M2.3 earthquake 8km SE of Bodfish, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Mar 16, 1989, 8:40 AM PST

UTC

1989-03-16 16:40:22 UTC

Depth

5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.535° N, 118.432° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

63°

Stations used

0

• Bodfish, CaliforniaPopulation 1,956. Forecast8 kmSE
• Tehachapi, CaliforniaPopulation 13,021. Forecast45 kmN
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast56 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast166 kmN

After

1. 2.318km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Mar 17, 10:35 AM PST · 13712 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
2. 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Mar 18, 6:32 AM PST · 13712 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
3. 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Mar 18, 4:42 PM PST · 13711 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
4. 2.020km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Mar 20, 9:30 AM PST · 13710 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
5. 1.920km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Mar 20, 10:08 AM PST · 13709 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
6. 1.815km SE of Olancha, CAMon, Mar 20, 6:36 PM PST · 13709 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.613km NNW of Coso Junction, CAWed, Mar 22, 2:41 AM PST · 13708 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
8. 2.215km SE of Olancha, CAThu, Mar 23, 10:20 AM PST · 13706 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
9. 1.69km E of Coso Junction, CAFri, Mar 24, 9:34 AM PST · 13706 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
10. 1.55km NW of Little Lake, CASat, Mar 25, 10:30 AM PST · 13704 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
11. 2.423km WSW of Coso Junction, CASun, Mar 26, 7:43 PM PST · 13703 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
12. 1.616km SE of Olancha, CATue, Mar 28, 3:53 PM PST · 13701 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
13. 2.410km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Mar 28, 9:55 PM PST · 13701 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
14. 4.36km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, Mar 29, 1:29 AM PST · 13701 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
15. 2.529km N of Kernville, CAWed, Mar 29, 11:24 AM PST · 13700 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
16. 1.925km N of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 29, 10:47 PM PST · 13700 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
17. 1.814km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Mar 31, 7:07 AM PST · 13699 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
18. 2.823km NE of Arvin, CASat, Apr 1, 11:31 AM PST · 13697 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
19. 1.840km WSW of Olancha, CASun, Apr 2, 8:09 PM PDT · 13696 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
20. 1.69km E of Coso Junction, CATue, Apr 4, 11:42 PM PDT · 13694 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
21. 1.523km WSW of Coso Junction, CASat, Apr 8, 11:27 PM PDT · 13690 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
22. 1.915km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 9, 12:25 AM PDT · 13690 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
23. 1.617km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Apr 9, 10:37 PM PDT · 13689 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
24. 2.423km WSW of Coso Junction, CASun, Apr 9, 11:09 PM PDT · 13689 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
25. 2.327km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Apr 10, 11:37 AM PDT · 13688 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
26. 2.525km N of Kernville, CAMon, Apr 10, 1:57 PM PDT · 13688 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
27. 2.37km NNE of Grapevine, CAMon, Apr 10, 3:02 PM PDT · 13688 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
28. 1.912km WNW of Mojave, CATue, Apr 11, 2:09 PM PDT · 13687 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
29. 2.323km SW of Bodfish, CAFri, Apr 14, 10:32 AM PDT · 13685 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
30. 1.821km N of Kernville, CAFri, Apr 14, 12:08 PM PDT · 13684 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
31. 1.613km WSW of Little Lake, CASun, Apr 16, 12:07 AM PDT · 13683 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
32. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Apr 16, 12:20 AM PDT · 13683 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
33. 1.611km SE of Gorman, CASun, Apr 16, 7:20 AM PDT · 13683 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
34. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Apr 16, 12:00 PM PDT · 13682 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
35. 1.714km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Apr 17, 3:30 PM PDT · 13681 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
36. 2.119km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Apr 18, 8:11 AM PDT · 13681 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
37. 1.98km E of Johannesburg, CATue, Apr 18, 8:50 AM PDT · 13681 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
38. 1.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Apr 18, 11:08 AM PDT · 13680 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
39. 1.614km NE of Lebec, CATue, Apr 18, 2:04 PM PDT · 13680 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
40. 2.424km NNE of Arvin, CATue, Apr 18, 11:57 PM PDT · 13680 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
41. 2.47km E of Johannesburg, CAFri, Apr 21, 3:00 PM PDT · 13677 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
42. 2.119km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Apr 23, 9:17 AM PDT · 13676 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
43. 1.821km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 23, 9:14 PM PDT · 13675 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
44. 1.923km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 25, 10:38 AM PDT · 13674 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
45. 2.29km WNW of Frazier Park, CAWed, Apr 26, 10:49 PM PDT · 13672 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
46. 1.823km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Apr 27, 1:22 AM PDT · 13672 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
47. 1.612km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Apr 27, 5:55 PM PDT · 13671 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
48. 1.924km WSW of Olancha, CAFri, Apr 28, 3:51 AM PDT · 13671 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
49. 1.913km WSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 28, 6:48 AM PDT · 13671 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
50. 2.613km WSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 28, 8:21 AM PDT · 13671 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
51. 1.713km WSW of Little Lake, CAFri, Apr 28, 8:24 PM PDT · 13670 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
52. 2.529km N of Kernville, CASun, Apr 30, 4:10 PM PDT · 13668 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
53. 2.121km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, May 1, 4:25 AM PDT · 13668 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
54. 2.231km W of Olancha, CATue, May 2, 4:04 AM PDT · 13667 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
55. 1.914km NE of Lebec, CAFri, May 5, 10:59 AM PDT · 13663 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
56. 2.113km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, May 5, 11:19 AM PDT · 13663 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
57. 2.226km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 5, 4:34 PM PDT · 13663 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
58. 1.611km W of Johannesburg, CAFri, May 5, 7:30 PM PDT · 13663 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
59. 2.15km SSE of Coso Junction, CASat, May 6, 9:14 AM PDT · 13663 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
60. 2.114km W of Searles Valley, CAMon, May 8, 8:04 AM PDT · 13661 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

