California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7km ESE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7km ESE of Bodfish, CA on Mon, Sep 25, 1978, 6:39 PM PDT (01:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 16km ENE of Boron, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-09-26 01:39:07 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.565° N, 118.422° W
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 1.8 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.68km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17534 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.67km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17534 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.022km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17534 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.510km SSE of Inyokern, CA · 17534 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.912km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17534 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.89km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17533 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.130km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17533 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.221km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17532 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.419km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17532 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.920km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17531 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.08km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17531 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.79km NE of Little Lake, CA · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.716km NE of Little Lake, CA · 17529 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.918km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17529 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.016km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17529 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.814km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 17528 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.58km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17528 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.312km ESE of Maricopa, CA · 17525 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17524 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.015km ENE of Boron, CA · 17524 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.315km W of Tehachapi, CA · 17524 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.011km NE of Little Lake, CA · 17524 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.09km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 17524 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.010km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 17524 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.010km NE of Little Lake, CA · 17524 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.59km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 17523 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.110km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 17523 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.010km NE of Little Lake, CA · 17523 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.923km SW of Olancha, CA · 17523 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.31km SW of Rosedale, CA · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.68km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17520 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 3.716km ENE of Boron, CA · 17520 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.010km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17520 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.915km ENE of Boron, CA · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.117km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17519 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.915km NE of Boron, CA · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.89km NE of Little Lake, CA · 17518 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.410km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17516 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.611km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 17516 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.720km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17516 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.921km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17514 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17512 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.610km WNW of Bodfish, CA · 17511 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.915km S of Searles Valley, CA · 17510 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 2.414km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 17509 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.012km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 17509 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.810km S of Bodfish, CA · 17508 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.812km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17508 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.012km E of Little Lake, CA · 17508 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.111km E of Little Lake, CA · 17508 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.43km S of Frazier Park, CA · 17508 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.814km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17508 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.015km ENE of Boron, CA · 17504 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 2.514km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17504 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.426km WSW of Olancha, CA · 17503 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 2.118km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17503 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.917km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17502 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.019km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17502 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.79km SW of Grapevine, CA · 17502 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.97km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 17501 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 2.58km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17534 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.57km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17535 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.014km SSW of Olancha, CA · 17535 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.09km N of Mojave, CA · 17536 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.926km E of Little Lake, CA · 17538 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.88km NE of Little Lake, CA · 17541 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.56km W of Grapevine, CA · 17542 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.513km SSW of Olancha, CA · 17542 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.824km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 17544 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.38km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 17545 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.622km NE of Arvin, CA · 17546 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.920km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17547 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.018km NNE of Boron, CA · 17550 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.828km E of Kernville, CA · 17552 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.014km ENE of Boron, CA · 17552 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.316km ENE of Boron, CA · 17552 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.615km N of Grapevine, CA · 17552 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.717km SSW of Lamont, CA · 17555 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.88km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17556 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.89km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17556 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3313513. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:52 PM UTC.