California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 25km SSW of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 25km SSW of Bodfish, CA on Sat, May 30, 1981, 11:06 PM PDT (06:06 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 15km NE of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-31 06:06:37 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.368° N, 118.564° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
15

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 79.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci516889. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.