California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 26km SSW of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 26km SSW of Bodfish, CA on Fri, Apr 6, 1973, 4:04 PM PST (00:04 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 16km NE of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1973-04-07 00:04:09 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.369° N, 118.603° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
221°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.424km SW of Bodfish, CA · 19525 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.816km NE of Grapevine, CA · 19518 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.89km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 19516 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.014km WSW of Neenach, CA · 19514 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.76km NE of Valencia, CA · 19501 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.68km NE of Little Lake, CA · 19500 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.822km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 19495 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.922km SW of Bodfish, CA · 19477 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.818km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 19469 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 2.113km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 19528 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.19km NNE of Kernville, CA · 19528 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.423km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 19532 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.813km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 19535 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.516km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 19536 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.72km NNE of Agua Dulce, CA · 19543 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.72km W of Agua Dulce, CA · 19543 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.216km WNW of California City, CA · 19548 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.922km S of Bodfish, CA · 19556 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3320034. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.