M2.3 earthquake 32km SE of Bodfish, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Jan 28, 1978, 1:58 AM PST

UTC

1978-01-28 09:58:49 UTC

Depth

3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.400° N, 118.232° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.40

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

117°

Stations used

14

• Squirrel Mountain Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 547. Forecast30 kmSSE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast36 kmNNE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast71 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast150 kmN

After

1. 1.820km E of Maricopa, CAThu, Feb 2, 2:45 PM PST · 17773 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
2. 2.315km NE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Feb 3, 7:19 PM PST · 17772 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
3. 1.618km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 5, 4:07 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
4. 1.717km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 5, 7:34 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
5. 1.815km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Feb 5, 11:43 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
6. 2.316km ESE of Arvin, CAMon, Feb 6, 12:36 AM PST · 17770 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
7. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Feb 6, 4:16 AM PST · 17769 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
8. 1.96km NW of Vincent, CATue, Feb 7, 8:34 PM PST · 17768 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
9. 1.79km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Feb 8, 4:02 AM PST · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
10. 1.710km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Feb 8, 9:42 AM PST · 17767 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
11. 1.710km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Feb 8, 11:16 AM PST · 17767 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
12. 1.67km NE of Kernville, CAWed, Feb 8, 11:18 AM PST · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
13. 1.89km SE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Feb 8, 12:28 PM PST · 17767 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
14. 1.66km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Feb 8, 5:14 PM PST · 17767 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
15. 2.511km ENE of Lebec, CAWed, Feb 8, 7:47 PM PST · 17767 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
16. 1.98km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Feb 10, 1:40 PM PST · 17765 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
17. 1.722km SE of Arvin, CASun, Feb 12, 1:06 AM PST · 17764 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
18. 1.717km N of Mojave, CAMon, Feb 13, 8:03 AM PST · 17762 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
19. 2.23km S of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 17, 5:57 AM PST · 17758 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
20. 2.35km SSE of Bodfish, CAFri, Feb 17, 9:27 PM PST · 17758 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
21. 1.96km NW of Vincent, CASun, Feb 19, 1:34 PM PST · 17756 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
22. 2.016km ENE of Little Lake, CATue, Feb 21, 11:18 AM PST · 17754 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
23. 2.214km ENE of Little Lake, CAWed, Feb 22, 5:50 AM PST · 17753 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
24. 2.29km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Feb 22, 6:43 AM PST · 17753 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
25. 2.418km SW of Little Lake, CAWed, Feb 22, 9:06 PM PST · 17753 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
26. 2.318km SW of Little Lake, CAWed, Feb 22, 11:35 PM PST · 17753 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
27. 2.019km E of Coso Junction, CASun, Feb 26, 3:15 AM PST · 17749 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
28. 1.721km E of Coso Junction, CASun, Feb 26, 6:02 AM PST · 17749 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
29. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Feb 28, 5:25 AM PST · 17747 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
30. 2.318km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Feb 28, 4:22 PM PST · 17747 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
31. 2.133km E of Coso Junction, CAFri, Mar 3, 9:59 AM PST · 17744 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
32. 2.330km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Mar 3, 10:01 AM PST · 17744 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
33. 2.629km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Mar 3, 10:37 AM PST · 17744 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
34. 1.514km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Mar 3, 3:30 PM PST · 17744 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
35. 2.325km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Mar 4, 10:26 AM PST · 17743 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
36. 2.324km NE of Arvin, CASat, Mar 4, 10:27 AM PST · 17743 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
37. 2.014km N of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 6, 5:22 AM PST · 17741 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
38. 1.912km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Mar 6, 5:41 AM PST · 17741 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
39. 2.011km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Mar 6, 3:50 PM PST · 17741 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
40. 1.612km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Mar 6, 9:33 PM PST · 17741 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
41. 2.410km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Mar 6, 9:35 PM PST · 17741 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
42. 3.230km E of Coso Junction, CATue, Mar 7, 7:28 AM PST · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
43. 2.228km E of Coso Junction, CATue, Mar 7, 7:54 AM PST · 17740 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
44. 2.031km E of Coso Junction, CATue, Mar 7, 8:59 AM PST · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
45. 1.917km NE of Lamont, CATue, Mar 7, 9:46 AM PST · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
46. 2.033km E of Coso Junction, CATue, Mar 7, 5:20 PM PST · 17740 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
47. 2.010km SSE of Tehachapi, CATue, Mar 7, 9:31 PM PST · 17740 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
48. 1.916km WSW of Coso Junction, CAWed, Mar 8, 11:58 AM PST · 17739 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
49. 1.929km ENE of Little Lake, CAWed, Mar 8, 3:07 PM PST · 17739 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
50. 2.028km ENE of Little Lake, CAWed, Mar 8, 5:45 PM PST · 17739 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
51. 1.812km SW of Coso Junction, CAWed, Mar 8, 10:15 PM PST · 17739 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
52. 2.16km SSE of Shafter, CAThu, Mar 9, 1:25 PM PST · 17738 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
53. 2.56km ENE of Shafter, CAFri, Mar 10, 11:47 AM PST · 17737 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
54. 1.812km ESE of Little Lake, CASat, Mar 11, 12:35 AM PST · 17737 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
55. 1.64km SW of Palmdale, CASun, Mar 12, 10:04 AM PST · 17735 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
56. 1.613km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Mar 13, 11:54 AM PST · 17734 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
57. 2.612km WSW of Grapevine, CAMon, Mar 13, 10:32 PM PST · 17734 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
58. 1.99km SSE of Shafter, CAWed, Mar 15, 1:32 PM PST · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
59. 2.521km N of Tehachapi, CASat, Mar 18, 12:20 AM PST · 17730 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
60. 3.522km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Mar 18, 12:20 AM PST · 17730 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

1. 2.014km WSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Jan 27, 6:53 PM PST · 17779 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
2. 2.223km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jan 25, 11:11 AM PST · 17781 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
3. 2.320km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jan 21, 2:32 PM PST · 17785 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
4. 1.712km NE of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 20, 2:23 PM PST · 17786 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
5. 1.824km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jan 19, 2:55 AM PST · 17787 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
6. 2.46km WSW of Searles Valley, CAWed, Jan 18, 7:27 AM PST · 17788 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
7. 2.419km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jan 18, 1:18 AM PST · 17788 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
8. 3.417km SW of Little Lake, CASun, Jan 15, 1:47 AM PST · 17791 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
9. 2.137km WSW of Olancha, CAFri, Jan 13, 10:42 AM PST · 17793 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
10. 2.438km WSW of Olancha, CAFri, Jan 13, 6:15 AM PST · 17793 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
11. 2.48km SE of Olancha, CATue, Jan 10, 4:41 AM PST · 17796 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
12. 2.810km SE of Olancha, CASun, Jan 8, 8:55 PM PST · 17798 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
13. 2.122km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 8, 7:46 PM PST · 17798 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
14. 2.512km ESE of Olancha, CASun, Jan 8, 1:50 PM PST · 17798 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
15. 1.97km SSE of Olancha, CASun, Jan 8, 1:31 AM PST · 17798 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
16. 2.08km SE of Olancha, CASun, Jan 8, 1:01 AM PST · 17799 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
17. 1.99km ESE of Olancha, CASat, Jan 7, 8:06 PM PST · 17799 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
18. 2.28km ESE of Olancha, CASat, Jan 7, 5:48 PM PST · 17799 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.08km SE of Olancha, CASat, Jan 7, 9:06 AM PST · 17799 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
20. 2.08km SE of Olancha, CASat, Jan 7, 12:18 AM PST · 17800 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9998294. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.