California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 19km SE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 19km SE of Bodfish, CA on Tue, Feb 28, 1978, 5:25 AM PST (13:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 22km NNW of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-02-28 13:25:06 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.460° N, 118.345° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.318km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 17747 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.99km SW of Shafter, CA · 17746 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.133km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17744 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.330km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17744 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.629km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17744 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.514km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17744 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.325km NNE of Kernville, CA · 17743 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.324km NE of Arvin, CA · 17743 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.014km N of Grapevine, CA · 17741 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.912km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17741 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.011km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17741 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.612km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17741 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.410km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17741 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 3.230km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.228km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17740 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.031km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.917km NE of Lamont, CA · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.033km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.010km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 17740 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.916km WSW of Coso Junction, CA · 17739 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.929km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 17739 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.028km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 17739 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.812km SW of Coso Junction, CA · 17739 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.16km SSE of Shafter, CA · 17738 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.56km ENE of Shafter, CA · 17737 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.812km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 17736 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.613km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17734 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.612km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 17734 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.99km SSE of Shafter, CA · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.521km N of Tehachapi, CA · 17729 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 3.522km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17729 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17729 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17729 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.93km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 17729 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.112km SE of Little Lake, CA · 17729 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.610km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 17728 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.212km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 3.010km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.712km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.16km W of Little Lake, CA · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.621km N of Tehachapi, CA · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.418km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 17727 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.716km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17727 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.73km SW of Lamont, CA · 17725 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 2.719km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17723 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.423km NNE of Kernville, CA · 17723 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.915km N of Kernville, CA · 17722 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17721 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.511km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 17720 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.712km SE of Olancha, CA · 17719 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.811km SE of Olancha, CA · 17719 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.617km SE of Arvin, CA · 17718 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 2.211km SE of Olancha, CA · 17717 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.714km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17717 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.36km NW of Boron, CA · 17717 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 2.320km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 17717 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.812km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17716 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.81km NE of Frazier Park, CA · 17716 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 2.511km SE of Olancha, CA · 17714 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.312km SE of Olancha, CA · 17712 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 1.721km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17749 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.019km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17749 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.318km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17752 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.418km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17753 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.29km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 17753 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.214km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 17753 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.78km E of Buttonwillow, CA · 17753 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.016km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 17754 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.35km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 17758 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.23km S of Bodfish, CA · 17758 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.717km N of Mojave, CA · 17762 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.722km SE of Arvin, CA · 17763 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.98km N of Grapevine, CA · 17765 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.511km ENE of Lebec, CA · 17767 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.66km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.89km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17767 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.67km NE of Kernville, CA · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.710km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17767 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.710km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17767 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.79km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

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