California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 18km SE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 18km SE of Bodfish, CA on Fri, Feb 5, 1982, 2:53 PM PST (22:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 12km NNE of Inyokern, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-05 22:53:13 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.466° N, 118.366° 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.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16306 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16306 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.426km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16305 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.326km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16305 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16304 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.217km E of Little Lake, CA · 16303 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.820km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16302 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.826km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16302 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.511km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16301 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.810km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16301 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.013km W of Mojave, CA · 16300 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16300 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.323km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16299 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.622km E of Little Lake, CA · 16299 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.012km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16299 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.222km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.225km NNE of Arvin, CA · 16295 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.418km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16295 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 3.318km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16295 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.76km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16294 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.636km N of Kernville, CA · 16294 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16294 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.610km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 16293 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.626km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16293 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.725km N of Tehachapi, CA · 16293 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16292 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16292 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.517km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16292 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.117km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16292 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.317km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16292 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 3.417km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16292 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.116km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16292 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 2.113km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 16292 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.918km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 16292 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.817km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16292 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.626km S of Bodfish, CA · 16291 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.915km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16291 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.918km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16291 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 2.215km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16291 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.226km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16290 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 1.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16290 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.916km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16290 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.013km SE of Olancha, CA · 16290 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.512km SE of Olancha, CA · 16290 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 3.013km SE of Olancha, CA · 16288 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 2.613km SE of Olancha, CA · 16288 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.414km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16288 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.815km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 16288 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 1.716km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16288 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.117km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16288 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.617km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16287 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16287 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.010km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 16287 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.416km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16287 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.316km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16287 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.118km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16286 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.413km SE of Olancha, CA · 16286 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.515km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16286 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.017km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 16285 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 2.224km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 16285 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 165.

Before

  1. 2.125km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 16308 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.020km ENE of Taft, CA · 16309 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.513km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16309 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.38km SSE of Gorman, CA · 16309 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.914km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16309 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.718km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16309 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.914km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16309 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.39km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 16311 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.912km ENE of Kernville, CA · 16311 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.612km ENE of Kernville, CA · 16311 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.220km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 16312 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.816km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16312 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.016km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16313 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.514km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 16313 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.87km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 16314 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.110km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 16315 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.226km S of Trona, CA · 16316 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.019km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 16317 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.210km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 16318 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.99km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 16319 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci105495. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:56 PM UTC.