M3.2 earthquake 22km ESE of Bodfish, CA
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 22km ESE of Bodfish, CA on Sat, Dec 5, 1987, 12:36 PM PST (20:36 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 17km SE of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-12-05 20:36:29 UTC
- Depth
- 7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.489° N, 118.288° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- 41°
- 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: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.326km W of Inyokern, CA · 14160 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.910km S of Olancha, CA · 14159 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.93km N of Little Lake, CA · 14157 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.014km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14157 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.526km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14155 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.017km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14155 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.121km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14155 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.117km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14155 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.717km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14154 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.615km ENE of Boron, CA · 14154 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.928km ESE of Kernville, CA · 14154 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.76km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 14154 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.77km N of Little Lake, CA · 14154 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.917km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14153 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.510km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14153 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.217km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14153 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.517km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14153 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.817km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14153 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.517km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14153 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.717km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14153 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.96km NNW of Mojave, CA · 14152 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.317km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14152 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.417km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14152 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.118km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14152 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.618km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14151 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.214km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14151 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.017km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14151 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.417km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14151 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.817km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14151 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.020km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14151 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.618km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14151 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.117km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14151 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.619km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 14150 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.923km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 14150 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.832km SE of Johannesburg, CA · 14149 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.333km SE of Johannesburg, CA · 14149 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.833km SE of Johannesburg, CA · 14149 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.017km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14149 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.117km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14149 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.218km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14148 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.621km N of Neenach, CA · 14148 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.418km NE of Lamont, CA · 14148 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.927km NE of Arvin, CA · 14147 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.922km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14147 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.610km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.810km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.412km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.99km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.89km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.99km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.010km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.610km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.410km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.610km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.310km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.511km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.69km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.710km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.710km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.710km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
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