California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 3km S of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 3km S of Bodfish, CA on Fri, Feb 17, 1978, 5:57 AM PST (13:57 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 5km SSE of Bodfish, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-02-17 13:57:21 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.560° N, 118.498° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
189°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.35km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 17749 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.016km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 17745 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.78km E of Buttonwillow, CA · 17744 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.214km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 17744 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.29km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 17744 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.418km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17744 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.318km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17744 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.019km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.721km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17738 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.318km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 17738 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.99km SW of Shafter, CA · 17737 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.330km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17735 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.629km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17735 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.514km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17735 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.325km NNE of Kernville, CA · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.324km NE of Arvin, CA · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.014km N of Grapevine, CA · 17732 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.912km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.011km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.612km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.410km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17732 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 3.230km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.228km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17731 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.031km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.917km NE of Lamont, CA · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.010km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 17731 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.916km WSW of Coso Junction, CA · 17730 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.929km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 17730 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.028km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 17730 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.812km SW of Coso Junction, CA · 17730 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.16km SSE of Shafter, CA · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.56km ENE of Shafter, CA · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.812km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 17728 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.613km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17725 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.612km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 17725 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.99km SSE of Shafter, CA · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 2.521km N of Tehachapi, CA · 17721 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 3.522km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17721 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17721 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17721 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 2.93km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 17720 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.112km SE of Little Lake, CA · 17720 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.610km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 17720 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.212km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 17719 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 3.010km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 17719 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.712km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 17719 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.16km W of Little Lake, CA · 17719 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.621km N of Tehachapi, CA · 17719 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.418km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 17718 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.716km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17718 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.73km SW of Lamont, CA · 17716 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.719km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17715 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.423km NNE of Kernville, CA · 17714 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.915km N of Kernville, CA · 17713 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17712 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 1.511km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 17711 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.712km SE of Olancha, CA · 17710 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.811km SE of Olancha, CA · 17710 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.617km SE of Arvin, CA · 17709 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

  1. 1.717km N of Mojave, CA · 17753 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.722km SE of Arvin, CA · 17755 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.98km N of Grapevine, CA · 17756 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.511km ENE of Lebec, CA · 17758 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.66km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17758 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.89km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17758 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.67km NE of Kernville, CA · 17758 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.710km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17758 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.710km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17758 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.79km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17758 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17760 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.316km ESE of Arvin, CA · 17761 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.815km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17761 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.717km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17761 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.618km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17761 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.315km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 17763 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.820km E of Maricopa, CA · 17764 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.332km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17770 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.014km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 17770 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.223km NE of Arvin, CA · 17772 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3337461. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.