M1.8 earthquake 14km ESE of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (mh), micro

Local time

Thu, Feb 28, 1980, 8:51 AM PST

UTC

1980-02-28 16:51:21 UTC

Depth

27.7 km (17.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.370° N, 119.314° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

253°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Smith Corner, CaliforniaPopulation 524. Forecast12 kmSSW
• Shafter, CaliforniaPopulation 18,336. Forecast15 kmSSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast27 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast176 kmNNW

After

1. 2.326km WNW of Wofford Heights, CATue, Mar 4, 8:16 AM PST · 17003 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
2. 1.815km E of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Mar 5, 9:52 AM PST · 17002 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
3. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 5, 11:43 AM PST · 17002 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
4. 3.320km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASun, Mar 9, 5:10 PM PST · 16997 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
5. 1.88km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Mar 13, 4:03 AM PST · 16994 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
6. 1.63km N of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 14, 12:36 AM PST · 16993 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
7. 1.80km E of Kernville, CAFri, Mar 14, 2:36 AM PST · 16993 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
8. 2.05 km WNW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaFri, Mar 14, 9:47 PM PST · 16992 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
9. 2.0Central CaliforniaSat, Mar 15, 12:23 AM PST · 16992 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
10. 2.73km SE of Wofford Heights, CASat, Mar 15, 6:17 PM PST · 16991 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
11. 2.519km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Mar 16, 10:46 PM PST · 16990 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
12. 3.025km WSW of Alpaugh, CAThu, Mar 20, 6:23 PM PST · 16986 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
13. 3.215 km SW of Alpaugh, CaliforniaThu, Mar 20, 6:23 PM PST · 16986 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
14. 1.622 km NNW of Lost Hills, CaliforniaThu, Mar 20, 10:03 PM PST · 16986 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
15. 1.57km SW of Bodfish, CASun, Mar 23, 10:57 AM PST · 16984 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
16. 1.98km E of Kernville, CASun, Mar 23, 7:25 PM PST · 16983 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
17. 1.715km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Mar 24, 3:53 AM PST · 16983 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
18. 1.713km WNW of Mojave, CAMon, Mar 24, 11:16 PM PST · 16982 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
19. 1.717km N of Goleta, CATue, Mar 25, 2:24 AM PST · 16982 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
20. 1.76km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Mar 26, 7:58 AM PST · 16981 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
21. 1.830km WSW of Maricopa, CAThu, Apr 3, 7:16 PM PST · 16972 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
22. 2.06km WSW of Arvin, CASat, Apr 5, 6:44 AM PST · 16971 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
23. 1.817km E of Arvin, CAWed, Apr 9, 6:39 AM PST · 16967 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
24. 1.616km E of Arvin, CAWed, Apr 9, 9:04 AM PST · 16967 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
25. 1.827km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Apr 9, 9:02 PM PST · 16966 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
26. 1.820km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Apr 18, 8:37 AM PST · 16958 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
27. 1.52km WNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Apr 18, 4:33 PM PST · 16957 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
28. 2.420km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 19, 4:48 PM PST · 16956 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
29. 1.722km W of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Apr 20, 2:46 PM PST · 16956 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
30. 2.44km NNW of Delano, CAMon, Apr 21, 1:33 AM PST · 16955 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
31. 2.42km ENE of Frazier Park, CAMon, Apr 21, 4:56 AM PST · 16955 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
32. 1.58km W of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Apr 21, 5:27 PM PST · 16954 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
33. 2.623km N of Tehachapi, CATue, Apr 22, 3:29 PM PST · 16954 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
34. 2.724km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Apr 22, 6:24 PM PST · 16953 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
35. 2.020km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Apr 23, 6:43 AM PST · 16953 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
36. 2.218km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 27, 11:09 AM PDT · 16949 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away

Before

1. 1.58km WSW of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 26, 11:16 AM PST · 17010 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
2. 1.716km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 22, 11:25 AM PST · 17014 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
3. 2.124km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 22, 8:49 AM PST · 17014 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
4. 1.74km NNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Feb 22, 8:42 AM PST · 17014 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
5. 1.812km S of Arvin, CASun, Feb 17, 8:40 AM PST · 17019 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
6. 2.34km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 15, 7:17 PM PST · 17020 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
7. 2.13km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 15, 9:54 AM PST · 17021 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
8. 1.75km NW of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 15, 5:58 AM PST · 17021 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
9. 1.86km NNW of Kernville, CAFri, Feb 15, 12:55 AM PST · 17021 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
10. 1.73km NNW of Kernville, CAThu, Feb 14, 5:18 PM PST · 17021 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
11. 2.58km NNW of Kernville, CAThu, Feb 14, 2:05 PM PST · 17022 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.94km NNW of Kernville, CAThu, Feb 14, 1:34 PM PST · 17022 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
13. 1.612km N of Grapevine, CAFri, Feb 8, 8:34 AM PST · 17028 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
14. 1.616km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Feb 8, 12:38 AM PST · 17028 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
15. 2.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Feb 2, 5:34 PM PST · 17033 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3326505. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.