M2.9 earthquake 25km WSW of Bodfish, CA
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 25km WSW of Bodfish, CA on Sun, Oct 13, 1968, 6:03 PM GMT-7 (01:03 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 8km S of Tehachapi, 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, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-10-14 01:03:09 UTC
- Depth
- 0.9 km (0.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.524° N, 118.757° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 113°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.28km S of Tehachapi, CA · 21159 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.015km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 21122 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 21113 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328239. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:01 PM UTC.