M2.6 earthquake 16km SW of Bodfish, CA

Magnitude

2.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Fri, May 4, 1979, 5:40 PM PDT

UTC

1979-05-05 00:40:06 UTC

Depth

0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.467° N, 118.592° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.32

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

141°

Stations used

10

• Bodfish, CaliforniaPopulation 1,956. Forecast16 kmSW
• Arvin, CaliforniaPopulation 20,876. Forecast36 kmNE
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast40 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast160 kmNNW

After

1. 2.616km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 5:50 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.016km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 5:58 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.115km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 6:12 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.316km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 6:15 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
5. 2.416km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 6:25 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
6. 2.316km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 6:44 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
7. 1.616km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 8:19 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
8. 2.716km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 8:21 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
9. 2.517km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 8:31 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
10. 2.616km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 8:38 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
11. 3.116km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 8:49 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
12. 1.516km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 8:56 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
13. 1.821km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 9:59 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
14. 2.418km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 10:10 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
15. 3.116km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 10:34 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
16. 1.616km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 11:35 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
17. 2.316km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 11:43 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
18. 1.816km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, May 5, 12:26 AM PDT · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
19. 1.816km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, May 5, 12:54 AM PDT · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
20. 2.015km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, May 5, 12:57 AM PDT · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
21. 1.516km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, May 5, 1:21 AM PDT · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
22. 1.622km SE of Bodfish, CASat, May 5, 1:29 AM PDT · 17314 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
23. 1.616km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, May 5, 1:34 AM PDT · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
24. 2.217km SW of Bodfish, CASat, May 5, 6:39 AM PDT · 17313 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
25. 1.612km W of Grapevine, CAThu, May 10, 10:40 PM PDT · 17308 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
26. 2.05km NNE of Wasco, CAFri, May 11, 3:56 PM PDT · 17307 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
27. 1.716km SE of Maricopa, CASun, May 13, 7:23 PM PDT · 17305 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
28. 2.97km S of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 14, 2:58 PM PDT · 17304 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
29. 2.111km NE of Little Lake, CAMon, May 14, 6:20 PM PDT · 17304 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
30. 2.34km SSW of Lindsay, CATue, May 15, 8:31 AM PDT · 17303 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
31. 2.415km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, May 15, 8:57 AM PDT · 17303 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
32. 3.07km S of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 16, 5:38 PM PDT · 17302 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
33. 1.918km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 21, 12:18 AM PDT · 17298 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
34. 1.86km SSE of Tehachapi, CATue, May 22, 1:12 AM PDT · 17297 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
35. 2.111km E of Little Lake, CAWed, May 23, 11:07 PM PDT · 17295 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
36. 2.018km SE of Little Lake, CAWed, May 23, 11:31 PM PDT · 17295 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
37. 2.013km ENE of Little Lake, CAThu, May 24, 1:33 AM PDT · 17295 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
38. 2.023km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, May 24, 9:57 PM PDT · 17294 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
39. 2.213km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 27, 1:00 PM PDT · 17291 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
40. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 28, 2:21 PM PDT · 17290 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
41. 2.014km ENE of Little Lake, CAWed, May 30, 1:02 PM PDT · 17288 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
42. 1.75km WNW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 1, 1:20 AM PDT · 17287 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
43. 3.018km SW of Little Lake, CAMon, Jun 4, 6:21 PM PDT · 17283 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
44. 1.515km WSW of Inyokern, CAMon, Jun 4, 7:03 PM PDT · 17283 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
45. 2.215km ENE of Little Lake, CAFri, Jun 8, 12:07 AM PDT · 17280 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
46. 2.318km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 8, 10:10 AM PDT · 17279 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
47. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 8, 4:31 PM PDT · 17279 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
48. 1.78km E of Lake Isabella, CASun, Jun 10, 5:04 PM PDT · 17277 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
49. 1.824km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Jun 12, 5:39 AM PDT · 17276 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
50. 2.627km W of Johannesburg, CAWed, Jun 13, 1:08 AM PDT · 17275 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
51. 1.918km WNW of Inyokern, CAWed, Jun 13, 6:47 PM PDT · 17274 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
52. 2.118km SSW of Little Lake, CAWed, Jun 13, 7:20 PM PDT · 17274 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
53. 3.421km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 14, 12:35 AM PDT · 17274 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
54. 4.518km NW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 14, 12:39 AM PDT · 17274 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
55. 3.020km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 14, 12:45 AM PDT · 17274 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
56. 2.416km SW of Little Lake, CAThu, Jun 14, 12:47 AM PDT · 17274 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
57. 2.521km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 14, 12:48 AM PDT · 17274 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
58. 3.617km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 14, 1:45 AM PDT · 17274 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
59. 2.820km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 14, 1:46 AM PDT · 17274 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
60. 1.920km WNW of Inyokern, CAThu, Jun 14, 2:26 AM PDT · 17274 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 89.

Before

1. 2.116km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 5:04 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.316km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 5:00 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.516km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 4:55 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.316km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 4:53 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.717km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 3:00 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
6. 3.116km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 1:03 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
7. 1.615km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 12:12 PM PDT · 17314 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
8. 1.916km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 11:03 AM PDT · 17314 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
9. 3.217km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 9:05 AM PDT · 17314 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
10. 1.716km WSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 4, 4:51 AM PDT · 17315 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
11. 1.615km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, May 3, 11:25 PM PDT · 17315 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
12. 1.816km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, May 3, 9:48 PM PDT · 17315 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.717km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, May 3, 9:30 PM PDT · 17315 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
14. 2.317km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, May 3, 9:18 PM PDT · 17315 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
15. 2.016km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, May 3, 8:48 PM PDT · 17315 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
16. 2.117km SW of Bodfish, CAThu, May 3, 8:14 PM PDT · 17315 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
17. 1.918km NW of Inyokern, CAThu, May 3, 6:15 AM PDT · 17315 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
18. 2.717km S of Arvin, CAMon, Apr 30, 8:31 AM PDT · 17318 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
19. 2.021km E of Lake Isabella, CASat, Apr 28, 12:23 PM PST · 17320 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
20. 1.922km SW of Little Lake, CASat, Apr 28, 9:46 AM PST · 17320 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3348849. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:28 AM UTC.