M2.9 earthquake 20km WSW of Bodfish, CA
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 20km WSW of Bodfish, CA on Tue, Mar 25, 1958, 9:30 PM GMT-8 (05:30 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 22km NE of Arvin, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1958-03-26 05:30:19 UTC
- Depth
- 0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.498° N, 118.682° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 107°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.922km NE of Arvin, CA · 25018 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.427km NE of Arvin, CA · 25017 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.425km SW of Bodfish, CA · 25003 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.09km N of Grapevine, CA · 24995 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.224km W of Inyokern, CA · 24986 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.98km W of Grapevine, CA · 24970 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.120km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 24963 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3296552. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.