M2.7 earthquake 25km SSW of Bodfish, CA

Magnitude

2.7 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Sep 28, 1987, 11:58 PM PDT

UTC

1987-09-29 06:58:19 UTC

Depth

2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.389° N, 118.628° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

62°

Stations used

0

• Bodfish, CaliforniaPopulation 1,956. Forecast25 kmSSW
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast27 kmNE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast35 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast153 kmNNW

After

1. 2.619km SW of Olancha, CATue, Sep 29, 12:44 AM PDT · 14248 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
2. 1.818km WSW of Olancha, CATue, Sep 29, 8:49 PM PDT · 14247 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
3. 2.820km SE of Little Lake, CATue, Sep 29, 9:48 PM PDT · 14247 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
4. 2.118km SW of Olancha, CAWed, Sep 30, 4:24 AM PDT · 14247 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.218km SW of Olancha, CAWed, Sep 30, 6:30 AM PDT · 14247 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.618km SW of Olancha, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:45 AM PDT · 14247 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
7. 2.48km NW of Kernville, CAWed, Sep 30, 1:44 PM PDT · 14247 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
8. 1.718km WSW of Olancha, CAWed, Sep 30, 6:21 PM PDT · 14246 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
9. 2.410km SE of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 1, 5:21 AM PDT · 14246 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
10. 1.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 1, 11:28 AM PDT · 14246 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
11. 1.619km W of Rosamond, CAThu, Oct 1, 12:20 PM PDT · 14246 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
12. 1.636km N of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 1, 5:23 PM PDT · 14245 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
13. 1.818km WSW of Olancha, CAThu, Oct 1, 10:30 PM PDT · 14245 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
14. 1.618km SW of Olancha, CAFri, Oct 2, 5:23 PM PDT · 14244 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
15. 1.927km WSW of Olancha, CAFri, Oct 2, 6:26 PM PDT · 14244 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.817km WSW of Olancha, CASat, Oct 3, 3:43 AM PDT · 14244 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
17. 2.218km WSW of Olancha, CASat, Oct 3, 9:47 AM PDT · 14244 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.517km WSW of Olancha, CASat, Oct 3, 5:35 PM PDT · 14243 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
19. 2.213km SW of Arvin, CASun, Oct 4, 2:37 AM PDT · 14243 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
20. 1.818km SW of Olancha, CASun, Oct 4, 4:33 PM PDT · 14242 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
21. 2.95km WSW of Grapevine, CASun, Oct 4, 7:32 PM PDT · 14242 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
22. 1.96km W of Grapevine, CASun, Oct 4, 8:08 PM PDT · 14242 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
23. 1.915km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Oct 5, 12:14 AM PDT · 14242 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
24. 2.14km SSE of Kernville, CAMon, Oct 5, 5:39 AM PDT · 14242 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
25. 1.78km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, Oct 5, 7:56 AM PDT · 14242 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
26. 2.48km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, Oct 5, 8:19 AM PDT · 14242 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
27. 1.718km WSW of Olancha, CATue, Oct 6, 7:00 PM PDT · 14240 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
28. 1.728km W of Olancha, CAWed, Oct 7, 12:05 AM PDT · 14240 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
29. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Oct 7, 5:14 PM PDT · 14239 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
30. 1.913km NW of Taft, CAThu, Oct 8, 5:24 PM PDT · 14238 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
31. 1.718km SW of Olancha, CAFri, Oct 9, 6:14 AM PDT · 14238 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
32. 2.119km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Oct 10, 4:41 PM PDT · 14236 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
33. 1.618km WSW of Olancha, CASat, Oct 10, 7:07 PM PDT · 14236 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
34. 1.718km WSW of Olancha, CASat, Oct 10, 9:20 PM PDT · 14236 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
35. 1.517km WSW of Olancha, CASat, Oct 10, 11:48 PM PDT · 14236 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
36. 1.727km SE of Three Rivers, CASun, Oct 11, 12:42 AM PDT · 14236 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
37. 1.617km WSW of Johannesburg, CASun, Oct 11, 1:37 AM PDT · 14236 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
38. 1.617km W of Johannesburg, CASun, Oct 11, 1:38 AM PDT · 14236 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
39. 1.926km W of Inyokern, CASun, Oct 11, 9:53 AM PDT · 14236 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
40. 1.816km S of Bodfish, CASun, Oct 11, 10:09 AM PDT · 14236 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
41. 1.95km S of Mojave, CASun, Oct 11, 6:22 PM PDT · 14235 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
42. 1.717km WSW of Johannesburg, CASun, Oct 11, 10:30 PM PDT · 14235 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
43. 1.516km WSW of Johannesburg, CAMon, Oct 12, 4:14 AM PDT · 14235 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
44. 1.717km WSW of Olancha, CAMon, Oct 12, 1:11 PM PDT · 14235 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
45. 1.98km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Oct 12, 5:10 PM PDT · 14234 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
46. 1.517km WSW of Johannesburg, CAMon, Oct 12, 9:57 PM PDT · 14234 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
47. 2.317km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, Oct 13, 6:58 AM PDT · 14234 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
48. 2.117km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, Oct 13, 6:59 AM PDT · 14234 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
49. 1.617km NNE of Inyokern, CATue, Oct 13, 7:06 AM PDT · 14234 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
50. 1.717km WSW of Olancha, CAWed, Oct 14, 3:20 PM PDT · 14232 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
51. 1.712km SW of Arvin, CAThu, Oct 15, 2:26 AM PDT · 14232 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
52. 1.918km WSW of Olancha, CAFri, Oct 16, 8:36 PM PDT · 14230 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
53. 1.818km SW of Olancha, CASat, Oct 17, 4:03 PM PDT · 14229 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
54. 1.924km NE of Arvin, CASun, Oct 18, 3:25 AM PDT · 14229 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
55. 2.024km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 19, 10:59 AM PDT · 14228 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
56. 1.98km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, Oct 19, 1:25 PM PDT · 14228 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
57. 2.914km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Oct 20, 6:43 AM PDT · 14227 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
58. 1.611km W of Grapevine, CATue, Oct 20, 5:34 PM PDT · 14226 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
59. 1.724km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Oct 20, 7:44 PM PDT · 14226 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
60. 1.817km SE of Arvin, CASat, Oct 24, 11:03 PM PDT · 14222 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

