M3.2 earthquake 6km ESE of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

3.2 (ml), minor

Local time

Wed, Jul 21, 1982, 2:28 AM PDT

UTC

1982-07-21 09:28:18 UTC

Depth

4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.383° N, 119.404° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

112°

Stations used

0

• Buttonwillow, CaliforniaPopulation 1,508. Forecast6 kmESE
• Shafter, CaliforniaPopulation 18,336. Forecast18 kmSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast35 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast182 kmNW

After

1. 2.416km WSW of Lamont, CAWed, Jul 21, 2:40 AM PDT · 16138 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
2. 2.224km E of Maricopa, CAThu, Jul 22, 7:47 AM PDT · 16137 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
3. 2.04km E of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Jul 23, 9:21 AM PDT · 16136 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.13km S of Frazier Park, CASat, Jul 24, 4:44 AM PDT · 16135 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
5. 2.22 km NW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaTue, Jul 27, 7:48 PM PDT · 16131 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
6. 2.314km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Jul 29, 9:45 AM PDT · 16130 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
7. 2.623km ENE of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 29, 2:58 PM PDT · 16130 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
8. 2.813km NNE of Lamont, CAThu, Aug 5, 12:51 PM PDT · 16123 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
9. 2.216km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 7, 1:37 AM PDT · 16121 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
10. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 8, 6:17 AM PDT · 16120 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
11. 3.516km SSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 13, 10:13 PM PDT · 16114 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
12. 2.116km SSW of Tehachapi, CASat, Aug 14, 12:23 AM PDT · 16114 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
13. 2.416km SSW of Tehachapi, CASat, Aug 14, 7:40 AM PDT · 16114 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
14. 2.325km ENE of Oildale, CASun, Aug 15, 9:03 AM PDT · 16113 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
15. 2.14km SW of Frazier Park, CATue, Aug 17, 9:30 AM PDT · 16111 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
16. 1.714km SSE of Bodfish, CATue, Aug 17, 9:40 AM PDT · 16111 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
17. 2.99km S of Alpaugh, CATue, Aug 17, 10:16 AM PDT · 16111 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
18. 2.514km W of Tehachapi, CAWed, Aug 18, 12:37 AM PDT · 16110 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
19. 2.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 20, 11:57 AM PDT · 16108 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
20. 2.525km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 20, 12:20 PM PDT · 16108 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
21. 2.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Aug 23, 3:30 PM PDT · 16105 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
22. 1.85km S of Frazier Park, CAFri, Aug 27, 12:49 AM PDT · 16101 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
23. 2.99km ESE of Pixley, CASat, Sep 4, 12:03 PM PDT · 16093 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
24. 2.019km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Sep 8, 9:41 PM PDT · 16088 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
25. 2.43km SSE of Kernville, CAThu, Sep 9, 12:50 AM PDT · 16088 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
26. 2.719km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 15, 6:42 AM PDT · 16082 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
27. 2.43km E of Lake Isabella, CASat, Sep 18, 10:17 AM PDT · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

Before

1. 2.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 20, 9:10 AM PDT · 16139 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
2. 2.73 km NNE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaMon, Jul 19, 4:21 PM PDT · 16140 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
3. 1.94 km WNW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSun, Jul 18, 6:35 AM PDT · 16141 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
4. 2.412km NNW of Wasco, CAThu, Jul 15, 12:30 AM PDT · 16144 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
5. 2.722km SSW of Alpaugh, CAWed, Jul 14, 11:30 PM PDT · 16144 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
6. 2.624km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 14, 10:42 AM PDT · 16145 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
7. 1.916km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Jul 13, 2:07 AM PDT · 16146 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
8. 1.513km SW of Arvin, CASat, Jul 10, 6:06 PM PDT · 16149 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
9. 2.414 km NNE of Shandon, CaliforniaFri, Jul 9, 6:48 PM PDT · 16149 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
10. 2.026km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 9, 2:07 AM PDT · 16150 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
11. 2.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 8, 10:17 AM PDT · 16151 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
12. 2.02km SSE of Frazier Park, CAWed, Jul 7, 12:46 AM PDT · 16152 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
13. 2.325km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jul 6, 3:16 AM PDT · 16153 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
14. 2.711km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 5, 8:22 PM PDT · 16153 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
15. 1.96km WSW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 5, 7:54 AM PDT · 16154 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
16. 2.28km WSW of Arvin, CASat, Jul 3, 12:08 PM PDT · 16156 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
17. 2.17km WSW of Arvin, CASat, Jul 3, 10:27 AM PDT · 16156 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
18. 2.118km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 27, 9:52 PM PDT · 16161 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
19. 1.919km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 27, 9:47 PM PDT · 16161 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
20. 2.117km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 27, 9:44 PM PDT · 16161 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci505543 (also filed as usp0001nhj). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:12 PM UTC.