M1.6 earthquake 18km SE of Bodfish, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Nov 15, 1978, 4:17 PM PST

UTC

1978-11-16 00:17:16 UTC

Depth

12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.460° N, 118.381° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

187°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Bodfish, CaliforniaPopulation 1,956. Forecast17 kmSE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast37 kmN
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast59 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast157 kmN

After

1. 1.716km SE of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 16, 1:37 AM PST · 17490 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
2. 1.823km E of Coso Junction, CAThu, Nov 16, 8:07 AM PST · 17490 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
3. 1.913km WSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Nov 16, 10:43 PM PST · 17489 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
4. 1.712km NE of Little Lake, CAFri, Nov 17, 7:29 AM PST · 17489 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
5. 1.517km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Nov 17, 8:33 PM PST · 17488 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
6. 2.910km W of Tehachapi, CASun, Nov 19, 6:04 AM PST · 17487 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
7. 1.913km E of Little Lake, CAMon, Nov 20, 8:16 AM PST · 17486 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
8. 2.125km S of Bodfish, CATue, Nov 21, 5:59 AM PST · 17485 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
9. 1.816km NE of Boron, CAWed, Nov 22, 2:01 AM PST · 17484 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
10. 2.925km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 22, 11:09 AM PST · 17484 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
11. 2.214km ENE of Boron, CAWed, Nov 22, 1:28 PM PST · 17483 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
12. 3.17km NW of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 23, 3:07 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
13. 2.15km NW of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 23, 3:10 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
14. 1.810km SW of Coso Junction, CAThu, Nov 23, 3:25 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
15. 1.86km NW of Little Lake, CAThu, Nov 23, 5:42 AM PST · 17483 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
16. 1.825km SW of Little Lake, CAFri, Nov 24, 7:33 PM PST · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
17. 2.122km SW of Bodfish, CASat, Nov 25, 1:59 AM PST · 17481 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
18. 2.017km E of Coso Junction, CASat, Nov 25, 4:16 AM PST · 17481 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
19. 1.52km NNW of Frazier Park, CASat, Nov 25, 8:52 PM PST · 17480 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
20. 2.35km SSE of Lamont, CASat, Nov 25, 10:57 PM PST · 17480 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
21. 2.013km E of Little Lake, CASun, Nov 26, 4:24 PM PST · 17479 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
22. 2.125km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Nov 27, 1:49 AM PST · 17479 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
23. 2.314km NE of Boron, CATue, Nov 28, 4:42 AM PST · 17478 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
24. 3.016km NE of Boron, CATue, Nov 28, 8:54 AM PST · 17478 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
25. 2.116km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Nov 30, 6:38 AM PST · 17476 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
26. 1.915km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Dec 1, 2:52 PM PST · 17474 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
27. 2.317km S of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 2, 2:16 PM PST · 17473 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
28. 2.216km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Dec 3, 4:58 AM PST · 17473 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
29. 2.123km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 4, 5:15 AM PST · 17472 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
30. 2.628km ESE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 5, 2:31 AM PST · 17471 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
31. 2.37km ESE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Dec 6, 1:41 AM PST · 17470 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
32. 2.25km ESE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Dec 6, 8:34 AM PST · 17470 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
33. 2.222km ESE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Dec 7, 2:56 AM PST · 17469 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
34. 2.220km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 7, 3:22 PM PST · 17468 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
35. 2.120km ESE of Ridgecrest, CASun, Dec 10, 6:26 PM PST · 17465 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
36. 1.622km NW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Dec 14, 2:00 PM PST · 17461 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
37. 2.013km SSE of Little Lake, CAFri, Dec 15, 9:53 AM PST · 17461 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
38. 1.723km E of Kernville, CASat, Dec 16, 1:09 PM PST · 17459 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
39. 2.02km W of Coso Junction, CAMon, Dec 18, 5:30 AM PST · 17458 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
40. 1.617km SSE of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 19, 6:56 AM PST · 17457 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
41. 2.913km E of Ridgecrest, CATue, Dec 19, 8:14 PM PST · 17456 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
42. 1.611km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Dec 20, 11:04 AM PST · 17456 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
43. 1.917km E of Coso Junction, CAWed, Dec 20, 5:08 PM PST · 17455 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
44. 2.332km N of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 21, 7:20 PM PST · 17454 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
45. 2.411km WNW of Olancha, CASat, Dec 23, 9:09 AM PST · 17453 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
46. 1.811km ENE of Coso Junction, CASat, Dec 23, 3:49 PM PST · 17452 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
47. 2.220km SSW of Little Lake, CASat, Dec 23, 4:05 PM PST · 17452 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
48. 2.219km SSW of Little Lake, CASat, Dec 23, 4:43 PM PST · 17452 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
49. 1.719km SSW of Little Lake, CASun, Dec 24, 5:18 AM PST · 17452 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
50. 2.912km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 25, 2:25 AM PST · 17451 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
51. 2.017km ENE of Maricopa, CAThu, Dec 28, 9:41 AM PST · 17448 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
52. 1.610km NNE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Dec 28, 2:33 PM PST · 17447 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
53. 2.318km ENE of Little Lake, CAFri, Dec 29, 5:37 PM PST · 17446 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
54. 2.320km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Dec 30, 9:24 AM PST · 17446 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
55. 2.38km WNW of Olancha, CASat, Dec 30, 2:10 PM PST · 17445 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
56. 2.98km ESE of Bakersfield, CASun, Dec 31, 1:04 PM PST · 17445 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
57. 3.010km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jan 1, 12:38 PM PST · 17444 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
58. 1.610km SE of Gorman, CAMon, Jan 1, 8:01 PM PST · 17443 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
59. 2.032km W of Coso Junction, CAMon, Jan 1, 10:41 PM PST · 17443 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
60. 3.311km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jan 3, 5:36 AM PST · 17442 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

1. 1.717km WNW of Searles Valley, CASun, Nov 12, 4:35 PM PST · 17493 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
2. 1.913km E of Little Lake, CASun, Nov 12, 5:53 AM PST · 17494 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
3. 1.710km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Nov 11, 9:08 PM PST · 17494 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
4. 1.816km N of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Nov 9, 12:39 PM PST · 17497 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
5. 2.214km SW of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 8, 1:29 PM PST · 17497 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
6. 2.325km NNE of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 8, 11:54 AM PST · 17498 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
7. 2.17km NNW of Lamont, CAWed, Nov 8, 4:48 AM PST · 17498 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
8. 2.61km WNW of Elizabeth Lake, CAMon, Nov 6, 4:28 PM PST · 17499 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
9. 1.928km N of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 6, 2:34 AM PST · 17500 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
10. 1.818km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Nov 3, 6:06 AM PST · 17503 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
11. 1.88km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 1, 9:11 PM PST · 17504 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
12. 1.722km SW of Little Lake, CAWed, Nov 1, 5:12 PM PST · 17504 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
13. 1.916km ENE of Lebec, CATue, Oct 31, 6:42 PM PST · 17505 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
14. 2.217km W of Tehachapi, CAMon, Oct 30, 11:08 PM PST · 17506 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
15. 2.821km SW of Little Lake, CASun, Oct 29, 6:08 AM PST · 17508 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
16. 2.07km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Oct 29, 5:56 AM PST · 17508 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
17. 1.67km WNW of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 28, 7:14 PM PDT · 17508 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
18. 1.97km WNW of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 28, 6:36 PM PDT · 17508 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
19. 1.79km SW of Grapevine, CASat, Oct 28, 2:42 PM PDT · 17508 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
20. 2.019km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Oct 28, 2:28 AM PDT · 17509 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3313932. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.