1. 1.818km WSW of Olancha, CAMon, Sep 28, 2:49 AM PDT · 14249 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
2. 2.318km WSW of Olancha, CASun, Sep 27, 6:45 PM PDT · 14249 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
3. 1.618km SW of Olancha, CASun, Sep 27, 5:12 PM PDT · 14249 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.826km WSW of Olancha, CASun, Sep 27, 4:54 PM PDT · 14249 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.518km SW of Olancha, CASun, Sep 27, 4:13 PM PDT · 14249 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.818km WSW of Olancha, CASun, Sep 27, 3:57 PM PDT · 14249 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
7. 2.618km WSW of Olancha, CASun, Sep 27, 3:33 PM PDT · 14249 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.719km WSW of Olancha, CASun, Sep 27, 3:25 PM PDT · 14249 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
9. 1.817km SW of Olancha, CASun, Sep 27, 3:15 PM PDT · 14249 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.917km SW of Olancha, CASun, Sep 27, 3:12 PM PDT · 14250 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
11. 2.518km SW of Olancha, CASun, Sep 27, 2:15 PM PDT · 14250 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
12. 2.818km WSW of Olancha, CASun, Sep 27, 2:10 PM PDT · 14250 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.127km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Sep 27, 1:28 PM PDT · 14250 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
14. 2.42km WNW of Frazier Park, CASun, Sep 27, 10:08 AM PDT · 14250 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
15. 2.819km WSW of Olancha, CASun, Sep 27, 9:06 AM PDT · 14250 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
16. 2.318km WSW of Olancha, CASun, Sep 27, 6:31 AM PDT · 14250 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
17. 2.120km ENE of Oildale, CASun, Sep 27, 5:00 AM PDT · 14250 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
18. 1.928km W of Olancha, CASat, Sep 26, 2:43 PM PDT · 14251 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.618km SW of Olancha, CASat, Sep 26, 8:49 AM PDT · 14251 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
20. 2.09km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, Sep 26, 8:18 AM PDT · 14251 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci624367. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.