California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8km NE of Buttonwillow, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8km NE of Buttonwillow, CA on Mon, Apr 25, 1983, 11:11 PM PDT (06:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 12km W of Avenal, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-04-26 06:11:14 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.458° N, 119.414° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 16.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.65
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
223°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.318 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 15864 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.513 km SE of Parkfield, California · 15858 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.123km NE of Arvin, CA · 15858 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.86km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.29 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 15857 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.812km W of Avenal, CA · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.73 km ENE of Kettleman City, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.79 km E of Parkfield, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.911 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.511 km ENE of Parkfield, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.07 km SE of Parkfield, California · 15857 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.88 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15857 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.3Central California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.08 km ESE of Parkfield, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.75 km ESE of Avenal, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.111 km S of Stratford, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.913 km NE of Parkfield, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.413 km ENE of Parkfield, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.97 km ESE of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.39 km SSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.110 km E of Parkfield, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.510 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.112 km E of Parkfield, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.910 km W of Avenal, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 3.38 km SSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 2.012 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.214 km NE of Parkfield, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 2.17 km NW of Avenal, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.812 km SSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 2.510 km NW of Avenal, California · 15855 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.29 km NW of Avenal, California · 15855 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 3.67 km N of Avenal, California · 15855 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.529 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 2.832 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.613 km ENE of Kettleman City, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.527 km SE of Shandon, California · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.711 km NW of Avenal, California · 15854 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.423km NE of Arvin, CA · 15854 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.89 km NW of Avenal, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.68 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.67 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15854 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.619km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15853 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.610 km NW of Avenal, California · 15853 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.312km N of Grapevine, CA · 15853 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 3.129 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15853 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.827 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15852 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.729 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15852 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.628 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.732 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15852 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 2.427 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15852 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 2.226 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15852 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.812 km NE of Shandon, California · 15852 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.529 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.410 km SSW of Huron, California · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.930km WNW of Kernville, CA · 15852 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.411 km SSW of Huron, California · 15851 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.610 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15851 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.111 km NNW of Avenal, CA · 15851 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 1.720km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15865 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.024km NE of Arvin, CA · 15869 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.910km S of Arvin, CA · 15872 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.324km NE of Arvin, CA · 15873 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.96km SW of Wofford Heights, CA · 15873 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.96km NNW of Lake Isabella, CA · 15873 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.612km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15873 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15879 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.64km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15879 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.07 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15880 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.211 km NW of Avenal, California · 15880 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.410 km NW of Avenal, California · 15880 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.911 km NW of Avenal, California · 15882 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.96km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15882 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.724km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15883 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.117km ESE of Porterville, CA · 15884 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.617km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15885 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15887 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.623km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15887 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.224km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15892 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12327203. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.