M2.3 earthquake 22km S of Bodfish, CA
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 22km S of Bodfish, CA on Wed, Feb 25, 1959, 8:18 AM GMT-8 (16:18 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 8km SE of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1959-02-25 16:18:42 UTC
- Depth
- 7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.392° N, 118.492° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 151°
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.08km SE of Bodfish, CA · 24679 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.025km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 24678 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.024km ENE of Arvin, CA · 24637 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.024km NNE of Arvin, CA · 24629 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
Before
- 3.311km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 24698 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.224km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 24700 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.312km SSW of Olancha, CA · 24702 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.924km ENE of Arvin, CA · 24703 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.726km NE of Arvin, CA · 24703 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 24703 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.024km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 24705 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.118km SSW of Lamont, CA · 24706 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3296997. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.