M3.0 earthquake 24km S of Bodfish, CA
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 24km S of Bodfish, CA on Mon, Jul 15, 1968, 10:18 PM GMT-7 (05:18 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 17km WNW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-07-16 05:18:53 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.369° N, 118.494° 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, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 84°
- Stations used
- 13
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
- 2.821km WNW of Johannesburg, CA · 21217 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.417km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 21216 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.89km S of Bodfish, CA · 21213 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328734. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.