M1.7 earthquake 12km ESE of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sat, Jun 25, 1977, 3:27 PM PDT

UTC

1977-06-25 22:27:05 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.350° N, 119.351° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

205°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

9

• Buttonwillow, CaliforniaPopulation 1,508. Forecast12 kmESE
• Shafter, CaliforniaPopulation 18,336. Forecast18 kmSSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast30 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast176 kmNW

After

1. 1.717km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Jun 28, 6:26 PM PDT · 17995 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
2. 1.919km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Jun 28, 11:12 PM PDT · 17995 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
3. 2.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 2, 2:16 PM PDT · 17992 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
4. 2.718km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Jul 3, 1:51 PM PDT · 17991 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
5. 2.717km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 5, 7:18 PM PDT · 17988 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
6. 1.616km N of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 6, 12:00 AM PDT · 17988 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
7. 1.818km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 9, 5:06 PM PDT · 17985 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
8. 2.19km NNE of Grapevine, CASun, Jul 10, 11:50 PM PDT · 17983 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
9. 2.718km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 12, 8:00 AM PDT · 17982 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
10. 1.820km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 12, 12:35 PM PDT · 17982 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
11. 2.119km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jul 13, 6:29 AM PDT · 17981 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
12. 1.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jul 13, 6:31 AM PDT · 17981 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
13. 1.716km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 16, 4:22 AM PDT · 17978 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
14. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 25, 9:17 PM PDT · 17968 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
15. 1.810km SE of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Jul 28, 9:12 PM PDT · 17965 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
16. 1.726km S of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 30, 3:33 AM PDT · 17964 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
17. 2.09km WNW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 30, 2:53 PM PDT · 17964 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
18. 2.04km ESE of Wofford Heights, CASun, Aug 7, 4:12 AM PDT · 17956 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
19. 1.515km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Aug 8, 4:15 PM PDT · 17955 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
20. 1.517km W of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 8, 6:10 PM PDT · 17955 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
21. 1.78km E of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Aug 9, 9:45 AM PDT · 17954 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
22. 2.221km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Aug 10, 11:04 PM PDT · 17952 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
23. 2.58km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Aug 12, 12:17 AM PDT · 17951 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
24. 2.513km S of Buttonwillow, CAMon, Aug 15, 9:41 AM PDT · 17948 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
25. 1.77km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 15, 9:03 PM PDT · 17947 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
26. 3.514km SW of Arvin, CATue, Aug 16, 8:21 PM PDT · 17946 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
27. 1.916km N of Santa Paula, CAThu, Aug 18, 7:13 AM PDT · 17945 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
28. 1.515km N of Santa Paula, CAThu, Aug 18, 4:24 PM PDT · 17945 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
29. 1.814km SW of Lamont, CAFri, Aug 19, 5:58 PM PDT · 17944 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
30. 2.415km ENE of Ojai, CASat, Aug 20, 6:14 PM PDT · 17943 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
31. 1.818km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 22, 12:13 AM PDT · 17941 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away

Before

1. 1.716km SSW of Neenach, CAWed, Jun 22, 4:27 AM PDT · 18002 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
2. 1.83km NNW of Frazier Park, CAWed, Jun 22, 2:32 AM PDT · 18002 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
3. 1.611km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 19, 11:04 PM PDT · 18004 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
4. 1.511km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 19, 1:46 PM PDT · 18005 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
5. 2.616km WNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 19, 6:56 AM PDT · 18005 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
6. 1.713km NNE of Tehachapi, CATue, Jun 14, 3:15 PM PDT · 18010 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
7. 2.18km N of Lamont, CASun, Jun 12, 11:08 PM PDT · 18011 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
8. 1.517km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 11, 2:02 PM PDT · 18013 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
9. 1.56km SSW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jun 10, 5:16 AM PDT · 18014 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
10. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 9, 4:44 AM PDT · 18015 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
11. 1.727km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 8, 6:06 PM PDT · 18016 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
12. 2.39km ESE of Bodfish, CASun, Jun 5, 7:49 AM PDT · 18019 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
13. 2.321km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jun 4, 8:38 AM PDT · 18020 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
14. 1.87km NE of Grapevine, CAFri, Jun 3, 2:05 PM PDT · 18021 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
15. 2.03km W of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 1, 8:23 PM PDT · 18022 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
16. 1.910km NNW of Kernville, CATue, May 31, 2:46 PM PDT · 18024 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
17. 2.816km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 30, 8:15 AM PDT · 18025 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
18. 1.818km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 30, 6:59 AM PDT · 18025 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
19. 1.720km NNE of Ojai, CASat, May 28, 8:10 PM PDT · 18026 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3333656. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC.