California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 2km NNW of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2km NNW of Bodfish, CA on Wed, Mar 27, 1985, 5:34 PM PST (01:34 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 16km SE of Buttonwillow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-28 01:34:43 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.599° N, 118.501° 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
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
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: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 15161 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.815km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 15161 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.711km SW of Rosedale, CA · 15161 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.920km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15159 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.54km W of Frazier Park, CA · 15159 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.921km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15158 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.521km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 15157 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.811km ESE of Porterville, CA · 15154 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.915km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15153 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.728km W of Olancha, CA · 15152 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.615km N of Grapevine, CA · 15151 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.528km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15150 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.66km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 15148 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.913km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15148 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.719km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15148 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.021km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15148 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.115km NE of Lamont, CA · 15147 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.62km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 15146 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.823km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15146 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.92km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 15144 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.914km E of Oildale, CA · 15143 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.814km E of Oildale, CA · 15143 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.823km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15143 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.510km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15141 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.617km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15141 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.927km NE of Arvin, CA · 15141 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.126km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 15139 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15138 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.516km NE of Kernville, CA · 15137 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CA · 15137 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.814km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 15135 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.517km SSW of Olancha, CA · 15134 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.721km S of Bodfish, CA · 15130 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.69km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15130 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.113km NE of Inyokern, CA · 15129 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.94km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 15128 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.67km NW of Olancha, CA · 15127 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.620km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15127 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.615km SSW of Olancha, CA · 15126 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.220km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15126 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.512km W of Little Lake, CA · 15125 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.69km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15124 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.518km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 15123 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 4.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15121 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 15121 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.427km W of Olancha, CA · 15121 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.317km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15121 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.718km E of Coso Junction, CA · 15121 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.718km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15121 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 1.717km E of Coso Junction, CA · 15121 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.717km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15120 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.617km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15120 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15120 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.314km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15119 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15118 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 2.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15117 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.112km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 15116 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 15116 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 1.923km SSW of Bakersfield, CA · 15116 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 2.513km S of Little Lake, CA · 15162 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.613km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15162 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.724km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 15164 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.631km W of Olancha, CA · 15164 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.616km NE of Grapevine, CA · 15166 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.914km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 15167 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.914km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 15167 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.27km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 15167 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.015km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 15168 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.114km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 15168 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.529km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15169 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.34km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 15169 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.729km W of Olancha, CA · 15169 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.623km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.916km WSW of Lamont, CA · 15171 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.014km SW of Lamont, CA · 15173 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.819km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 15174 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.219km NNE of Kernville, CA · 15174 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci63337. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:29 AM UTC.