California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 17km S of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 17km S of Bodfish, CA on Sat, Jan 12, 1985, 8:27 AM PST (16:27 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 8km SSW of Olancha, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-12 16:27:57 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.436° N, 118.528° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
143°
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: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62km W of Elizabeth Lake, CA · 15225 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.726km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.18km SSW of Olancha, CA · 15225 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.619km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15224 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.221km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15224 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.52km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 15224 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.228km E of Porterville, CA · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.614km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 15224 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15223 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.728km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15222 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.710km WNW of Lake Isabella, CA · 15222 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.521km ENE of Arvin, CA · 15222 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.529km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15222 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.916km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15221 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.916km NNW of Castaic, CA · 15221 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.721km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.621km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15220 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.811km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15220 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.521km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15220 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.43km N of Buttonwillow, CA · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.310km E of Oildale, CA · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15218 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.612km S of Olancha, CA · 15218 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.019km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15218 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.610km N of Grapevine, CA · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.510km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 15217 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.520km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15216 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.011km S of Bodfish, CA · 15216 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.66km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 15216 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.517km W of Johannesburg, CA · 15216 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CA · 15216 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.628km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15215 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.018km N of Mojave, CA · 15214 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.615km SSE of Arvin, CA · 15213 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.619km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15213 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.313km SE of Pixley, CA · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.818km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.518km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 1.822km NW of Inyokern, CA · 15212 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.811km S of Olancha, CA · 15212 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.911km S of Olancha, CA · 15212 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.523km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15212 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.523km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15212 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.517km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15211 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 1.628km W of Coso Junction, CA · 15210 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.712km SW of Neenach, CA · 15209 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.518km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15208 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15206 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.532km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15204 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.528km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15203 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 2.128km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15203 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 2.518km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15203 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 1.828km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15203 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.522km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15202 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 2.318km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15202 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 4.611km ENE of Oildale, CA · 15202 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 1.520km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15201 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.512km SW of Olancha, CA · 15201 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.324km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15201 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.628km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci58373. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.