M2.8 earthquake 14km SE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 14km SE of Bodfish, CA on Wed, May 12, 2021, 3:14 AM PDT (10:14 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 14km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.78	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.175 · 85 stations
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.042 · 76 stations

10 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 164.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39649375 (also filed as us7000e2cl). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.