M2.9 earthquake 18km SSW of Bodfish, CA
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 18km SSW of Bodfish, CA on Thu, Aug 31, 1972, 11:34 PM PDT (06:34 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 15km SW of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1972-09-01 06:34:15 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.435° N, 118.571° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 136°
- Stations used
- 11
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 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 · 9 km away
- 2.719km SW of Bodfish, CA · 19741 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.015km SW of Little Lake, CA · 19734 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.415km NW of Castaic, CA · 19729 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.521km S of Bodfish, CA · 19724 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.632km W of Coso Junction, CA · 19719 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.732km W of Coso Junction, CA · 19719 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 19709 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3320970. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.