M2.1 earthquake 36km ESE of Bodfish, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (mh), micro

Local time

Mon, Feb 2, 1981, 12:08 PM PST

UTC

1981-02-02 20:08:49 UTC

Depth

5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.432° N, 118.150° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.36

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

157°

Stations used

3

• Weldon, CaliforniaPopulation 2,642. Forecast29 kmSSE
• California City, CaliforniaPopulation 13,277. Forecast37 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast79 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast154 kmN

After

1. 1.56km NNE of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 3, 2:12 AM PST · 16674 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
2. 2.524km SSW of Little Lake, CATue, Feb 3, 5:59 PM PST · 16673 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
3. 1.87km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Feb 4, 12:48 AM PST · 16673 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
4. 1.71km ESE of Wofford Heights, CAWed, Feb 4, 5:14 AM PST · 16673 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
5. 1.621km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Feb 4, 10:45 AM PST · 16673 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
6. 1.96km ENE of Kernville, CAThu, Feb 5, 3:53 PM PST · 16672 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
7. 1.624km WNW of Inyokern, CAFri, Feb 6, 1:21 AM PST · 16671 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
8. 1.824km SW of Little Lake, CASat, Feb 7, 11:21 PM PST · 16669 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
9. 1.916km ENE of Boron, CAMon, Feb 9, 1:56 AM PST · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
10. 1.711km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Feb 10, 11:17 PM PST · 16666 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
11. 2.118km N of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Feb 11, 1:43 AM PST · 16666 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
12. 1.613km SW of Arvin, CAWed, Feb 11, 7:59 AM PST · 16666 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
13. 1.613km SW of Arvin, CAThu, Feb 12, 6:48 AM PST · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
14. 2.113km SSW of Arvin, CAThu, Feb 12, 7:45 AM PST · 16665 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
15. 2.217km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Feb 12, 9:02 PM PST · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
16. 1.78km SW of Olancha, CAThu, Feb 12, 10:07 PM PST · 16664 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
17. 2.311km NNW of Coso Junction, CAFri, Feb 13, 5:49 PM PST · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
18. 1.613km NE of Little Lake, CASat, Feb 14, 5:58 PM PST · 16662 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
19. 2.117km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Feb 16, 8:34 PM PST · 16660 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.719km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 17, 3:24 AM PST · 16660 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
21. 1.66km N of Little Lake, CATue, Feb 17, 10:53 AM PST · 16660 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
22. 1.917km ENE of Little Lake, CATue, Feb 17, 4:29 PM PST · 16660 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
23. 1.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Feb 20, 3:57 PM PST · 16657 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
24. 2.726km WNW of Inyokern, CASun, Feb 22, 10:19 PM PST · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
25. 1.719km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 26, 5:09 AM PST · 16651 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
26. 1.719km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, Feb 27, 4:18 PM PST · 16650 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
27. 1.63km NNW of Lamont, CASat, Feb 28, 6:12 AM PST · 16649 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
28. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Feb 28, 1:04 PM PST · 16649 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
29. 2.024km S of Bodfish, CASun, Mar 1, 4:57 AM PST · 16648 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
30. 1.723km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 2, 5:32 AM PST · 16647 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
31. 2.315km SSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 6, 1:35 PM PST · 16643 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
32. 2.522km SW of Lamont, CASat, Mar 7, 9:31 AM PST · 16642 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
33. 1.621km WNW of Inyokern, CASat, Mar 7, 2:54 PM PST · 16642 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
34. 1.67km ESE of Coso Junction, CASun, Mar 8, 6:40 PM PST · 16640 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
35. 1.87km ESE of Coso Junction, CASun, Mar 8, 8:08 PM PST · 16640 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
36. 1.814km ESE of Little Lake, CAMon, Mar 9, 4:41 PM PST · 16640 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
37. 1.718km ENE of Grapevine, CATue, Mar 10, 12:43 AM PST · 16639 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
38. 1.716km W of Searles Valley, CATue, Mar 10, 5:05 AM PST · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
39. 1.711km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 10, 6:36 AM PST · 16639 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
40. 1.921km E of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Mar 11, 11:29 AM PST · 16638 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
41. 2.38km ESE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Mar 12, 5:36 PM PST · 16636 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
42. 2.16km ESE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Mar 12, 6:36 PM PST · 16636 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
43. 2.49km NE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Mar 15, 6:12 PM PST · 16633 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
44. 2.611km NE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Mar 15, 7:28 PM PST · 16633 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
45. 2.122km NE of Arvin, CASun, Mar 15, 8:27 PM PST · 16633 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
46. 2.07km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Mar 16, 9:54 AM PST · 16633 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
47. 2.010km NE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Mar 19, 7:28 AM PST · 16630 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
48. 2.14km NNW of Vincent, CAMon, Mar 23, 8:06 AM PST · 16626 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
49. 1.815km NE of Lamont, CAWed, Mar 25, 2:29 AM PST · 16624 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
50. 2.62km ENE of Kernville, CAWed, Apr 1, 9:32 PM PST · 16616 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
51. 1.514km SSW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Apr 2, 4:53 AM PST · 16616 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
52. 1.67km WNW of Little Lake, CAThu, Apr 2, 5:42 PM PST · 16615 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
53. 1.912km NE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 3, 6:33 AM PST · 16615 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
54. 1.526km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Apr 3, 10:39 AM PST · 16615 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away

Before

1. 1.69km SE of Johannesburg, CAMon, Feb 2, 5:07 AM PST · 16675 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
2. 1.935km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 1, 10:41 PM PST · 16675 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.517km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 1, 5:11 PM PST · 16676 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.516km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 1, 12:35 PM PST · 16676 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
5. 2.516km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 1, 12:21 PM PST · 16676 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
6. 2.624km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Feb 1, 12:13 PM PST · 16676 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
7. 1.818km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 31, 4:19 AM PST · 16677 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
8. 1.822km S of Searles Valley, CAThu, Jan 29, 11:30 PM PST · 16678 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
9. 1.96km NNE of Oildale, CAThu, Jan 29, 7:41 PM PST · 16678 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
10. 2.212km NE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Jan 28, 2:56 PM PST · 16680 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
11. 1.712km N of Mojave, CASun, Jan 25, 10:20 PM PST · 16682 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
12. 2.216km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Jan 22, 11:57 AM PST · 16686 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
13. 1.812km ENE of Little Lake, CATue, Jan 20, 4:54 AM PST · 16688 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
14. 1.921km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Jan 19, 12:15 PM PST · 16689 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
15. 2.523km ESE of Johannesburg, CASat, Jan 17, 1:23 AM PST · 16691 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
16. 2.016km N of Inyokern, CATue, Jan 13, 7:09 PM PST · 16694 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
17. 1.618km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Jan 9, 5:06 AM PST · 16699 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
18. 1.917km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Jan 8, 10:36 PM PST · 16699 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
19. 1.718km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Jan 8, 9:26 PM PST · 16699 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
20. 2.217km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Jan 8, 4:40 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12254039. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC.