M1.9 earthquake 17km SE of Bodfish, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Jul 6, 1978, 5:18 PM PDT

UTC

1978-07-07 00:18:42 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.469° N, 118.380° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

212°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

6

• Bodfish, CaliforniaPopulation 1,956. Forecast17 kmSE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast38 kmN
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast59 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast158 kmN

After

1. 3.020km WSW of Little Lake, CASun, Jul 9, 7:55 PM PDT · 17617 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
2. 1.83km S of Frazier Park, CASun, Jul 9, 8:47 PM PDT · 17617 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
3. 2.98km ESE of Bakersfield, CAMon, Jul 10, 2:05 AM PDT · 17616 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
4. 3.221km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jul 11, 12:05 PM PDT · 17615 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
5. 1.913km ESE of Johannesburg, CAThu, Jul 13, 8:05 PM PDT · 17613 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
6. 2.812km W of Coso Junction, CAFri, Jul 14, 5:58 AM PDT · 17612 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
7. 2.313km SSW of Olancha, CAFri, Jul 14, 2:05 PM PDT · 17612 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
8. 2.08km WNW of Olancha, CASat, Jul 15, 9:57 AM PDT · 17611 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
9. 1.813km NW of Mojave, CAWed, Jul 19, 12:06 PM PDT · 17607 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
10. 1.521km ENE of Maricopa, CAThu, Jul 20, 4:23 AM PDT · 17606 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
11. 2.218km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Jul 20, 3:56 PM PDT · 17606 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
12. 2.322km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Jul 20, 4:14 PM PDT · 17606 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
13. 3.014km NE of Little Lake, CAThu, Jul 20, 4:25 PM PDT · 17606 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
14. 2.49km NNE of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 20, 5:35 PM PDT · 17606 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
15. 2.03km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jul 26, 1:58 AM PDT · 17600 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
16. 1.77km SSW of Coso Junction, CAWed, Jul 26, 7:36 PM PDT · 17600 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
17. 2.08km ESE of Coso Junction, CASat, Jul 29, 12:53 AM PDT · 17597 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
18. 1.63km S of Frazier Park, CASat, Jul 29, 8:08 AM PDT · 17597 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
19. 3.025km E of Maricopa, CAMon, Jul 31, 8:02 AM PDT · 17595 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
20. 1.612km WSW of Olancha, CATue, Aug 1, 5:36 AM PDT · 17594 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
21. 2.120km NW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Aug 3, 12:16 PM PDT · 17592 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
22. 2.627km W of Olancha, CAThu, Aug 3, 1:52 PM PDT · 17592 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
23. 3.128km W of Olancha, CAThu, Aug 3, 2:11 PM PDT · 17592 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
24. 2.310km WSW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 5, 4:56 PM PDT · 17590 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
25. 1.524km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Aug 5, 6:27 PM PDT · 17590 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
26. 2.415km ESE of Arvin, CASat, Aug 5, 7:59 PM PDT · 17590 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
27. 1.814km SW of Arvin, CASun, Aug 6, 10:43 AM PDT · 17589 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
28. 2.930km W of Olancha, CATue, Aug 8, 11:02 AM PDT · 17587 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
29. 2.328km WSW of Olancha, CAWed, Aug 9, 12:38 AM PDT · 17587 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
30. 1.67km SW of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 13, 11:02 PM PDT · 17582 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
31. 2.616km WSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 14, 2:55 AM PDT · 17581 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
32. 2.016km WSW of Little Lake, CAMon, Aug 14, 2:59 AM PDT · 17581 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
33. 2.020km W of Johannesburg, CAMon, Aug 14, 7:07 AM PDT · 17581 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
34. 1.69km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Aug 14, 8:59 AM PDT · 17581 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
35. 3.38km ESE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Aug 14, 9:09 AM PDT · 17581 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
36. 1.919km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Aug 14, 9:12 AM PDT · 17581 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
37. 2.08km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Aug 14, 9:13 AM PDT · 17581 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
38. 2.51km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Aug 14, 9:17 AM PDT · 17581 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
39. 1.98km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Aug 14, 9:20 AM PDT · 17581 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
40. 2.20km NW of Coso Junction, CAMon, Aug 14, 9:26 AM PDT · 17581 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
41. 1.817km S of Johannesburg, CAMon, Aug 14, 9:41 AM PDT · 17581 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
42. 1.68km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Aug 14, 10:26 AM PDT · 17581 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
43. 3.123km SW of Lamont, CAMon, Aug 14, 6:23 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
44. 2.515km NE of Boron, CAMon, Aug 14, 7:24 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
45. 2.011km ENE of Boron, CAMon, Aug 14, 8:48 PM PDT · 17581 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
46. 2.26km NW of Boron, CAWed, Aug 16, 12:04 PM PDT · 17579 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
47. 1.817km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Aug 17, 7:24 PM PDT · 17578 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
48. 2.05km SW of Mojave, CAFri, Aug 18, 1:17 AM PDT · 17577 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
49. 2.28km ESE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Aug 18, 6:05 AM PDT · 17577 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
50. 2.38km ESE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Aug 18, 6:06 AM PDT · 17577 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
51. 2.110km SE of Olancha, CAFri, Aug 18, 8:32 AM PDT · 17577 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
52. 1.915km ENE of Boron, CAFri, Aug 18, 6:05 PM PDT · 17577 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
53. 1.816km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 19, 2:16 PM PDT · 17576 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
54. 2.015km ENE of Boron, CASun, Aug 20, 5:00 PM PDT · 17575 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
55. 1.719km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 21, 1:42 AM PDT · 17574 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
56. 1.815km ENE of Boron, CAMon, Aug 21, 2:36 PM PDT · 17574 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
57. 2.525km WSW of Olancha, CAMon, Aug 21, 2:53 PM PDT · 17574 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
58. 2.315km ENE of Boron, CATue, Aug 22, 7:36 AM PDT · 17573 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
59. 2.015km ENE of Boron, CAThu, Aug 24, 10:37 AM PDT · 17571 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
60. 3.116km ENE of Boron, CAThu, Aug 24, 12:08 PM PDT · 17571 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

