California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 22km ESE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 22km ESE of Bodfish, CA on Sat, Oct 31, 1987, 11:01 AM PST (19:01 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 18km NE of Lamont, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1987-10-31 19:01:14 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.485° N, 118.288° 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
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: 143 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.822km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14216 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.013km E of Coso Junction, CA · 14215 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.416km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14214 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.616km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14214 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.616km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14214 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.83km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14213 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.916km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14213 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.425km SSE of Trona, CA · 14213 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.517km W of Johannesburg, CA · 14212 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.13km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14212 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.233km SE of Johannesburg, CA · 14212 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.617km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14211 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.717km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14211 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.617km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14211 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.618km SW of Olancha, CA · 14210 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.017km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14210 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.817km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14210 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.917km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14210 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.819km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14210 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.930km W of Olancha, CA · 14210 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.617km W of Johannesburg, CA · 14209 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.18km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 14209 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.716km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14209 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.217km W of Johannesburg, CA · 14209 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.217km W of Johannesburg, CA · 14209 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CA · 14209 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.529km W of Olancha, CA · 14209 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.217km W of Johannesburg, CA · 14208 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 1.617km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14208 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.213km S of Olancha, CA · 14208 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.04km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 14208 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.614km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14208 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 1.617km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14208 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.231km W of Olancha, CA · 14208 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.514km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 14207 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.514km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 14207 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.219km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14207 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.917km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14207 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 2.817km ESE of Arvin, CA · 14207 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.018km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14206 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.629km WNW of Coso Junction, CA · 14206 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.611km ESE of Olancha, CA · 14206 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.215km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14206 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.04km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14206 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.614km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 14206 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.113km SE of Little Lake, CA · 14204 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.010km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14200 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.922km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14199 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.219km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 14199 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 1.913km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14198 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 2.514km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14198 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.62km S of Olancha, CA · 14197 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.222km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14197 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.322km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 14195 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.925km SW of Lamont, CA · 14193 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.97km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 14192 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.517km W of Johannesburg, CA · 14191 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.910km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14189 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.825km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14188 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 2.57km NE of Little Lake, CA · 14188 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 143.

Before

  1. 1.612km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 14217 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.115km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 14218 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.819km SE of Little Lake, CA · 14219 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.910km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14219 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.95km WNW of Lake Isabella, CA · 14220 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.65km SE of Kernville, CA · 14221 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.316km E of Little Lake, CA · 14221 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.314km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 14222 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.720km NNE of Kernville, CA · 14222 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.817km SE of Arvin, CA · 14223 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.018km W of Searles Valley, CA · 14223 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.515km SE of Olancha, CA · 14223 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.218km W of Searles Valley, CA · 14225 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.613km S of Olancha, CA · 14226 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.813km S of Olancha, CA · 14226 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.724km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14227 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.611km W of Grapevine, CA · 14227 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.914km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 14227 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.98km ESE of Kernville, CA · 14228 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.024km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14228 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci734098. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC.