California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 18km S of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 18km S of Bodfish, CA on Mon, Dec 10, 1973, 8:18 PM PST (04:18 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 17km NW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1973-12-11 04:18:18 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.434° N, 118.528° 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
±0.22
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
208°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.612km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 19287 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.411km N of Grapevine, CA · 19286 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.413km NW of Grapevine, CA · 19267 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.419km W of Little Lake, CA · 19266 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.724km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 19253 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.610km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 19246 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.017km NW of Grapevine, CA · 19243 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.517km NW of Grapevine, CA · 19243 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.422km E of Maricopa, CA · 19235 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.525km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 19235 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 3.023km S of Bodfish, CA · 19234 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.421km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 19229 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 2.414km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 19292 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3318749. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:44 PM UTC.