California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9km SE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9km SE of Bodfish, CA on Thu, Sep 4, 1986, 12:48 AM PDT (07:48 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 17km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-09-04 07:48:27 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.540° N, 118.411° 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
87°
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: 157 in the 60 days after this one and 177 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14640 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.934km N of Kernville, CA · 14640 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.510km SW of Olancha, CA · 14639 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.713km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14638 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.010km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 14638 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.836km N of Kernville, CA · 14638 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.835km N of Kernville, CA · 14638 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.919km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14638 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.533km N of Kernville, CA · 14638 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.812km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14638 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.68km SE of Olancha, CA · 14637 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.120km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14637 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.619km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 14637 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.528km ESE of Kernville, CA · 14636 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.719km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14636 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.712km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14636 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.06km W of Searles Valley, CA · 14635 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.611km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14635 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.88km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 14635 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.116km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14634 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.711km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14634 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.611km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14634 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14634 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.719km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14633 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.516km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14632 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.616km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14632 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.66km SSW of Grapevine, CA · 14632 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.910km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14631 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.511km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14631 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.621km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14630 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.714km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 14629 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.636km N of Kernville, CA · 14629 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.011km SSW of Lamont, CA · 14628 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.614km N of Grapevine, CA · 14628 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.612km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14627 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.517km E of Coso Junction, CA · 14627 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.020km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14626 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.619km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 14626 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.612km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14625 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.816km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14623 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.87km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14623 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.834km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 14623 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.712km SSW of Olancha, CA · 14623 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 2.110km NW of Johannesburg, CA · 14622 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.711km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14621 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.820km SE of Little Lake, CA · 14620 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.823km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14620 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.535km N of Kernville, CA · 14619 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.69km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 14619 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.03km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 14618 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.513km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14616 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.733km N of Kernville, CA · 14616 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.034km N of Kernville, CA · 14616 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 2.622km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 14615 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.914km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 14615 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 2.720km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 14615 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.822km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 14615 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.620km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 14614 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.634km N of Kernville, CA · 14613 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 1.720km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14612 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 157.

Before

  1. 1.711km SW of Arvin, CA · 14641 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.912km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14641 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.528km ESE of Kernville, CA · 14641 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.74km NW of Olancha, CA · 14641 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.23km NE of Frazier Park, CA · 14642 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.74km N of Lake Isabella, CA · 14642 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.112km ENE of Kernville, CA · 14642 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.923km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14643 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.835km N of Kernville, CA · 14643 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.336km N of Kernville, CA · 14643 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.233km N of Kernville, CA · 14643 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.619km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14643 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.810km ENE of Boron, CA · 14643 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.628km WSW of Coso Junction, CA · 14644 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.614km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 14644 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.915km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14644 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.815km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14644 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.615km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14644 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.935km N of Kernville, CA · 14644 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.833km N of Kernville, CA · 14644 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci708548. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:17 AM UTC.