M3.8 earthquake 2km WSW of Bodfish, CA

Magnitude

3.8 (ml), minor

Local time

Wed, Oct 22, 1952, 9:33 PM GMT-8

UTC

1952-10-23 05:33:33 UTC

Depth

0.1 km (0.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.583° N, 118.517° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

105°

Stations used

12

• Bodfish, CaliforniaPopulation 1,956. Forecast2 kmWSW
• Oildale, CaliforniaPopulation 32,684. Forecast49 kmENE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast51 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast172 kmN

After

1. 3.724km S of Bodfish, CATue, Oct 28, 12:52 PM GMT-8 · 26992 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
2. 4.020km E of Oildale, CAFri, Oct 31, 7:03 AM GMT-8 · 26989 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
3. 3.58km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Nov 6, 11:15 PM GMT-8 · 26982 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
4. 4.514km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Nov 7, 12:55 AM GMT-8 · 26982 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
5. 4.013km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 7, 1:42 AM GMT-8 · 26982 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
6. 3.511km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Nov 9, 10:41 AM GMT-8 · 26980 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
7. 4.117km SW of Lamont, CATue, Nov 11, 9:22 AM GMT-8 · 26978 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
8. 4.09km W of Grapevine, CATue, Nov 11, 10:12 AM GMT-8 · 26978 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
9. 3.96km WSW of Grapevine, CATue, Nov 11, 8:16 PM GMT-8 · 26977 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
10. 4.013km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 14, 3:34 PM GMT-8 · 26974 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
11. 3.838km WSW of Olancha, CASun, Nov 16, 7:20 PM GMT-8 · 26972 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
12. 4.14km SW of Grapevine, CAThu, Nov 27, 7:36 AM GMT-8 · 26962 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
13. 3.326km NE of Lamont, CAThu, Nov 27, 2:03 PM GMT-8 · 26962 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
14. 3.114km NNE of Arvin, CAThu, Nov 27, 5:43 PM GMT-8 · 26961 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
15. 3.114km NE of Lamont, CAFri, Nov 28, 2:25 AM GMT-8 · 26961 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
16. 3.97km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 28, 8:22 AM GMT-8 · 26961 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
17. 2.923km NE of Arvin, CASat, Nov 29, 2:51 AM GMT-8 · 26960 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
18. 3.423km ENE of Arvin, CASat, Nov 29, 5:39 AM GMT-8 · 26960 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
19. 3.47km WSW of Tehachapi, CASat, Nov 29, 8:18 AM GMT-8 · 26960 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
20. 3.622km NNE of Arvin, CASat, Nov 29, 7:12 PM GMT-8 · 26959 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
21. 3.716km W of Tehachapi, CASun, Nov 30, 5:03 AM GMT-8 · 26959 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
22. 4.48km ENE of Grapevine, CASun, Nov 30, 9:26 PM GMT-8 · 26958 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
23. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 2, 1:34 AM GMT-8 · 26957 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
24. 3.24km WNW of Grapevine, CATue, Dec 2, 7:29 AM GMT-8 · 26957 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
25. 3.210km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 3, 2:26 PM GMT-8 · 26956 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
26. 3.116km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 3, 9:56 PM GMT-8 · 26955 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
27. 3.023km SW of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 3, 10:30 PM GMT-8 · 26955 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
28. 3.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Dec 4, 8:01 PM GMT-8 · 26954 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
29. 3.615km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Dec 4, 9:02 PM GMT-8 · 26954 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
30. 2.826km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Dec 7, 7:54 PM GMT-8 · 26951 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
31. 2.917km NNW of Mojave, CATue, Dec 9, 2:07 PM GMT-8 · 26950 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
32. 2.918km NNW of Mojave, CATue, Dec 9, 4:49 PM GMT-8 · 26949 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
33. 3.319km SE of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 10, 4:59 PM GMT-8 · 26948 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
34. 2.716km N of Tehachapi, CASun, Dec 14, 5:02 PM GMT-8 · 26944 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
35. 2.712km N of Grapevine, CASun, Dec 14, 5:09 PM GMT-8 · 26944 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
36. 3.025km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 15, 7:30 PM GMT-8 · 26943 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
37. 3.811km NNE of Lamont, CAThu, Dec 18, 12:40 PM GMT-8 · 26941 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
38. 3.712km SSE of Arvin, CASun, Dec 21, 12:38 AM GMT-8 · 26938 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away

Before

1. 3.99km NNW of Lamont, CAWed, Oct 22, 12:03 PM GMT-8 · 26998 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
2. 3.814km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Oct 21, 3:44 AM GMT-8 · 26999 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
3. 4.318km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Oct 20, 10:14 AM GMT-8 · 27000 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
4. 4.33km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 16, 4:22 AM GMT-8 · 27004 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
5. 4.013km NNE of Lamont, CAMon, Oct 13, 2:20 PM GMT-8 · 27007 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
6. 3.525km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 13, 1:51 PM GMT-8 · 27007 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
7. 3.67km SE of Arvin, CASun, Oct 5, 11:51 PM GMT-8 · 27014 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
8. 4.124km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 2, 3:10 PM GMT-8 · 27017 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
9. 4.016km W of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 26, 1:21 PM GMT-7 · 27024 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
10. 3.916km SSE of Arvin, CAThu, Sep 25, 8:51 PM GMT-7 · 27024 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
11. 4.013km NNE of Grapevine, CAThu, Sep 25, 9:21 AM GMT-7 · 27025 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3306863. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.