M1.9 earthquake 16km ESE of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, May 23, 1984, 8:32 AM PDT

UTC

1984-05-23 15:32:18 UTC

Depth

4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.338° N, 119.316° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

0°

Stations used

0

• Dustin Acres, CaliforniaPopulation 652. Forecast15 kmNNE
• Rosedale, CaliforniaPopulation 14,058. Forecast16 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast27 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast173 kmNW

After

1. 1.715km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 23, 9:26 AM PDT · 15469 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
2. 1.820km N of Neenach, CAThu, May 24, 1:55 PM PDT · 15468 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
3. 1.932 km ESE of Shandon, CaliforniaThu, May 24, 8:51 PM PDT · 15468 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
4. 1.75km SSE of Kernville, CAFri, May 25, 2:29 AM PDT · 15468 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
5. 1.619km S of Maricopa, CASun, May 27, 11:26 PM PDT · 15465 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
6. 2.04km NNW of Kernville, CAMon, May 28, 9:56 AM PDT · 15464 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
7. 2.43km NE of Kernville, CAMon, May 28, 9:56 AM PDT · 15464 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
8. 1.818km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, May 28, 11:06 AM PDT · 15464 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
9. 1.92km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, May 28, 7:58 PM PDT · 15464 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
10. 1.83km NNE of Kernville, CAMon, May 28, 8:38 PM PDT · 15464 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
11. 1.87km SSW of Rosedale, CATue, May 29, 5:30 AM PDT · 15464 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
12. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, May 29, 11:50 AM PDT · 15463 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
13. 3.07km WSW of Grapevine, CATue, May 29, 11:36 PM PDT · 15463 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
14. 1.721km ENE of Maricopa, CAWed, Jun 6, 2:49 AM PDT · 15456 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
15. 1.616km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Jun 7, 10:07 AM PDT · 15454 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
16. 2.77km WSW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 7, 11:19 PM PDT · 15454 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
17. 1.822km S of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Jun 8, 1:40 PM PDT · 15453 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
18. 1.63km NNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jun 8, 7:38 PM PDT · 15453 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
19. 1.67km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jun 11, 12:13 AM PDT · 15451 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
20. 4.017km NNW of Fillmore, CAMon, Jun 11, 5:27 PM PDT · 15450 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
21. 2.119km NNW of Fillmore, CAMon, Jun 11, 5:29 PM PDT · 15450 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
22. 1.820km NNW of Fillmore, CAMon, Jun 11, 5:30 PM PDT · 15450 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
23. 2.618km NNW of Fillmore, CAMon, Jun 11, 5:40 PM PDT · 15450 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
24. 1.819km NNW of Fillmore, CAMon, Jun 11, 5:48 PM PDT · 15450 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
25. 1.818km NNW of Fillmore, CAMon, Jun 11, 5:51 PM PDT · 15450 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
26. 1.817km NNW of Fillmore, CAMon, Jun 11, 7:49 PM PDT · 15450 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
27. 2.418km NNW of Fillmore, CAMon, Jun 11, 8:50 PM PDT · 15450 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
28. 1.719km NNW of Fillmore, CATue, Jun 12, 3:30 AM PDT · 15450 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
29. 2.410km N of Santa Barbara, CATue, Jun 12, 6:09 AM PDT · 15450 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
30. 2.018km NNW of Fillmore, CATue, Jun 12, 11:40 AM PDT · 15449 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
31. 1.918km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Jun 12, 1:14 PM PDT · 15449 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
32. 2.112km NNE of Grapevine, CATue, Jun 12, 1:49 PM PDT · 15449 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
33. 1.520km NNW of Fillmore, CATue, Jun 12, 11:41 PM PDT · 15449 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
34. 1.620km NNW of Fillmore, CAWed, Jun 13, 2:05 AM PDT · 15449 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
35. 1.56km NE of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 13, 10:57 AM PDT · 15448 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
36. 1.719km NNW of Fillmore, CAThu, Jun 14, 9:37 PM PDT · 15447 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
37. 1.95km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Jun 15, 10:26 AM PDT · 15446 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
38. 2.45km NNE of Kernville, CASat, Jun 16, 10:59 AM PDT · 15445 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
39. 1.56km NE of Kernville, CASat, Jun 16, 11:50 AM PDT · 15445 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
40. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jun 16, 7:54 PM PDT · 15445 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
41. 1.85km NNE of Kernville, CASun, Jun 17, 12:28 AM PDT · 15445 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
42. 2.89 km SSW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSun, Jun 17, 8:44 PM PDT · 15444 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
43. 1.74km ENE of Kernville, CASat, Jun 23, 10:59 AM PDT · 15438 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
44. 2.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 24, 5:31 PM PDT · 15437 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
45. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 24, 8:17 PM PDT · 15437 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
46. 1.97km NNE of Grapevine, CAThu, Jun 28, 1:46 PM PDT · 15433 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
47. 2.113km SW of Lamont, CAFri, Jun 29, 10:10 PM PDT · 15432 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
48. 2.41km SE of Lamont, CASat, Jun 30, 8:49 PM PDT · 15431 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
49. 2.411km WNW of Grapevine, CATue, Jul 3, 4:48 AM PDT · 15429 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
50. 1.613km SW of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 4, 5:12 AM PDT · 15428 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
51. 1.79km SW of Taft, CAWed, Jul 4, 9:18 AM PDT · 15427 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
52. 2.114km SW of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 5, 6:57 AM PDT · 15427 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
53. 1.622km NNW of Fillmore, CAFri, Jul 6, 11:14 AM PDT · 15425 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
54. 1.623km NNW of Fillmore, CAFri, Jul 6, 12:09 PM PDT · 15425 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
55. 2.024km NNE of Arvin, CAFri, Jul 6, 10:26 PM PDT · 15425 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
56. 1.713km SSW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 7, 2:24 PM PDT · 15424 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
57. 1.513km SSE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jul 11, 1:24 AM PDT · 15421 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
58. 1.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 14, 9:14 AM PDT · 15417 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
59. 1.911km NNW of Taft, CATue, Jul 17, 8:26 AM PDT · 15414 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
60. 2.020km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 17, 2:52 PM PDT · 15414 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

