California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 19km SE of Bodfish, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 19km SE of Bodfish, CA on Wed, Jan 18, 1978, 1:18 AM PST (09:18 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1978-01-18 09:18:31 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.465° N, 118.351° 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, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.45
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.46km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 17788 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.824km NE of Arvin, CA · 17787 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.27km WNW of Olancha, CA · 17786 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.712km NE of Tehachapi, CA · 17785 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.320km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17784 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.223km NE of Arvin, CA · 17781 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.014km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 17778 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.332km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17778 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.820km E of Maricopa, CA · 17772 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.315km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 17771 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.618km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17770 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.717km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17770 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.815km NW of Grapevine, CA · 17770 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.316km ESE of Arvin, CA · 17769 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17769 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.79km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.710km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17767 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.710km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17767 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.67km NE of Kernville, CA · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.89km SE of Lake Isabella, CA · 17766 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.66km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17766 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.511km ENE of Lebec, CA · 17766 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.98km N of Grapevine, CA · 17764 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.722km SE of Arvin, CA · 17763 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.717km N of Mojave, CA · 17762 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.23km S of Bodfish, CA · 17758 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.35km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 17757 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.016km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 17754 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.78km E of Buttonwillow, CA · 17753 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.214km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 17753 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.29km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 17753 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.418km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17752 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.318km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17752 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.019km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17749 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.721km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17749 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CA · 17747 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.318km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 17746 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.99km SW of Shafter, CA · 17745 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.133km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17744 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.330km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17744 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.629km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17744 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.514km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17743 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.325km NNE of Kernville, CA · 17743 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.324km NE of Arvin, CA · 17743 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 2.014km N of Grapevine, CA · 17741 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.912km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17741 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.011km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.612km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.410km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17740 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 3.230km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.228km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17740 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.031km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.917km NE of Lamont, CA · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.033km E of Coso Junction, CA · 17739 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.010km SSE of Tehachapi, CA · 17739 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.916km WSW of Coso Junction, CA · 17739 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.929km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 17738 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 2.028km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 17738 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.812km SW of Coso Junction, CA · 17738 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 2.16km SSE of Shafter, CA · 17737 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 3.417km SW of Little Lake, CA · 17791 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.917km ESE of Maricopa, CA · 17792 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.137km WSW of Olancha, CA · 17793 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.438km WSW of Olancha, CA · 17793 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.48km SE of Olancha, CA · 17796 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.810km SE of Olancha, CA · 17797 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17797 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.512km ESE of Olancha, CA · 17797 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.97km SSE of Olancha, CA · 17798 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.08km SE of Olancha, CA · 17798 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.99km ESE of Olancha, CA · 17798 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.28km ESE of Olancha, CA · 17798 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.08km SE of Olancha, CA · 17799 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.08km SE of Olancha, CA · 17799 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.129km W of Olancha, CA · 17800 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.48km SE of Olancha, CA · 17801 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.822km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 17802 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.719km SSW of Lamont, CA · 17805 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.515km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17806 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.119km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 17807 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9997646. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:29 AM UTC.