California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 28 km SSE of Bodie, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 28 km SSE of Bodie, CA on Sun, Sep 29, 2024, 5:02 PM PDT (00:02 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 29 km SE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2024-09-30 00:02:12 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.027° N, 118.798° W
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
2.21Md, durationNorthern California Seismic SystemPreferred · Final · ±0.195 · 30 stations
1.6ML, local (Richter)Nevada Seismological LaboratoryReviewed · ±0.19 · 7 stations

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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
164°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 86.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75068356 (also filed as nn00885372). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.