California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 13km SE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 13km SE of Bodfish, CA on Sat, May 1, 2021, 9:07 AM PDT (16:07 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 10km SSW of Rosedale, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-05-01 16:07:12 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.502° N, 118.388° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 97 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 1981 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.99km S of Tehachapi, CA · 1980 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.720km E of Little Lake, CA · 1980 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.613km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1980 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.721km SW of Little Lake, CA · 1979 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.321km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1979 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.76km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 1979 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.916km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1978 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.812km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1978 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.621km E of Little Lake, CA · 1978 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.66km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1977 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.921km SW of Olancha, CA · 1977 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.16km SW of Woodville, CA · 1977 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.114km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.823km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1976 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.715km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.520km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.826km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1976 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.614km S of Searles Valley, CA · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.615km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.921km SW of Olancha, CA · 1975 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.821km SW of Olancha, CA · 1975 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.921km SW of Olancha, CA · 1975 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.721km SW of Olancha, CA · 1975 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 1974 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 1.512km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.212km NE of Little Lake, CA · 1973 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.713km S of Searles Valley, CA · 1972 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.59km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1972 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.014km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1972 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.511km NW of Mojave, CA · 1972 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.620km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1972 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.68km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1971 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.214km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1971 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.69km SE of Olancha, CA · 1971 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.916km S of Trona, CA · 1971 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.814km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 10
  38. 1.816km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 1970 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.115km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 1970 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.418km E of Little Lake, CA · 1970 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.523km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.617km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.517km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.523km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 2.315km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.520km E of Little Lake, CA · 1968 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.622km E of Little Lake, CA · 1967 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.520km S of Trona, CA · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.120km S of Trona, CA · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.615km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.513km NE of Little Lake, CA · 1966 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.913km S of Searles Valley, CA · 1966 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.012km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 1964 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.67km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.420km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1962 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.920km W of Searles Valley, CA · 1962 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.29km S of Searles Valley, CA · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.817km SE of Bodfish, CA · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.63km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 1962 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 1.521km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1981 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.927km NNE of Kernville, CA · 1982 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.510km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 1982 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.612km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 1982 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.827km NNE of Kernville, CA · 1982 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.815km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1983 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.113km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 9
  9. 1.519km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 1984 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.515km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.720km S of Trona, CA · 1984 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.023km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.617km E of Little Lake, CA · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.513km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1986 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.713km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 1987 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.714km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 1987 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.019km NE of Kernville, CA · 1987 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.612km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 1987 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.15km SSE of Coso Junction, CA · 1988 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39637879. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.