M2.8 earthquake 9km S of Bodfish, CA
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 9km S of Bodfish, CA on Sat, Aug 24, 1968, 9:25 AM GMT-7 (16:25 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 2km ENE of Coso Junction, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-08-24 16:25:55 UTC
- Depth
- 0.7 km (0.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.505° N, 118.480° 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, 3.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 95°
- Stations used
- 9
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.12km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 21182 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.922km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 21166 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.926km ENE of Oildale, CA · 21164 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.925km WSW of Bodfish, CA · 21163 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328682. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.