California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 26km SSW of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 26km SSW of Bodfish, CA on Tue, Nov 17, 1981, 1:38 AM PST (09:38 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 20km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-17 09:38:39 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.360° N, 118.578° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.622km NE of Arvin, CA · 16380 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.614km S of Tehachapi, CA · 16380 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.513km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16379 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.626km W of Coso Junction, CA · 16379 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16379 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.07km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16378 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.57km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.920km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16377 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.114km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16377 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.74km ESE of Kernville, CA · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.520km SSW of Bakersfield, CA · 16373 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.919km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16371 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.925km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16370 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.813km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16370 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.016km N of Fillmore, CA · 16369 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.915km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 16368 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16366 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.78km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16366 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.025km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16365 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.56km NE of Lebec, CA · 16365 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.110km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 16364 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.112km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16364 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.612km ESE of Arvin, CA · 16364 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.418km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16363 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.616km S of Arvin, CA · 16363 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.73km E of Frazier Park, CA · 16362 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.815km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 16362 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.214km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16358 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.624km SW of Lamont, CA · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.116km S of Bodfish, CA · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 1.716km S of Bodfish, CA · 16357 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.516km S of Bodfish, CA · 16357 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.423km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.623km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.623km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.923km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 1.823km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 2.724km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.223km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.423km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.924km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.023km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.824km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.823km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.124km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 3.016km S of Bodfish, CA · 16356 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.724km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.523km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.523km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.923km W of Johannesburg, CA · 16355 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.316km S of Bodfish, CA · 16354 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.726km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16353 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.917km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16351 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 2.716km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16351 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.718km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16351 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 2.618km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16351 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.823km N of California City, CA · 16350 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.816km S of Bodfish, CA · 16349 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.518km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 16349 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.814km SE of Johannesburg, CA · 16349 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 2.920km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16381 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.122km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16381 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.014km ESE of Porterville, CA · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.511km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16383 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.29km ENE of Buttonwillow, CA · 16383 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.521km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16384 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.816km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16384 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.715km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16384 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.815km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16385 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.120km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.819km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16386 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.720km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16386 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.320km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16386 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.421km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16387 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.012km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci527120. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.