California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 24km SW of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 24km SW of Bodfish, CA on Sun, Apr 8, 1973, 5:10 AM PST (13:10 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 14km WSW of Neenach, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1973-04-08 13:10:30 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.409° N, 118.639° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
151°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.816km NE of Grapevine, CA · 19529 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.89km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 19527 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.014km WSW of Neenach, CA · 19525 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.511km NE of Little Lake, CA · 19511 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.68km NE of Little Lake, CA · 19510 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.822km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 19506 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.922km SW of Bodfish, CA · 19488 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.818km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 19480 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 2.726km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 19538 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.113km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 19539 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.19km NNE of Kernville, CA · 19539 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.423km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 19543 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.813km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 19546 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.516km SW of Tehachapi, CA · 19547 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.216km WNW of California City, CA · 19559 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3320040. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:54 PM UTC.