California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 25km S of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 25km S of Bodfish, CA on Tue, Nov 21, 1978, 5:59 AM PST (13:59 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 22km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-11-21 13:59:41 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.362° N, 118.530° 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, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
174°
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: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.816km NE of Boron, CA · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.925km S of Bodfish, CA · 17480 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.214km ENE of Boron, CA · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.17km NW of Little Lake, CA · 17480 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.15km NW of Little Lake, CA · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.810km SW of Coso Junction, CA · 17480 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.86km NW of Little Lake, CA · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.825km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17478 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.122km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17478 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.52km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 17477 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.35km SSE of Lamont, CA · 17477 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.013km E of Little Lake, CA · 17476 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.125km S of Bodfish, CA · 17476 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.314km NE of Boron, CA · 17475 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.016km NE of Boron, CA · 17475 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.915km N of Grapevine, CA · 17471 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.317km S of Bodfish, CA · 17470 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.123km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17469 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.628km ESE of Kernville, CA · 17468 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.37km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 17467 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.25km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 17467 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.220km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 17465 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.120km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17462 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.013km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 17458 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.723km E of Kernville, CA · 17456 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.02km W of Coso Junction, CA · 17455 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.617km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 17454 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 2.913km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 17453 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.611km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17452 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.332km N of Kernville, CA · 17451 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.220km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 17449 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 2.219km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 17449 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.719km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 17449 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.912km S of Bodfish, CA · 17448 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.017km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 17445 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.320km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17443 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.98km ESE of Bakersfield, CA · 17441 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 3.010km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17440 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.610km SE of Gorman, CA · 17440 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.032km W of Coso Junction, CA · 17440 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 3.311km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17439 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 3.522km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17438 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.925km NE of Arvin, CA · 17435 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.78km NE of Valencia, CA · 17435 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.814km NE of Little Lake, CA · 17433 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.212km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 17433 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.714km NE of Little Lake, CA · 17433 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 3.023km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17429 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 2.723km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17429 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 2.326km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17429 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 2.28km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 17428 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.810km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17427 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.119km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17426 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 2.925km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17424 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.19km NNW of Kernville, CA · 17424 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 2.326km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 17424 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.516km NE of Boron, CA · 17424 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.114km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17423 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 1.913km E of Little Lake, CA · 17483 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.910km W of Tehachapi, CA · 17484 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.517km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 17485 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.712km NE of Little Lake, CA · 17486 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.913km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 17486 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.716km SE of Little Lake, CA · 17487 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.618km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17487 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.76km WNW of Castaic, CA · 17488 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.34km W of Castaic, CA · 17488 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.913km E of Little Lake, CA · 17491 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.710km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17491 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.816km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 17493 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.214km SW of Arvin, CA · 17494 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.325km NNE of Arvin, CA · 17494 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.17km NNW of Lamont, CA · 17495 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.61km WNW of Elizabeth Lake, CA · 17496 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.928km N of Kernville, CA · 17497 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.88km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17501 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.722km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17501 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.916km ENE of Lebec, CA · 17502 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3314040. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:19 AM UTC.