M2.5 earthquake 8km ESE of Bodfish, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Oct 2, 1978, 5:25 PM PDT

UTC

1978-10-03 00:25:19 UTC

Depth

7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.568° N, 118.412° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.7 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.60

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

132°

Stations used

8

• Squirrel Mountain Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 547. Forecast6 kmS
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast49 kmN
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast59 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast169 kmN

After

1. 2.312km ESE of Maricopa, CAWed, Oct 4, 9:08 PM PDT · 17528 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
2. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 5, 10:36 PM PDT · 17527 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
3. 2.015km ENE of Boron, CAThu, Oct 5, 11:42 PM PDT · 17527 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
4. 2.315km W of Tehachapi, CAFri, Oct 6, 3:02 PM PDT · 17526 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
5. 2.011km NE of Little Lake, CAFri, Oct 6, 4:14 PM PDT · 17526 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
6. 2.09km ESE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Oct 6, 4:19 PM PDT · 17526 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
7. 2.010km ESE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Oct 6, 4:31 PM PDT · 17526 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
8. 2.010km NE of Little Lake, CAFri, Oct 6, 4:55 PM PDT · 17526 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
9. 2.59km ESE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Oct 6, 11:07 PM PDT · 17526 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
10. 2.110km ESE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Oct 6, 11:33 PM PDT · 17526 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
11. 2.010km NE of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 7, 4:29 AM PDT · 17526 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
12. 1.923km SW of Olancha, CASat, Oct 7, 9:57 AM PDT · 17526 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
13. 2.31km SW of Rosedale, CATue, Oct 10, 12:11 AM PDT · 17523 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
14. 2.68km SE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Oct 10, 1:10 AM PDT · 17523 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
15. 3.716km ENE of Boron, CATue, Oct 10, 2:06 AM PDT · 17523 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
16. 2.010km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Oct 10, 3:38 AM PDT · 17523 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
17. 1.915km ENE of Boron, CATue, Oct 10, 12:12 PM PDT · 17522 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
18. 2.117km E of Coso Junction, CAWed, Oct 11, 7:32 AM PDT · 17522 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
19. 1.915km NE of Boron, CAThu, Oct 12, 2:29 AM PDT · 17521 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
20. 1.89km NE of Little Lake, CAThu, Oct 12, 3:42 AM PDT · 17521 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
21. 2.410km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 14, 7:01 AM PDT · 17519 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
22. 2.611km ESE of Wofford Heights, CASat, Oct 14, 11:35 AM PDT · 17518 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
23. 1.720km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 14, 12:23 PM PDT · 17518 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
24. 1.921km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 16, 3:59 AM PDT · 17517 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
25. 1.915km ENE of Boron, CAMon, Oct 16, 6:14 AM PDT · 17517 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
26. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Oct 18, 12:16 PM PDT · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
27. 1.610km WNW of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 19, 5:12 AM PDT · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
28. 1.915km S of Searles Valley, CAFri, Oct 20, 6:02 AM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
29. 2.414km E of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Oct 20, 7:49 PM PDT · 17512 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
30. 2.012km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 21, 3:45 PM PDT · 17511 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
31. 1.810km S of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 21, 6:32 PM PDT · 17511 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
32. 1.812km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 21, 8:33 PM PDT · 17511 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
33. 2.012km E of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 21, 9:15 PM PDT · 17511 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
34. 2.111km E of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 21, 9:31 PM PDT · 17511 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
35. 2.43km S of Frazier Park, CASun, Oct 22, 9:03 AM PDT · 17511 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
36. 1.814km NNE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Oct 22, 10:25 AM PDT · 17511 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
37. 2.015km ENE of Boron, CAThu, Oct 26, 3:43 AM PDT · 17507 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
38. 2.514km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 26, 11:50 AM PDT · 17506 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
39. 2.426km WSW of Olancha, CAFri, Oct 27, 2:19 AM PDT · 17506 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
40. 2.118km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Oct 27, 10:03 AM PDT · 17506 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
41. 1.917km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 28, 2:03 AM PDT · 17505 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
42. 2.019km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Oct 28, 2:28 AM PDT · 17505 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
43. 1.79km SW of Grapevine, CASat, Oct 28, 2:42 PM PDT · 17504 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
44. 1.97km WNW of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 28, 6:36 PM PDT · 17504 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
45. 1.67km WNW of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 28, 7:14 PM PDT · 17504 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
46. 2.07km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Oct 29, 5:56 AM PST · 17504 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
47. 2.821km SW of Little Lake, CASun, Oct 29, 6:08 AM PST · 17504 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
48. 2.217km W of Tehachapi, CAMon, Oct 30, 11:08 PM PST · 17502 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
49. 1.916km ENE of Lebec, CATue, Oct 31, 6:42 PM PST · 17501 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
50. 1.722km SW of Little Lake, CAWed, Nov 1, 5:12 PM PST · 17500 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
51. 1.88km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 1, 9:11 PM PST · 17500 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
52. 1.818km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Nov 3, 6:06 AM PST · 17499 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
53. 1.928km N of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 6, 2:34 AM PST · 17496 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
54. 2.17km NNW of Lamont, CAWed, Nov 8, 4:48 AM PST · 17494 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
55. 2.325km NNE of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 8, 11:54 AM PST · 17493 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
56. 2.214km SW of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 8, 1:29 PM PST · 17493 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
57. 1.816km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Nov 9, 12:39 PM PST · 17492 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
58. 1.710km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Nov 11, 9:08 PM PST · 17490 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
59. 1.913km E of Little Lake, CASun, Nov 12, 5:53 AM PST · 17490 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
60. 1.717km WNW of Searles Valley, CASun, Nov 12, 4:35 PM PST · 17489 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

1. 1.814km ENE of Little Lake, CASun, Oct 1, 10:50 PM PDT · 17531 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
2. 2.016km E of Coso Junction, CASun, Oct 1, 9:54 AM PDT · 17532 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
3. 1.918km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Oct 1, 8:04 AM PDT · 17532 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
4. 1.716km NE of Little Lake, CASun, Oct 1, 1:10 AM PDT · 17532 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
5. 1.79km NE of Little Lake, CASat, Sep 30, 1:11 AM PDT · 17533 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
6. 2.08km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Sep 29, 3:17 PM PDT · 17533 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
7. 1.920km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Sep 29, 12:03 AM PDT · 17534 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
8. 2.419km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Sep 28, 7:22 AM PDT · 17535 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
9. 2.221km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Sep 28, 5:04 AM PDT · 17535 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
10. 2.130km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Sep 27, 12:16 PM PDT · 17535 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
11. 1.89km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Sep 27, 9:09 AM PDT · 17536 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
12. 1.912km WNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 26, 3:19 PM PDT · 17536 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
13. 1.510km SSE of Inyokern, CATue, Sep 26, 11:38 AM PDT · 17536 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
14. 2.022km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Sep 26, 4:23 AM PDT · 17537 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
15. 1.67km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 25, 11:17 PM PDT · 17537 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
16. 2.68km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Sep 25, 8:41 PM PDT · 17537 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
17. 1.87km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 25, 6:39 PM PDT · 17537 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
18. 2.58km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Sep 25, 6:26 PM PDT · 17537 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
19. 2.57km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Sep 25, 6:13 PM PDT · 17537 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
20. 2.014km SSW of Olancha, CAMon, Sep 25, 5:09 PM PDT · 17537 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3313628. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:53 AM UTC.