M2.1 earthquake 17km SW of Bodfish, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, May 3, 1979, 8:14 PM PDT

UTC

1979-05-04 03:14:35 UTC

Depth

2.3 km (1.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.472° N, 118.616° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.58

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

115°

Stations used

10

• Bodfish, CaliforniaPopulation 1,956. Forecast17 kmSW
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast35 kmNNE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast38 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast162 kmNNW

After

1. 2.016km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, May 3, 8:48 PM PDT · 17319 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.317km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, May 3, 9:18 PM PDT · 17319 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.717km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, May 3, 9:30 PM PDT · 17319 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.816km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, May 3, 9:48 PM PDT · 17319 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
5. 1.615km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, May 3, 11:25 PM PDT · 17319 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
6. 1.716km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 4:51 AM PDT · 17319 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
7. 3.217km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 9:05 AM PDT · 17319 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
8. 1.916km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 11:03 AM PDT · 17319 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
9. 1.615km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 12:12 PM PDT · 17319 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
10. 3.116km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 1:03 PM PDT · 17319 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
11. 2.717km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 3:00 PM PDT · 17318 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
12. 2.316km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 4:53 PM PDT · 17318 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
13. 1.516km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 4:55 PM PDT · 17318 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
14. 2.316km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 5:00 PM PDT · 17318 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.116km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 5:04 PM PDT · 17318 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
16. 2.616km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 5:40 PM PDT · 17318 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
17. 2.616km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 5:50 PM PDT · 17318 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
18. 2.016km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 5:58 PM PDT · 17318 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
19. 2.115km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 6:12 PM PDT · 17318 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
20. 2.316km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 6:15 PM PDT · 17318 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
21. 2.416km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 6:25 PM PDT · 17318 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
22. 2.316km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 6:44 PM PDT · 17318 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
23. 1.616km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 8:19 PM PDT · 17318 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
24. 2.716km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 8:21 PM PDT · 17318 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
25. 2.517km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 8:31 PM PDT · 17318 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
26. 2.616km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 8:38 PM PDT · 17318 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
27. 3.116km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 8:49 PM PDT · 17318 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
28. 1.516km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 8:56 PM PDT · 17318 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
29. 1.821km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 9:59 PM PDT · 17318 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
30. 2.418km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 10:10 PM PDT · 17318 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
31. 3.116km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 10:34 PM PDT · 17318 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
32. 1.616km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 11:35 PM PDT · 17318 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
33. 2.316km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 11:43 PM PDT · 17318 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
34. 1.816km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, May 5, 12:26 AM PDT · 17318 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
35. 1.816km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, May 5, 12:54 AM PDT · 17318 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
36. 2.015km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, May 5, 12:57 AM PDT · 17318 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
37. 1.516km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, May 5, 1:21 AM PDT · 17318 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
38. 1.622km SE of Bodfish, CASat, May 5, 1:29 AM PDT · 17318 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
39. 1.616km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, May 5, 1:34 AM PDT · 17318 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
40. 2.217km SW of Bodfish, CASat, May 5, 6:39 AM PDT · 17318 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
41. 1.612km W of Grapevine, CAThu, May 10, 10:40 PM PDT · 17312 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
42. 2.05km NNE of Wasco, CAFri, May 11, 3:56 PM PDT · 17311 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
43. 1.716km SE of Maricopa, CASun, May 13, 7:23 PM PDT · 17309 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
44. 2.97km S of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 14, 2:58 PM PDT · 17308 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
45. 2.111km NE of Little Lake, CAMon, May 14, 6:20 PM PDT · 17308 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
46. 2.34km SSW of Lindsay, CATue, May 15, 8:31 AM PDT · 17308 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
47. 3.07km S of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 16, 5:38 PM PDT · 17306 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
48. 1.918km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 21, 12:18 AM PDT · 17302 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
49. 1.86km SSE of Tehachapi, CATue, May 22, 1:12 AM PDT · 17301 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
50. 2.111km E of Little Lake, CAWed, May 23, 11:07 PM PDT · 17299 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
51. 2.018km SE of Little Lake, CAWed, May 23, 11:31 PM PDT · 17299 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
52. 2.013km ENE of Little Lake, CAThu, May 24, 1:33 AM PDT · 17299 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
53. 2.023km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, May 24, 9:57 PM PDT · 17298 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
54. 2.213km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 27, 1:00 PM PDT · 17296 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
55. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 28, 2:21 PM PDT · 17295 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
56. 2.014km ENE of Little Lake, CAWed, May 30, 1:02 PM PDT · 17293 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
57. 1.75km WNW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 1, 1:20 AM PDT · 17291 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
58. 3.018km SW of Little Lake, CAMon, Jun 4, 6:21 PM PDT · 17287 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
59. 1.515km WSW of Inyokern, CAMon, Jun 4, 7:03 PM PDT · 17287 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
60. 2.215km ENE of Little Lake, CAFri, Jun 8, 12:07 AM PDT · 17284 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

1. 1.918km NW of Inyokern, CAThu, May 3, 6:15 AM PDT · 17320 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
2. 2.717km S of Arvin, CAMon, Apr 30, 8:31 AM PDT · 17323 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
3. 2.021km E of Lake Isabella, CASat, Apr 28, 12:23 PM PST · 17325 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
4. 1.922km SW of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 28, 9:46 AM PST · 17325 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
5. 2.113km NE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Apr 26, 11:05 PM PST · 17326 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.44km NW of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Apr 25, 10:24 AM PST · 17328 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
7. 2.420km NNW of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 24, 12:49 PM PST · 17329 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
8. 2.019km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Apr 22, 6:41 AM PST · 17331 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
9. 1.626km S of Bodfish, CASun, Apr 22, 2:01 AM PST · 17331 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
10. 1.713km ENE of Ridgecrest, CASat, Apr 21, 1:18 AM PST · 17332 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
11. 2.314km SSE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 20, 4:43 PM PST · 17332 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
12. 1.513km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 20, 12:16 PM PST · 17333 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
13. 1.712km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 20, 11:16 AM PST · 17333 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
14. 1.613km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 20, 10:55 AM PST · 17333 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
15. 2.014km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAFri, Apr 20, 3:39 AM PST · 17333 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
16. 2.514km ENE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Apr 19, 11:43 PM PST · 17333 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
17. 1.914km NE of Ridgecrest, CAThu, Apr 19, 4:41 PM PST · 17333 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
18. 2.124km WNW of Searles Valley, CAThu, Apr 19, 7:10 AM PST · 17334 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
19. 1.914km N of Johannesburg, CAThu, Apr 19, 2:55 AM PST · 17334 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
20. 2.414km N of Johannesburg, CAWed, Apr 18, 3:58 PM PST · 17334 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3348810. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.