California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 29km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 29km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA on Wed, Mar 9, 1983, 12:12 PM PST (20:12 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 8 km NE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-03-09 20:12:10 UTC
Depth
-0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.516° N, 119.754° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
190°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.113 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.18 km SSW of Huron, California · 15845 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.214 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.712 km E of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.77 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.48 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.910 km SW of Huron, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.19 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15845 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 3.112 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 3.214 km N of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.811 km NW of Avenal, California · 15845 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.716 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15845 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.213 km SW of Huron, California · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.812 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.714 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.812 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.29 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.114 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.811 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.1Central California · 15845 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.7Central California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.39 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.011 km W of Huron, California · 15845 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.812 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.113 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15845 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.010 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 3.129 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15845 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 2.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.827 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15844 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.729 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15844 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.011 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.011 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.628 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.513 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 3.812 km W of Huron, California · 15844 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.732 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15844 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1102727. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:30 PM UTC.