M3.0 earthquake 8km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

3.0 (ml), minor

Local time

Thu, Jan 13, 1977, 6:53 AM PST

UTC

1977-01-13 14:53:47 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.328° N, 119.440° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

194°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

13

• Buttonwillow, CaliforniaPopulation 1,508. Forecast8 kmSSE
• Shafter, CaliforniaPopulation 18,336. Forecast25 kmSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast39 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast179 kmNW

After

1. 1.59km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jan 13, 10:49 PM PST · 18157 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
2. 1.814km N of Grapevine, CAMon, Jan 17, 3:40 PM PST · 18153 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
3. 2.518km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jan 17, 8:53 PM PST · 18153 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
4. 2.018km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jan 17, 9:11 PM PST · 18153 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
5. 3.124km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 18, 7:39 PM PST · 18152 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
6. 1.53km SE of Frazier Park, CAWed, Jan 19, 12:31 AM PST · 18152 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
7. 2.423km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 19, 12:49 AM PST · 18152 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
8. 2.413km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jan 21, 7:24 PM PST · 18149 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
9. 1.518km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jan 23, 4:13 PM PST · 18147 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
10. 3.712 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Jan 24, 10:05 AM PST · 18146 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
11. 1.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 25, 7:59 AM PST · 18145 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
12. 1.910km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 26, 1:04 AM PST · 18145 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
13. 2.118km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 26, 1:16 PM PST · 18144 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
14. 1.56km N of Grapevine, CAThu, Jan 27, 7:04 AM PST · 18143 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
15. 1.910km N of Taft, CASun, Jan 30, 10:07 PM PST · 18140 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
16. 1.714km SSE of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Feb 1, 4:17 AM PST · 18139 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
17. 2.012km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Feb 3, 5:29 AM PST · 18136 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
18. 2.014km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Feb 3, 7:03 AM PST · 18136 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
19. 2.017km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Feb 6, 12:58 PM PST · 18133 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
20. 2.24km SE of McFarland, CATue, Feb 15, 2:14 AM PST · 18125 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
21. 1.68km WNW of Frazier Park, CATue, Feb 15, 8:53 AM PST · 18124 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
22. 2.99km N of Lamont, CATue, Feb 15, 3:44 PM PST · 18124 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
23. 2.31km SSW of Neenach, CATue, Feb 15, 8:19 PM PST · 18124 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
24. 3.017km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Feb 16, 9:58 AM PST · 18123 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
25. 1.918km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Feb 17, 6:16 AM PST · 18122 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
26. 2.018km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Feb 18, 9:30 AM PST · 18121 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
27. 2.58km E of Oildale, CAFri, Feb 18, 12:19 PM PST · 18121 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
28. 1.813km SSE of Arvin, CASun, Feb 20, 4:19 AM PST · 18120 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
29. 1.55km WNW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Feb 21, 3:11 AM PST · 18119 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
30. 2.610km WNW of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Feb 21, 12:32 PM PST · 18118 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
31. 2.24km WNW of Wofford Heights, CATue, Feb 22, 5:56 PM PST · 18117 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
32. 2.42km ESE of Wofford Heights, CATue, Feb 22, 9:43 PM PST · 18117 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
33. 1.510km W of Grapevine, CAThu, Mar 3, 8:53 AM PST · 18108 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
34. 3.210km ESE of Maricopa, CAFri, Mar 4, 12:51 AM PST · 18108 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
35. 2.27km SE of Maricopa, CAFri, Mar 4, 8:06 AM PST · 18107 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
36. 1.718km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Mar 5, 11:34 AM PST · 18106 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
37. 2.111 km NNE of Shandon, CaliforniaSat, Mar 5, 12:40 PM PST · 18106 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
38. 1.64km ESE of Frazier Park, CASun, Mar 6, 11:19 PM PST · 18105 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
39. 2.06km W of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Mar 7, 2:33 PM PST · 18104 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

Before

1. 3.615km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jan 12, 11:19 PM PST · 18158 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
2. 3.021km ENE of Grapevine, CASat, Jan 8, 7:15 AM PST · 18162 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
3. 2.118km ESE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 7, 1:47 PM PST · 18163 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
4. 2.519km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jan 3, 1:49 PM PST · 18167 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
5. 1.89km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jan 2, 4:19 AM PST · 18169 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
6. 1.821km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 1, 4:08 AM PST · 18170 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
7. 1.98km NNE of Goleta, CASat, Dec 25, 9:39 PM PST · 18176 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
8. 2.120km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 25, 6:42 PM PST · 18176 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
9. 2.312km SW of Arvin, CAThu, Dec 23, 4:59 PM PST · 18178 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
10. 2.326km E of McFarland, CAThu, Dec 23, 2:07 AM PST · 18179 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
11. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 17, 1:54 AM PST · 18185 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3332236. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:34 AM UTC.