 AM GMT-8 (15:41 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1966-03-13 15:41:17 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.445° N, 118.400° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 78°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.26km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 22106 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.720km NW of Grapevine, CA · 22074 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 22066 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.95km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 22058 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330261. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.