California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 21km SSE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 21km SSE of Bodfish, CA on Tue, Mar 30, 2021, 9:11 PM PDT (04:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 17km S of Trona, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-03-31 04:11:36 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.412° N, 118.409° W
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 181.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39596015. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:12 AM UTC.