California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 22km S of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 22km S of Bodfish, CA on Sat, Dec 15, 2001, 11:21 AM PST (19:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 6km E of Coso Junction, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2001-12-15 19:21:22 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.388° N, 118.533° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 32.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 97 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.123km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 9060 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.82km W of Kernville, CA · 9059 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.08km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 9059 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.525km WNW of Inyokern, California · 9058 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.69km W of Pine Mountain Club, California · 9058 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9058 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.110km SSW of Maricopa, California · 9057 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.96km E of Coso Junction, CA · 9056 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.67km E of Coso Junction, CA · 9054 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.914km S of Tehachapi, CA · 9054 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.716km NW of Pine Mountain Club, California · 9053 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.88km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 9052 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.625km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9051 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.614km SE of Bodfish, CA · 9050 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.67km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 9049 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.717km ESE of Arvin, CA · 9049 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.624km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 9049 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.73km NW of Frazier Park, California · 9048 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.219km SW of Little Lake, CA · 9048 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.96km N of Little Lake, CA · 9048 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.97km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 9048 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.925km NNE of Kernville, CA · 9047 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.113km W of Mojave, CA · 9047 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.56km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 9046 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 9046 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.710km W of Tehachapi, CA · 9045 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.68km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 9044 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.623km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9044 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.96km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 9044 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.318km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 9044 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.610km NE of Coso Junction, California · 9044 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 1.514km SSW of Olancha, California · 9044 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.87km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 9043 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.822km N of Kernville, California · 9042 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.617km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9042 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.727km NNE of Kernville, CA · 9041 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.527km NNE of Kernville, CA · 9041 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.710km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 9041 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 2.618km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9041 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.719km SW of Little Lake, CA · 9040 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.829km W of Olancha, California · 9040 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.516km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 9039 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.77km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 9039 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.721km SW of Olancha, CA · 9039 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.719km SW of Olancha, California · 9039 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.616km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 9038 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.615km E of Coso Junction, California · 9038 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.026km NNE of Kernville, CA · 9038 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 2.527km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 9038 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.014km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 9037 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.67km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 9036 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.58km W of Johannesburg, CA · 9036 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.07km NW of Kernville, CA · 9034 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.420km NE of Arvin, CA · 9032 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.46km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 9031 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.16km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 9031 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.67km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 9031 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.56km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 9030 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.76km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 9030 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.86km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 9030 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CA · 9060 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.96km E of Coso Junction, CA · 9060 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.76km E of Coso Junction, CA · 9060 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.510km ENE of Coso Junction, California · 9061 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.89km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 9062 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.08km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 9062 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.75km E of Coso Junction, CA · 9062 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9062 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.920km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 9063 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.77km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 9063 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.920km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9063 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.728km NNE of Kernville, CA · 9063 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.528km NNE of Kernville, CA · 9063 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.67km E of Coso Junction, CA · 9063 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.56km E of Coso Junction, CA · 9063 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.824km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 9064 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.07km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 9064 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.527km W of Inyokern, CA · 9064 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.88km E of Coso Junction, CA · 9065 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.58km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 9065 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9735945. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:40 AM UTC.