M1.7 earthquake 11km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (mh), micro

Local time

Thu, Jun 8, 1978, 2:33 AM PDT

UTC

1978-06-08 09:33:05 UTC

Depth

14.1 km (8.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.306° N, 119.423° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 7.2 km horizontally, 12.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

176°

Stations used

5

• Dustin Acres, CaliforniaPopulation 652. Forecast10 kmNNW
• Shafter, CaliforniaPopulation 18,336. Forecast26 kmSSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast37 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast176 kmNW

After

1. 1.516km SSW of Lamont, CAThu, Jun 8, 9:12 AM PDT · 17642 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
2. 1.816km SSW of Lamont, CAThu, Jun 8, 9:12 AM PDT · 17642 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
3. 2.46km W of Buttonwillow, CAFri, Jun 9, 1:57 AM PDT · 17642 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
4. 2.612km W of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 10, 7:01 AM PDT · 17640 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
5. 2.313km S of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 10, 7:10 PM PDT · 17640 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
6. 2.420km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 12, 7:49 AM PDT · 17638 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jun 14, 6:24 AM PDT · 17636 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
8. 4.221km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jun 15, 9:21 PM PDT · 17635 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
9. 2.922km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Jun 15, 10:43 PM PDT · 17635 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
10. 1.818km ESE of Arvin, CAThu, Jun 15, 11:29 PM PDT · 17635 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
11. 2.325km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jun 16, 4:00 AM PDT · 17635 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
12. 1.512km SE of Arvin, CASat, Jun 17, 9:05 PM PDT · 17633 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
13. 2.116km ENE of Ojai, CATue, Jun 20, 1:34 PM PDT · 17630 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
14. 3.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jun 21, 12:26 PM PDT · 17629 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
15. 2.71km WSW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jun 22, 4:45 AM PDT · 17628 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
16. 1.716km ENE of Ojai, CAThu, Jun 22, 11:02 PM PDT · 17628 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
17. 1.813 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jun 25, 1:01 AM PDT · 17626 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
18. 1.712km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jun 26, 9:50 AM PDT · 17624 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
19. 1.816km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jun 28, 2:23 AM PDT · 17623 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
20. 2.119km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 30, 2:21 AM PDT · 17621 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
21. 1.815km NNE of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 3, 8:23 PM PDT · 17617 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
22. 2.320km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jul 5, 9:20 PM PDT · 17615 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
23. 2.619km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 6, 2:41 AM PDT · 17615 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
24. 1.917km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Jul 6, 5:18 PM PDT · 17614 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
25. 1.915km ENE of Ojai, CASun, Jul 9, 9:48 AM PDT · 17611 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
26. 1.83km S of Frazier Park, CASun, Jul 9, 8:47 PM PDT · 17611 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
27. 2.98km ESE of Bakersfield, CAMon, Jul 10, 2:05 AM PDT · 17611 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
28. 3.221km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Jul 11, 12:05 PM PDT · 17609 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
29. 1.816km ENE of Ojai, CASat, Jul 15, 4:30 PM PDT · 17605 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
30. 1.521km ENE of Maricopa, CAThu, Jul 20, 4:23 AM PDT · 17601 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
31. 2.49km NNE of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 20, 5:35 PM PDT · 17600 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
32. 2.318km SSE of Alpaugh, CAFri, Jul 21, 1:51 AM PDT · 17600 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
33. 2.03km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jul 26, 1:58 AM PDT · 17595 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
34. 1.63km S of Frazier Park, CASat, Jul 29, 8:08 AM PDT · 17591 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
35. 3.025km E of Maricopa, CAMon, Jul 31, 8:02 AM PDT · 17589 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
36. 2.310km WSW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 5, 4:56 PM PDT · 17584 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
37. 1.524km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Aug 5, 6:27 PM PDT · 17584 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
38. 2.415km ESE of Arvin, CASat, Aug 5, 7:59 PM PDT · 17584 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
39. 1.814km SW of Arvin, CASun, Aug 6, 10:43 AM PDT · 17583 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

Before

1. 2.417km SW of Arvin, CAWed, Jun 7, 7:47 PM PDT · 17643 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
2. 1.820km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 3, 9:19 AM PDT · 17647 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
3. 2.217km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 2, 10:42 AM PDT · 17648 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
4. 2.917km ENE of Taft, CAFri, Jun 2, 7:39 AM PDT · 17648 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
5. 1.819km SE of Arvin, CAThu, Jun 1, 8:27 PM PDT · 17649 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
6. 2.126km NE of Arvin, CASun, May 28, 2:52 PM PDT · 17653 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
7. 1.512km SW of Lamont, CASat, May 27, 4:05 PM PDT · 17654 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
8. 1.710km WNW of Neenach, CAWed, May 24, 4:44 AM PDT · 17657 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
9. 2.06km SW of Shafter, CASat, May 20, 11:40 PM PDT · 17661 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
10. 2.023km ENE of Arvin, CAFri, May 19, 12:49 AM PDT · 17663 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
11. 2.118km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, May 16, 9:33 AM PDT · 17665 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3339880. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC.