M1.9 earthquake 21km SSW of Bodfish, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Oct 16, 1978, 3:59 AM PDT

UTC

1978-10-16 10:59:44 UTC

Depth

5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.410° N, 118.565° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.0 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

168°

Stations used

8

• Bodfish, CaliforniaPopulation 1,956. Forecast21 kmSSW
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast33 kmNNW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast41 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast154 kmN

After

1. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Oct 18, 12:16 PM PDT · 17516 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
2. 1.610km WNW of Bodfish, CAThu, Oct 19, 5:12 AM PDT · 17515 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
3. 2.414km E of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Oct 20, 7:49 PM PDT · 17514 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
4. 2.012km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 21, 3:45 PM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
5. 1.810km S of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 21, 6:32 PM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
6. 1.812km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 21, 8:33 PM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
7. 2.012km E of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 21, 9:15 PM PDT · 17513 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
8. 2.111km E of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 21, 9:31 PM PDT · 17513 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
9. 2.43km S of Frazier Park, CASun, Oct 22, 9:03 AM PDT · 17512 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
10. 1.814km NNE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Oct 22, 10:25 AM PDT · 17512 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
11. 2.514km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 26, 11:50 AM PDT · 17508 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
12. 2.426km WSW of Olancha, CAFri, Oct 27, 2:19 AM PDT · 17507 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
13. 2.118km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Oct 27, 10:03 AM PDT · 17507 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
14. 1.917km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 28, 2:03 AM PDT · 17506 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
15. 2.019km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Oct 28, 2:28 AM PDT · 17506 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
16. 1.79km SW of Grapevine, CASat, Oct 28, 2:42 PM PDT · 17506 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
17. 1.97km WNW of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 28, 6:36 PM PDT · 17506 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
18. 1.67km WNW of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 28, 7:14 PM PDT · 17506 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
19. 2.07km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Oct 29, 5:56 AM PST · 17505 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
20. 2.821km SW of Little Lake, CASun, Oct 29, 6:08 AM PST · 17505 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
21. 2.217km W of Tehachapi, CAMon, Oct 30, 11:08 PM PST · 17503 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
22. 1.916km ENE of Lebec, CATue, Oct 31, 6:42 PM PST · 17503 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
23. 1.722km SW of Little Lake, CAWed, Nov 1, 5:12 PM PST · 17502 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
24. 1.88km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 1, 9:11 PM PST · 17502 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
25. 1.928km N of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 6, 2:34 AM PST · 17497 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
26. 2.61km WNW of Elizabeth Lake, CAMon, Nov 6, 4:28 PM PST · 17497 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
27. 2.17km NNW of Lamont, CAWed, Nov 8, 4:48 AM PST · 17495 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
28. 2.325km NNE of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 8, 11:54 AM PST · 17495 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
29. 2.214km SW of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 8, 1:29 PM PST · 17495 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
30. 1.816km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Nov 9, 12:39 PM PST · 17494 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
31. 1.710km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Nov 11, 9:08 PM PST · 17492 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
32. 1.913km E of Little Lake, CASun, Nov 12, 5:53 AM PST · 17491 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
33. 1.618km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 15, 4:17 PM PST · 17488 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
34. 1.716km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 16, 1:37 AM PST · 17487 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
35. 1.913km WSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Nov 16, 10:43 PM PST · 17486 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
36. 1.712km NE of Little Lake, CAFri, Nov 17, 7:29 AM PST · 17486 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
37. 1.517km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Nov 17, 8:33 PM PST · 17486 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
38. 2.910km W of Tehachapi, CASun, Nov 19, 6:04 AM PST · 17484 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
39. 1.913km E of Little Lake, CAMon, Nov 20, 8:16 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
40. 2.125km S of Bodfish, CATue, Nov 21, 5:59 AM PST · 17482 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
41. 1.816km NE of Boron, CAWed, Nov 22, 2:01 AM PST · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
42. 2.925km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 22, 11:09 AM PST · 17481 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
43. 3.17km NW of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 23, 3:07 AM PST · 17480 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
44. 2.15km NW of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 23, 3:10 AM PST · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
45. 1.810km SW of Coso Junction, CAThu, Nov 23, 3:25 AM PST · 17480 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
46. 1.86km NW of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 23, 5:42 AM PST · 17480 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
47. 1.825km SW of Little Lake, CAFri, Nov 24, 7:33 PM PST · 17479 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
48. 2.122km SW of Bodfish, CASat, Nov 25, 1:59 AM PST · 17478 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
49. 1.52km NNW of Frazier Park, CASat, Nov 25, 8:52 PM PST · 17478 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
50. 2.35km SSE of Lamont, CASat, Nov 25, 10:57 PM PST · 17477 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
51. 2.013km E of Little Lake, CASun, Nov 26, 4:24 PM PST · 17477 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
52. 2.125km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Nov 27, 1:49 AM PST · 17476 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
53. 1.915km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Dec 1, 2:52 PM PST · 17472 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
54. 2.317km S of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 2, 2:16 PM PST · 17471 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
55. 2.123km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 4, 5:15 AM PST · 17469 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
56. 2.628km ESE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 5, 2:31 AM PST · 17468 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
57. 2.37km ESE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Dec 6, 1:41 AM PST · 17467 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
58. 2.25km ESE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Dec 6, 8:34 AM PST · 17467 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
59. 2.220km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 7, 3:22 PM PST · 17466 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
60. 2.120km ESE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Dec 10, 6:26 PM PST · 17463 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away

Before

1. 1.720km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 14, 12:23 PM PDT · 17520 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
2. 2.611km ESE of Wofford Heights, CASat, Oct 14, 11:35 AM PDT · 17520 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
3. 2.410km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 14, 7:01 AM PDT · 17520 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
4. 1.89km NE of Little Lake, CAThu, Oct 12, 3:42 AM PDT · 17522 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
5. 2.010km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Oct 10, 3:38 AM PDT · 17524 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
6. 2.68km SE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Oct 10, 1:10 AM PDT · 17524 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
7. 2.31km SW of Rosedale, CATue, Oct 10, 12:11 AM PDT · 17524 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
8. 1.923km SW of Olancha, CASat, Oct 7, 9:57 AM PDT · 17527 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
9. 2.010km NE of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 7, 4:29 AM PDT · 17527 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
10. 2.110km ESE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Oct 6, 11:33 PM PDT · 17527 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
11. 2.59km ESE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Oct 6, 11:07 PM PDT · 17527 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
12. 2.010km NE of Little Lake, CAFri, Oct 6, 4:55 PM PDT · 17528 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
13. 2.010km ESE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Oct 6, 4:31 PM PDT · 17528 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
14. 2.09km ESE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Oct 6, 4:19 PM PDT · 17528 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
15. 2.011km NE of Little Lake, CAFri, Oct 6, 4:14 PM PDT · 17528 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
16. 2.315km W of Tehachapi, CAFri, Oct 6, 3:02 PM PDT · 17528 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
17. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Oct 5, 10:36 PM PDT · 17529 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
18. 2.312km ESE of Maricopa, CAWed, Oct 4, 9:08 PM PDT · 17530 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
19. 2.58km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, Oct 2, 5:25 PM PDT · 17532 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
20. 1.814km ENE of Little Lake, CASun, Oct 1, 10:50 PM PDT · 17533 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3313740. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:34 PM UTC.