1. 1.616km S of Little Lake, CAThu, Mar 16, 2:45 AM PST · 13714 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
2. 2.620km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Mar 12, 2:05 AM PST · 13718 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
3. 2.824km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Mar 11, 12:21 PM PST · 13718 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
4. 1.614km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Mar 10, 9:22 PM PST · 13719 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
5. 2.812km ENE of Oildale, CAFri, Mar 10, 8:14 AM PST · 13720 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
6. 2.520km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Mar 9, 1:16 PM PST · 13720 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
7. 1.717km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Mar 9, 12:16 PM PST · 13720 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
8. 1.817km SSE of Tehachapi, CAThu, Mar 9, 9:11 AM PST · 13721 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
9. 1.516km E of Coso Junction, CASun, Mar 5, 12:37 PM PST · 13724 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
10. 1.519km NE of Little Lake, CASun, Mar 5, 4:42 AM PST · 13725 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
11. 2.113km ENE of Coso Junction, CASat, Mar 4, 10:40 PM PST · 13725 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
12. 2.020km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Mar 4, 2:10 PM PST · 13725 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
13. 2.220km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Mar 4, 2:09 PM PST · 13725 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
14. 2.220km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 3, 5:51 PM PST · 13726 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
15. 2.019km NNE of Neenach, CAFri, Mar 3, 5:05 PM PST · 13726 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
16. 1.520km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 3, 10:32 AM PST · 13726 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
17. 2.020km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 3, 9:11 AM PST · 13727 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
18. 2.519km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 3, 9:01 AM PST · 13727 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
19. 3.920km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Mar 3, 8:46 AM PST · 13727 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
20. 2.415km SSE of Bodfish, CAWed, Mar 1, 10:11 PM PST · 13728 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1023949. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:23 AM UTC.