California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 26km S of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 26km S of Bodfish, CA on Tue, Feb 15, 1972, 8:27 PM PST (04:27 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 14km SE of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1972-02-16 04:27:50 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.359° N, 118.494° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79km W of Agua Dulce, CA · 19933 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.77km W of Agua Dulce, CA · 19930 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.710km WNW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19928 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.014km SE of Little Lake, CA · 19925 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.73km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA · 19923 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.010km WNW of Lake Isabella, CA · 19923 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.911km NE of Grapevine, CA · 19923 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.85km N of Lebec, CA · 19923 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.711km WNW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19920 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.77km NE of Valencia, CA · 19911 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.76km NW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19910 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.77km W of Agua Dulce, CA · 19908 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.028km W of Inyokern, CA · 19905 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.79km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19904 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 3.326km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 19902 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.78km W of Agua Dulce, CA · 19901 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.918km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 19896 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.78km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19896 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.77km WSW of Agua Dulce, CA · 19894 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.68km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 19943 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.87km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA · 19946 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.43km NW of Castaic, CA · 19948 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.824km WSW of Olancha, CA · 19963 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3321571. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.