1. 2.320km SW of Little Lake, CAThu, Jul 6, 4:43 PM PDT · 17620 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
2. 2.619km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 6, 2:41 AM PDT · 17620 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
3. 2.320km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jul 5, 9:20 PM PDT · 17621 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.38km NE of Little Lake, CAWed, Jul 5, 8:32 AM PDT · 17621 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
5. 2.26km WNW of Little Lake, CATue, Jul 4, 12:46 PM PDT · 17622 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
6. 2.110km SSW of Inyokern, CATue, Jul 4, 10:39 AM PDT · 17622 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
7. 1.815km NNE of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 3, 8:23 PM PDT · 17623 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
8. 2.29km E of Coso Junction, CAMon, Jul 3, 4:03 PM PDT · 17623 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.716km SW of Little Lake, CASun, Jul 2, 9:02 AM PDT · 17624 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
10. 2.119km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 30, 2:21 AM PDT · 17626 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
11. 1.816km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jun 28, 2:23 AM PDT · 17628 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
12. 2.128km SE of Johannesburg, CATue, Jun 27, 4:14 AM PDT · 17629 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
13. 1.712km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jun 26, 9:50 AM PDT · 17630 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
14. 2.523km N of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Jun 26, 1:17 AM PDT · 17630 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
15. 2.011km NE of Kernville, CASat, Jun 24, 7:47 AM PDT · 17632 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
16. 2.020km NNE of Inyokern, CAFri, Jun 23, 11:28 AM PDT · 17633 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
17. 2.71km WSW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jun 22, 4:45 AM PDT · 17634 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
18. 3.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jun 21, 12:26 PM PDT · 17635 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
19. 1.512km SE of Arvin, CASat, Jun 17, 9:05 PM PDT · 17639 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
20. 2.325km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jun 16, 4:00 AM PDT · 17640 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3340438. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:15 PM UTC.