M2.1 earthquake 19km ESE of Bodfish, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (mh), micro

Local time

Wed, Mar 14, 1979, 8:07 PM PST

UTC

1979-03-15 04:07:55 UTC

Depth

5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.512° N, 118.307° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

105°

Stations used

10

• Squirrel Mountain Valley, CaliforniaPopulation 547. Forecast15 kmSE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast44 kmNNE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast66 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast162 kmN

After

1. 2.020km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Mar 16, 2:16 AM PST · 17362 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
2. 2.320km SW of Little Lake, CAFri, Mar 16, 6:42 PM PST · 17361 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
3. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Mar 17, 11:17 AM PST · 17360 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
4. 2.426km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Mar 18, 8:43 AM PST · 17359 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
5. 2.124km NE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Mar 22, 7:46 AM PST · 17355 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
6. 1.718km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Mar 22, 11:40 PM PST · 17355 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
7. 1.53km SE of Frazier Park, CAFri, Mar 23, 11:33 PM PST · 17354 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
8. 1.98km W of Grapevine, CASat, Mar 24, 5:57 PM PST · 17353 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
9. 2.624km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Mar 25, 7:16 AM PST · 17352 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
10. 1.727km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Mar 25, 7:20 AM PST · 17352 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
11. 2.523km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Mar 25, 8:32 AM PST · 17352 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
12. 2.324km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Mar 25, 8:38 AM PST · 17352 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
13. 1.713km WNW of Grapevine, CASun, Mar 25, 12:23 PM PST · 17352 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
14. 2.225km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Mar 25, 12:46 PM PST · 17352 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
15. 1.714km NNE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Mar 26, 6:26 AM PST · 17351 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
16. 1.915km WNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Mar 29, 4:24 AM PST · 17348 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
17. 2.28km ESE of Wofford Heights, CASat, Mar 31, 2:55 AM PST · 17347 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
18. 2.46km SSW of Coso Junction, CASat, Mar 31, 3:44 AM PST · 17347 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
19. 2.525km N of Tehachapi, CATue, Apr 3, 5:46 AM PST · 17343 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
20. 2.522km NE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Apr 4, 3:08 AM PST · 17343 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
21. 2.029km E of Johannesburg, CASun, Apr 8, 11:44 PM PST · 17338 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
22. 2.118km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Apr 9, 3:56 AM PST · 17338 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
23. 2.416km NNE of Inyokern, CAMon, Apr 9, 9:47 AM PST · 17337 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
24. 2.723km SSE of Porterville, CATue, Apr 10, 1:15 AM PST · 17337 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
25. 2.316km ENE of Little Lake, CATue, Apr 10, 1:27 AM PST · 17337 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
26. 1.824km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Apr 10, 4:23 AM PST · 17336 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
27. 1.86km NNW of Wofford Heights, CATue, Apr 10, 9:36 AM PST · 17336 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
28. 1.73km WSW of Kernville, CATue, Apr 10, 10:52 AM PST · 17336 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
29. 2.029km SW of Inyokern, CATue, Apr 10, 5:22 PM PST · 17336 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
30. 2.018km ENE of California City, CAWed, Apr 11, 5:44 PM PST · 17335 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
31. 2.615km ENE of Boron, CAThu, Apr 12, 5:12 AM PST · 17334 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
32. 2.124km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Apr 13, 3:13 PM PST · 17333 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
33. 2.618km E of Coso Junction, CAFri, Apr 13, 5:28 PM PST · 17333 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
34. 1.98km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Apr 13, 10:30 PM PST · 17333 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
35. 2.110km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Apr 14, 4:08 PM PST · 17332 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
36. 2.310km NE of Little Lake, CAMon, Apr 16, 11:48 AM PST · 17330 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
37. 2.59km SE of Gorman, CATue, Apr 17, 7:11 PM PST · 17329 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
38. 3.316km ENE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Apr 18, 3:21 PM PST · 17328 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
39. 2.914km ENE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Apr 18, 3:54 PM PST · 17328 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
40. 2.214km SSE of Ridgecrest, CAWed, Apr 18, 3:55 PM PST · 17328 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
41. 2.414km N of Johannesburg, CAWed, Apr 18, 3:58 PM PST · 17328 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
42. 1.914km N of Johannesburg, CAThu, Apr 19, 2:55 AM PST · 17328 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
43. 2.124km WNW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Apr 19, 7:10 AM PST · 17327 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
44. 2.114km WSW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Apr 19, 3:51 PM PST · 17327 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
45. 1.914km NE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Apr 19, 4:41 PM PST · 17327 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
46. 2.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Apr 19, 11:43 PM PST · 17327 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
47. 2.314km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 20, 1:44 AM PST · 17327 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
48. 2.014km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 20, 3:39 AM PST · 17327 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
49. 2.310km WSW of Searles Valley, CAFri, Apr 20, 10:48 AM PST · 17326 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
50. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 20, 10:55 AM PST · 17326 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
51. 1.515km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 20, 11:12 AM PST · 17326 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
52. 1.712km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 20, 11:16 AM PST · 17326 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
53. 1.513km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 20, 12:16 PM PST · 17326 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
54. 2.314km SSE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 20, 4:43 PM PST · 17326 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
55. 1.79km S of Searles Valley, CAFri, Apr 20, 8:51 PM PST · 17326 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
56. 1.713km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Apr 21, 1:18 AM PST · 17326 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
57. 1.626km S of Bodfish, CASun, Apr 22, 2:01 AM PST · 17325 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
58. 2.816km ENE of Coso Junction, CASun, Apr 22, 4:25 AM PST · 17324 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
59. 2.019km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Apr 22, 6:41 AM PST · 17324 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
60. 2.420km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 24, 12:49 PM PST · 17322 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

1. 1.812km W of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 14, 12:22 AM PST · 17364 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
2. 1.918km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 13, 11:05 PM PST · 17364 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.318km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 13, 10:59 PM PST · 17364 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.916km E of Little Lake, CAMon, Mar 12, 10:32 AM PST · 17365 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
5. 2.111km NE of Little Lake, CASun, Mar 11, 4:40 PM PST · 17366 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
6. 2.04km W of Ridgecrest, CASun, Mar 11, 4:24 AM PST · 17366 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
7. 2.410km NW of Lake Los Angeles, CAFri, Mar 9, 2:31 PM PST · 17368 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.912km NE of Little Lake, CATue, Mar 6, 9:23 AM PST · 17371 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
9. 1.715km ENE of Boron, CAMon, Mar 5, 6:31 PM PST · 17372 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
10. 1.73km NW of Ridgecrest, CAMon, Mar 5, 4:09 AM PST · 17373 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
11. 1.84km NW of Wofford Heights, CASun, Mar 4, 9:21 PM PST · 17373 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
12. 2.428km ESE of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 2, 2:27 PM PST · 17375 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
13. 1.721km N of Neenach, CAThu, Mar 1, 5:43 PM PST · 17376 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
14. 2.18km NE of Little Lake, CAWed, Feb 28, 1:09 AM PST · 17378 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
15. 2.614km ENE of Boron, CATue, Feb 27, 10:19 PM PST · 17378 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
16. 1.64km SSE of Wofford Heights, CATue, Feb 27, 2:25 AM PST · 17379 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
17. 2.134km NNW of California City, CASun, Feb 25, 12:17 PM PST · 17380 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
18. 1.92km W of Wofford Heights, CASat, Feb 24, 6:56 AM PST · 17381 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
19. 1.79km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Feb 22, 3:07 PM PST · 17383 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
20. 2.118km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Feb 21, 6:32 PM PST · 17384 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3346621. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.