California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 25km NW of Buttonwillow, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 25km NW of Buttonwillow, CA on Wed, Nov 3, 1982, 10:15 PM PST (06:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 22km SSW of Alpaugh, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-04 06:15:43 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.576° N, 119.635° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.215km NNE of Taft, CA · 16030 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.411km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 16028 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.612 km E of Edna, California · 16025 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.04 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 16023 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.122km SSW of Alpaugh, CA · 16023 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.714 km E of Kettleman City, California · 16022 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.918 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16022 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.09 km SSE of Santa Margarita, California · 16022 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16021 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.717 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16018 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.912 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16015 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.68 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 16013 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16005 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.927km WSW of Simmler, CA · 16001 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.518km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15999 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.616km SW of Rosedale, CA · 15998 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.418km ESE of Maricopa, CA · 15994 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15992 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.12 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15991 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.62 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 15991 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 3.06 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 15985 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.213km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15985 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.66 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 15984 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15984 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 3.11 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 15981 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.74 km SSW of Coalinga, California · 15974 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.02 km E of Templeton, California · 15971 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.46 km WSW of Kettleman City, California · 15971 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.56 km WSW of Avenal, California · 16034 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.514km N of Simmler, CA · 16038 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.99km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 16039 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.920km ENE of Arvin, CA · 16039 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.06km ENE of Lindsay, CA · 16040 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.69km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 16040 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.715km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16046 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.514km NW of Oildale, CA · 16046 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.412km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 16053 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.425km NE of Arvin, CA · 16054 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.316 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16054 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16054 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.95 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16058 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.427km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 16060 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci512615. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:44 AM UTC.