1. 2.521km NE of Ojai, CAWed, May 23, 7:16 AM PDT · 15470 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
2. 2.01km NE of Maricopa, CAMon, May 21, 8:06 PM PDT · 15471 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
3. 2.018km ESE of Arvin, CAMon, May 21, 1:14 AM PDT · 15472 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
4. 2.49km WNW of Wofford Heights, CAMon, May 21, 12:50 AM PDT · 15472 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
5. 1.712km NW of Oildale, CAFri, May 18, 3:52 PM PDT · 15474 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
6. 1.63km NW of Wofford Heights, CAWed, May 16, 9:04 PM PDT · 15476 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
7. 2.022km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, May 15, 10:19 PM PDT · 15477 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
8. 1.912km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, May 14, 12:27 PM PDT · 15478 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
9. 1.510km ESE of Kernville, CAMon, May 14, 11:44 AM PDT · 15478 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
10. 1.62km SE of Wofford Heights, CAMon, May 14, 7:30 AM PDT · 15479 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
11. 2.37km NW of Wofford Heights, CASat, May 12, 9:34 AM PDT · 15480 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
12. 1.52km SW of Grapevine, CAFri, May 11, 4:36 AM PDT · 15482 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
13. 1.917km WNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 9, 11:37 PM PDT · 15483 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
14. 1.612km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 9, 5:22 PM PDT · 15483 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
15. 2.612km ENE of Santa Ynez, CATue, May 8, 8:24 PM PDT · 15484 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
16. 1.66km NW of Wofford Heights, CATue, May 8, 6:17 PM PDT · 15484 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
17. 2.015km SW of Lamont, CATue, May 8, 4:18 PM PDT · 15484 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
18. 2.513km ENE of Santa Ynez, CAMon, May 7, 10:07 PM PDT · 15485 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
19. 2.114km NE of Santa Ynez, CAMon, May 7, 5:44 PM PDT · 15485 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
20. 2.212km NE of Santa Ynez, CAMon, May 7, 4:04 PM PDT · 15485 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40425. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:48 AM UTC.