M2.4 earthquake 18km SSW of Bodfish, CA
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 18km SSW of Bodfish, CA on Thu, Aug 31, 1972, 11:20 PM PDT (06:20 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 18km SSW of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (mh), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-09-01 06:20:20 UTC
- Depth
- 0.7 km (0.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.449° N, 118.581° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 150°
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.918km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 19744 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.421km NE of Arvin, CA · 19742 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.727km NE of Arvin, CA · 19741 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.719km SW of Bodfish, CA · 19741 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.015km SW of Little Lake, CA · 19734 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.415km NW of Castaic, CA · 19729 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.521km S of Bodfish, CA · 19725 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.632km W of Coso Junction, CA · 19719 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.732km W of Coso Junction, CA · 19719 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 19709 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3320969. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.