California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 13km SE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 13km SE of Bodfish, CA on Sat, Sep 4, 2021, 9:01 AM PDT (16:01 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 15km ESE of Olancha, 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
2021-09-04 16:01:59 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.513° N, 118.379° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
33

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 179.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40032736. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC.