Bakersfield

English Etymology en :af Baker -s- field 1 From en Baker -s- field, after Thomas Baker, originally known as Baker's Field. Proper noun en major city/county seat co/Kern County s/California c/USA. en Elizabeth Wolfe 5.2 magnitude earthquake near Bakersfield rumbles through Southern California w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/07/us/southern-california-earthquake-tuesday 2024-08-07 The US Geological Survey reported the earthquake’s epicenter hit about 15 miles southwest of Lamont – and roughly 25 miles south of Bakersfield – around 9:09 p.m. PT. https://web.archive.org/web/20240813023758/https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/07/us/southern-california-earthquake-tuesday/ en Andy Rose Suspect who took 10 hostages is dead after hourslong bomb threat at California building, authorities say w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/02/us/bomb-threat-bank-bakersfield-california 2026-06-02 A man had barricaded himself inside the Chase Bank building in downtown Bakersfield around 1 p.m. Tuesday, prompting police to shut down the surrounding area and lock down nearby government buildings, police said. https://web.archive.org/web/20260603170709/https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/02/us/bomb-threat-bank-bakersfield-california Derived terms en Bakersfield sound Bakersfieldian Anagrams en abdeefiklrs Brakefields Breakfields