M2.5 earthquake 18km SE of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, Dec 5, 1982, 6:03 AM PST

UTC

1982-12-05 14:03:40 UTC

Depth

4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.288° N, 119.324° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

135°

Stations used

0

• Dustin Acres, CaliforniaPopulation 652. Forecast10 kmNE
• Rosedale, CaliforniaPopulation 14,058. Forecast19 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast29 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast169 kmNW

After

1. 2.616km SW of Rosedale, CAMon, Dec 6, 9:54 AM PST · 15998 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
2. 2.418km ESE of Maricopa, CAFri, Dec 10, 9:47 AM PST · 15994 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
3. 2.214km SSW of Gorman, CASat, Dec 11, 6:11 AM PST · 15993 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
4. 2.026km NW of Kernville, CAMon, Dec 13, 12:03 PM PST · 15991 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
5. 2.028km NW of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 16, 12:26 PM PST · 15988 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.213km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, Dec 19, 12:15 PM PST · 15985 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
7. 1.66 km ESE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaMon, Dec 20, 5:18 AM PST · 15984 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.529km NW of Kernville, CATue, Dec 21, 1:07 AM PST · 15983 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
9. 1.915km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Dec 21, 1:15 PM PST · 15982 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
10. 3.029km NW of Kernville, CAWed, Dec 22, 2:14 AM PST · 15982 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
11. 2.610km N of Santa Paula, CAThu, Dec 30, 3:51 AM PST · 15974 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
12. 2.115km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jan 3, 1:20 AM PST · 15970 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
13. 1.612km NNE of Piru, CAMon, Jan 3, 7:46 AM PST · 15970 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
14. 2.316km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jan 3, 7:44 PM PST · 15969 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
15. 2.15km W of Kernville, CATue, Jan 4, 9:56 AM PST · 15969 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
16. 2.624km SSE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jan 5, 3:16 AM PST · 15968 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
17. 2.411km N of Goleta, CAWed, Jan 5, 10:38 AM PST · 15968 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
18. 2.58km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, Jan 8, 1:56 PM PST · 15964 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
19. 1.53km S of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jan 10, 10:46 PM PST · 15962 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
20. 2.83km SSE of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jan 10, 10:47 PM PST · 15962 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
21. 1.93km SE of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jan 10, 10:50 PM PST · 15962 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
22. 1.63km SSE of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jan 10, 11:23 PM PST · 15962 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
23. 1.810km SSW of Maricopa, CATue, Jan 11, 3:31 AM PST · 15962 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
24. 1.717km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jan 11, 3:57 AM PST · 15962 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
25. 2.110km SW of Ojai, CATue, Jan 11, 7:15 AM PST · 15962 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
26. 1.720km S of Maricopa, CATue, Jan 11, 8:30 PM PST · 15961 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
27. 2.912km W of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Jan 13, 4:55 PM PST · 15959 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
28. 1.711km W of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Jan 13, 5:05 PM PST · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
29. 1.612km W of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Jan 13, 8:26 PM PST · 15959 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
30. 3.025km NW of Kernville, CASat, Jan 15, 6:41 PM PST · 15957 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
31. 1.512km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Jan 16, 4:52 PM PST · 15956 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
32. 3.713km W of Wofford Heights, CASun, Jan 16, 5:09 PM PST · 15956 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
33. 2.513km W of Wofford Heights, CASun, Jan 16, 5:31 PM PST · 15956 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
34. 1.612km W of Wofford Heights, CASun, Jan 16, 5:56 PM PST · 15956 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
35. 1.912km W of Wofford Heights, CASun, Jan 16, 10:16 PM PST · 15956 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
36. 2.812km W of Wofford Heights, CASun, Jan 16, 10:46 PM PST · 15956 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
37. 1.513km W of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Jan 17, 6:52 AM PST · 15956 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
38. 2.211km W of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Jan 17, 7:32 AM PST · 15956 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
39. 2.513km W of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Jan 17, 8:03 AM PST · 15956 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
40. 1.912km W of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Jan 17, 3:14 PM PST · 15955 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
41. 1.914km W of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Jan 17, 9:21 PM PST · 15955 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
42. 1.712km W of Wofford Heights, CATue, Jan 18, 12:51 PM PST · 15954 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
43. 1.912km W of Wofford Heights, CATue, Jan 18, 12:51 PM PST · 15954 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
44. 2.112km W of Wofford Heights, CAWed, Jan 19, 12:36 AM PST · 15954 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
45. 3.014km W of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Jan 20, 6:33 PM PST · 15952 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
46. 2.228km NW of Kernville, CAThu, Jan 20, 9:33 PM PST · 15952 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
47. 3.312km W of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Jan 21, 6:47 PM PST · 15951 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
48. 2.025km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jan 22, 12:04 PM PST · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
49. 1.615km SSE of Buttonwillow, CASun, Jan 23, 6:19 AM PST · 15950 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
50. 1.812km W of Wofford Heights, CASun, Jan 23, 10:12 AM PST · 15950 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
51. 2.526km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Jan 26, 10:56 PM PST · 15946 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
52. 2.026km NW of Kernville, CAThu, Jan 27, 9:45 PM PST · 15945 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
53. 2.523km SSW of Alpaugh, CAFri, Jan 28, 1:11 AM PST · 15945 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
54. 2.022 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaTue, Feb 1, 5:07 AM PST · 15941 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
55. 1.619 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaTue, Feb 1, 11:53 AM PST · 15941 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
56. 1.56km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Feb 1, 9:30 PM PST · 15940 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
57. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Feb 2, 5:01 AM PST · 15940 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
58. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Feb 2, 10:56 AM PST · 15940 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
59. 2.83km S of Wofford Heights, CAWed, Feb 2, 10:38 PM PST · 15939 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away

Before

1. 2.417km N of Santa Paula, CASat, Dec 4, 7:56 AM PST · 16000 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
2. 2.927km WSW of Simmler, CAFri, Dec 3, 9:13 AM PST · 16001 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
3. 2.425km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Nov 29, 9:48 PM PST · 16004 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
4. 2.010km ESE of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Nov 26, 7:10 PM PST · 16007 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
5. 2.93km NW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Nov 26, 4:30 AM PST · 16008 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
6. 1.823km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Nov 23, 6:45 AM PST · 16011 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
7. 2.415km N of Castaic, CAWed, Nov 17, 11:03 PM PST · 16016 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
8. 2.215km E of Lake Isabella, CASat, Nov 13, 12:21 AM PST · 16021 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
9. 1.714 km E of Kettleman City, CaliforniaFri, Nov 12, 2:00 AM PST · 16022 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
10. 3.122km SSW of Alpaugh, CAThu, Nov 11, 3:19 PM PST · 16022 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
11. 2.022km SSE of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 10, 10:09 PM PST · 16023 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
12. 2.08km ESE of Wofford Heights, CATue, Nov 9, 6:38 AM PST · 16025 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
13. 2.22km NW of Frazier Park, CASun, Nov 7, 5:10 PM PST · 16026 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
14. 2.411km WSW of Grapevine, CAFri, Nov 5, 4:47 PM PST · 16028 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci503924. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.