California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA on Sun, Jan 23, 1983, 6:19 AM PST (14:19 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 12 km S of Stratford, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-01-23 14:19:05 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.276° N, 119.402° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15953 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.526km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15950 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.523km SSW of Alpaugh, CA · 15948 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.022 km S of Kettleman City, California · 15944 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.619 km S of Kettleman City, California · 15944 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.911 km NE of Shandon, California · 15944 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.56km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15944 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15943 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15943 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.83km S of Wofford Heights, CA · 15943 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.73km S of Wofford Heights, CA · 15941 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.83km S of Wofford Heights, CA · 15938 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.026km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15938 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.226km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15937 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.626km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15937 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.226km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15937 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15935 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.47km ESE of Pixley, CA · 15935 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15935 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.93km S of Wofford Heights, CA · 15933 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.411km N of Grapevine, CA · 15932 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.312km N of Grapevine, CA · 15931 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.923km WSW of Maricopa, CA · 15930 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.512km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15930 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.99km SW of Rosedale, CA · 15926 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.613km S of Bodfish, CA · 15924 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.14km NW of Shafter, CA · 15923 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 2.226km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15923 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.912km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 15921 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.613km N of Grapevine, CA · 15920 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.513km SE of Maricopa, CA · 15917 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.57km ENE of Lake Isabella, CA · 15912 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.713km SW of Lamont, CA · 15911 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.712km NNW of Montecito, CA · 15910 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15908 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.629km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 15908 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.834km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 15906 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.525 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 15905 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.85km NNW of Lake Isabella, CA · 15900 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 2.815km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15899 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 3.012 km S of Stratford, California · 15897 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.910 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 15897 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.612km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 15895 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 1.910km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15895 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.86 km ESE of Avenal, California · 15953 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.025km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15954 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.913 km NNE of Shandon, California · 15954 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.312km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15955 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.014km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15956 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.45 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15957 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.112km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15957 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.912km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15958 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.712km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15958 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.914km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15959 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.912km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15959 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.513km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15959 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.211km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15959 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.513km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15959 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.812km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15960 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.912km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15960 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.612km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15960 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.513km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15960 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.713km W of Wofford Heights, CA · 15960 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.512km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15960 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci502824. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC.