M2.3 earthquake 20km SE of Bodfish, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Jul 5, 1978, 9:20 PM PDT

UTC

1978-07-06 04:20:20 UTC

Depth

0.1 km (0.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.442° N, 118.370° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.9 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.25

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

127°

Stations used

11

• Bodfish, CaliforniaPopulation 1,956. Forecast20 kmSE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast35 kmNNE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast59 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast155 kmN

After

1. 2.619km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 6, 2:41 AM PDT · 17620 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.320km SW of Little Lake, CAThu, Jul 6, 4:43 PM PDT · 17619 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
3. 1.917km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 6, 5:18 PM PDT · 17619 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
4. 3.020km WSW of Little Lake, CASun, Jul 9, 7:55 PM PDT · 17616 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
5. 1.83km S of Frazier Park, CASun, Jul 9, 8:47 PM PDT · 17616 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
6. 2.98km ESE of Bakersfield, CAMon, Jul 10, 2:05 AM PDT · 17616 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
7. 3.221km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jul 11, 12:05 PM PDT · 17614 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
8. 1.913km ESE of Johannesburg, CAThu, Jul 13, 8:05 PM PDT · 17612 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
9. 2.812km W of Coso Junction, CAFri, Jul 14, 5:58 AM PDT · 17611 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
10. 2.313km SSW of Olancha, CAFri, Jul 14, 2:05 PM PDT · 17611 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
11. 2.08km WNW of Olancha, CASat, Jul 15, 9:57 AM PDT · 17610 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
12. 1.813km NW of Mojave, CAWed, Jul 19, 12:06 PM PDT · 17606 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
13. 1.521km ENE of Maricopa, CAThu, Jul 20, 4:23 AM PDT · 17606 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
14. 2.218km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Jul 20, 3:56 PM PDT · 17605 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
15. 2.322km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Jul 20, 4:14 PM PDT · 17605 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
16. 3.014km NE of Little Lake, CAThu, Jul 20, 4:25 PM PDT · 17605 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
17. 2.49km NNE of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 20, 5:35 PM PDT · 17605 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
18. 2.03km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jul 26, 1:58 AM PDT · 17600 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
19. 1.77km SSW of Coso Junction, CAWed, Jul 26, 7:36 PM PDT · 17599 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
20. 2.08km ESE of Coso Junction, CASat, Jul 29, 12:53 AM PDT · 17597 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
21. 1.63km S of Frazier Park, CASat, Jul 29, 8:08 AM PDT · 17596 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
22. 3.025km E of Maricopa, CAMon, Jul 31, 8:02 AM PDT · 17594 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
23. 1.612km WSW of Olancha, CATue, Aug 1, 5:36 AM PDT · 17593 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
24. 2.120km NW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Aug 3, 12:16 PM PDT · 17591 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
25. 2.627km W of Olancha, CAThu, Aug 3, 1:52 PM PDT · 17591 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
26. 3.128km W of Olancha, CAThu, Aug 3, 2:11 PM PDT · 17591 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
27. 2.310km WSW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 5, 4:56 PM PDT · 17589 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
28. 1.524km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Aug 5, 6:27 PM PDT · 17589 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
29. 2.415km ESE of Arvin, CASat, Aug 5, 7:59 PM PDT · 17589 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
30. 1.814km SW of Arvin, CASun, Aug 6, 10:43 AM PDT · 17588 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
31. 2.930km W of Olancha, CATue, Aug 8, 11:02 AM PDT · 17586 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
32. 2.328km WSW of Olancha, CAWed, Aug 9, 12:38 AM PDT · 17586 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
33. 1.67km SW of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 13, 11:02 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
34. 2.616km WSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 14, 2:55 AM PDT · 17581 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
35. 2.016km WSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 14, 2:59 AM PDT · 17581 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
36. 2.020km W of Johannesburg, CAMon, Aug 14, 7:07 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
37. 1.69km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Aug 14, 8:59 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
38. 3.38km ESE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Aug 14, 9:09 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
39. 1.919km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Aug 14, 9:12 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
40. 2.08km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Aug 14, 9:13 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
41. 2.51km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Aug 14, 9:17 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
42. 1.98km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Aug 14, 9:20 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
43. 2.20km NW of Coso Junction, CAMon, Aug 14, 9:26 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
44. 1.817km S of Johannesburg, CAMon, Aug 14, 9:41 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
45. 1.68km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Aug 14, 10:26 AM PDT · 17580 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
46. 3.123km SW of Lamont, CAMon, Aug 14, 6:23 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
47. 2.515km NE of Boron, CAMon, Aug 14, 7:24 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
48. 2.011km ENE of Boron, CAMon, Aug 14, 8:48 PM PDT · 17580 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
49. 2.26km NW of Boron, CAWed, Aug 16, 12:04 PM PDT · 17578 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
50. 1.817km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Aug 17, 7:24 PM PDT · 17577 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
51. 2.05km SW of Mojave, CAFri, Aug 18, 1:17 AM PDT · 17577 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
52. 2.28km ESE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Aug 18, 6:05 AM PDT · 17576 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
53. 2.38km ESE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Aug 18, 6:06 AM PDT · 17576 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
54. 2.110km SE of Olancha, CAFri, Aug 18, 8:32 AM PDT · 17576 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
55. 1.915km ENE of Boron, CAFri, Aug 18, 6:05 PM PDT · 17576 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
56. 1.816km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 19, 2:16 PM PDT · 17575 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
57. 2.015km ENE of Boron, CASun, Aug 20, 5:00 PM PDT · 17574 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
58. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 21, 1:42 AM PDT · 17574 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
59. 1.815km ENE of Boron, CAMon, Aug 21, 2:36 PM PDT · 17573 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
60. 2.525km WSW of Olancha, CAMon, Aug 21, 2:53 PM PDT · 17573 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

1. 2.38km NE of Little Lake, CAWed, Jul 5, 8:32 AM PDT · 17620 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
2. 2.26km WNW of Little Lake, CATue, Jul 4, 12:46 PM PDT · 17621 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
3. 2.110km SSW of Inyokern, CATue, Jul 4, 10:39 AM PDT · 17621 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
4. 1.815km NNE of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 3, 8:23 PM PDT · 17622 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
5. 2.29km E of Coso Junction, CAMon, Jul 3, 4:03 PM PDT · 17622 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
6. 1.716km SW of Little Lake, CASun, Jul 2, 9:02 AM PDT · 17623 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
7. 2.119km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 30, 2:21 AM PDT · 17626 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
8. 1.816km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jun 28, 2:23 AM PDT · 17628 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
9. 2.128km SE of Johannesburg, CATue, Jun 27, 4:14 AM PDT · 17629 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
10. 1.712km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jun 26, 9:50 AM PDT · 17629 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
11. 2.523km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Jun 26, 1:17 AM PDT · 17630 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
12. 2.011km NE of Kernville, CASat, Jun 24, 7:47 AM PDT · 17631 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
13. 2.020km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 23, 11:28 AM PDT · 17632 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
14. 2.71km WSW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jun 22, 4:45 AM PDT · 17634 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
15. 3.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jun 21, 12:26 PM PDT · 17634 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
16. 1.512km SE of Arvin, CASat, Jun 17, 9:05 PM PDT · 17638 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
17. 2.325km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jun 16, 4:00 AM PDT · 17640 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
18. 1.818km ESE of Arvin, CAThu, Jun 15, 11:29 PM PDT · 17640 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
19. 2.922km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Jun 15, 10:43 PM PDT · 17640 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
20. 4.221km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jun 15, 9:21 PM PDT · 17640 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3340416. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:52 PM UTC.