California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 24km S of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 24km S of Bodfish, CA on Sun, Mar 1, 1981, 4:57 AM PST (12:57 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 16km SSE of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-03-01 12:57:00 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.374° N, 118.480° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.41
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.723km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16648 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.315km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 16643 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.522km SW of Lamont, CA · 16643 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.621km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16642 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.67km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 16641 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.87km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 16641 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.814km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 16640 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.718km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 16640 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.716km W of Searles Valley, CA · 16640 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.711km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16640 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.921km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.38km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 16637 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.16km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 16637 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.49km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16634 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.611km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16634 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.122km NE of Arvin, CA · 16634 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.07km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16634 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.010km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16631 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.05km NW of Castaic, CA · 16630 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.14km NNW of Vincent, CA · 16627 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.815km NE of Lamont, CA · 16625 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.68km NE of Santa Clarita, CA · 16618 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.62km ENE of Kernville, CA · 16617 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.514km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 16617 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.67km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 16616 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.912km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16616 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.526km NE of Arvin, CA · 16616 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.98km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16615 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.624km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 16614 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.58km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 16614 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.025km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16612 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.58km NW of Kernville, CA · 16612 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.725km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16611 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.925km NNE of California City, CA · 16607 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 3.125km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16607 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.725km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16605 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.012km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16604 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.018km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16604 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.525km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16604 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.325km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16604 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.216km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16603 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16602 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16602 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.215km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16600 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 3.917km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16600 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 3.416km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16600 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 4.118km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16600 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 4.716km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 16600 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 4.018km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16600 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.316km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16600 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 2.417km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16600 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.317km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16599 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.818km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16599 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.719km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16599 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.616km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16599 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.817km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16599 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.716km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16599 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 2.517km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16599 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.916km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16649 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.63km NNW of Lamont, CA · 16650 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.719km SE of Little Lake, CA · 16650 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.719km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16652 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.914km NNE of Taft, CA · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.714km NNE of Taft, CA · 16653 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.726km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16655 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16657 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.917km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 16660 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.66km N of Little Lake, CA · 16661 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.719km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16661 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.117km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16661 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.613km NE of Little Lake, CA · 16663 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.311km NNW of Coso Junction, CA · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.05km SSE of Delano, CA · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.217km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.113km SSW of Arvin, CA · 16666 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.613km SW of Arvin, CA · 16666 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.613km SW of Arvin, CA · 16667 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.118km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16667 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci531317. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:15 AM UTC.