California earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 13km SE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 13km SE of Bodfish, CA on Fri, Jul 2, 2021, 9:58 PM PDT (04:58 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 13km SE of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Mw, moment), minor
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2021-07-03 04:58:09 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.518° N, 118.378° W
Felt reports
60
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.47Mw, momentSouthern California Seismic NetworkPreferred · Final · 4 stations
3.5Mwr, regional momentUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · 4 stations

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration
1.7% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
-1.2 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

60 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, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
30°
Stations used
67

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 135.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39727759 (also filed as us7000eiep). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.