California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 17km SE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 17km SE of Bodfish, CA on Mon, Aug 14, 1989, 4:21 AM PDT (11:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 12km ENE of Ridgecrest, 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
1989-08-14 11:21:21 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.491° N, 118.343° 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
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
46°
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: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.723km S of Trona, CA · 13564 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.09km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13562 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.720km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13561 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.67km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 13560 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.620km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13557 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.720km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13556 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.56km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 13552 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.412km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 13552 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.812km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 13552 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.510km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13552 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.19km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13550 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.96km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 13549 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.813km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13549 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 3.123km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13547 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.623km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13547 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.323km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13547 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.223km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13546 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.29km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13546 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.718km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13545 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.817km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13545 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.217km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13545 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.717km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13545 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.623km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13544 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.917km SW of Arvin, CA · 13544 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.34km S of Little Lake, CA · 13543 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.523km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13543 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.815km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 13543 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.323km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13543 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 2.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13542 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.65km WSW of Coso Junction, CA · 13542 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.512km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13542 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.115km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13541 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.26km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 13541 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.614km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13541 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.510km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13541 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.110km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13541 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.013km E of Little Lake, CA · 13540 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.213km E of Little Lake, CA · 13540 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.213km E of Little Lake, CA · 13539 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.113km E of Little Lake, CA · 13539 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.67km W of Kernville, CA · 13539 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.613km ESE of Olancha, CA · 13538 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.55km W of Kernville, CA · 13538 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 1.82km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 13537 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.69km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13537 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.06km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 13536 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.91km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 13536 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 3.08km S of Frazier Park, CA · 13535 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 2.68km NE of Grapevine, CA · 13535 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.925km NNE of California City, CA · 13534 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.111km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 13532 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 2.09km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13532 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 2.49km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13532 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.56km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 13530 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 2.420km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13529 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 3.112km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 13529 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.89km N of Kernville, CA · 13529 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.612km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13528 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.712km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13528 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.212km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 13528 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 2.618km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13564 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.917km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13567 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.611km S of Olancha, CA · 13567 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.812km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13567 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.46km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 13568 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.26km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 13568 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.110km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13568 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.718km WNW of Coso Junction, CA · 13569 days ago · -2 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.610km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 13569 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.612km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13570 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.826km NW of Kernville, CA · 13570 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13571 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.319km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13572 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.818km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13573 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.911km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 13573 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.910km SE of Gorman, CA · 13574 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.78km NE of Grapevine, CA · 13575 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.99km NE of Grapevine, CA · 13575 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.713km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13576 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.212km NNW of Coso Junction, CA · 13576 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1037745. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC.