California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8km SE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8km SE of Bodfish, CA on Wed, Nov 1, 1978, 9:11 PM PST (05:11 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 23km SW of Lone Pine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-11-02 05:11:22 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.543° N, 118.420° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
323°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
2

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.818km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17503 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.928km N of Kernville, CA · 17500 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.61km WNW of Elizabeth Lake, CA · 17499 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.17km NNW of Lamont, CA · 17498 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.325km NNE of Arvin, CA · 17497 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.214km SW of Arvin, CA · 17497 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.816km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 17496 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.710km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17494 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.913km E of Little Lake, CA · 17494 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.717km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 17493 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.618km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17490 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.716km SE of Little Lake, CA · 17490 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.823km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17490 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.913km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 17489 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.712km NE of Little Lake, CA · 17489 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.517km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 17488 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 3.223km SW of Lone Pine, CA · 17487 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.910km W of Tehachapi, CA · 17487 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.913km E of Little Lake, CA · 17486 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.125km S of Bodfish, CA · 17485 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.816km NE of Boron, CA · 17484 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.925km S of Bodfish, CA · 17483 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.214km ENE of Boron, CA · 17483 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 3.17km NW of Little Lake, CA · 17483 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.15km NW of Little Lake, CA · 17483 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.810km SW of Coso Junction, CA · 17483 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.86km NW of Little Lake, CA · 17483 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.825km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17481 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.122km SW of Bodfish, CA · 17481 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 2.017km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17481 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.52km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 17480 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.35km SSE of Lamont, CA · 17480 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.013km E of Little Lake, CA · 17479 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.125km S of Bodfish, CA · 17479 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 2.314km NE of Boron, CA · 17478 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 3.016km NE of Boron, CA · 17478 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.116km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17476 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.915km N of Grapevine, CA · 17474 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.317km S of Bodfish, CA · 17473 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.216km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17473 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 2.123km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17472 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.628km ESE of Kernville, CA · 17471 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 2.37km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 17470 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.25km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 17470 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.222km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17469 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.220km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 17468 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.120km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17465 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.622km NW of Searles Valley, CA · 17461 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.013km SSE of Little Lake, CA · 17460 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.723km E of Kernville, CA · 17459 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 2.02km W of Coso Junction, CA · 17458 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.617km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 17457 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 2.913km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 17456 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.611km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17455 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.917km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17455 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 2.332km N of Kernville, CA · 17454 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 2.411km WNW of Olancha, CA · 17452 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.811km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17452 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.220km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 17452 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 2.219km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 17452 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 1.722km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17504 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.916km ENE of Lebec, CA · 17505 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.217km W of Tehachapi, CA · 17506 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.821km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17508 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.07km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17508 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.67km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 17508 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.97km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 17508 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.79km SW of Grapevine, CA · 17508 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.019km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17509 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.917km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17509 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.118km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17510 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.426km WSW of Olancha, CA · 17510 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.514km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 17510 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.015km ENE of Boron, CA · 17511 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.814km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 17514 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.43km S of Frazier Park, CA · 17515 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.111km E of Little Lake, CA · 17515 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.012km E of Little Lake, CA · 17515 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.812km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 17515 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.810km S of Bodfish, CA · 17515 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9686958. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.