M3.6 earthquake 23km WSW of Bodfish, CA
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 23km WSW of Bodfish, CA on Wed, Feb 23, 1944, 4:42 PM GMT-7 (23:42 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1944-02-23 23:42:45 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.486° N, 118.714° W
- Region
- California
- 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 1.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 154°
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 3.16km W of Johannesburg, CA · 30162 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.725km NNE of Oildale, CA · 30182 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.121km ENE of Oildale, CA · 30185 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.54km ESE of Shafter, CA · 30186 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.223km ENE of Oildale, CA · 30186 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.226km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 30186 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.521km NE of Oildale, CA · 30188 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.322km ENE of Oildale, CA · 30189 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.923km NE of Oildale, CA · 30190 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3366490. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.