California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12km SE of Buttonwillow, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12km SE of Buttonwillow, CA on Wed, Sep 26, 1984, 8:26 AM PDT (15:26 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 8km NNW of Los Olivos, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1984-09-26 15:26:31 UTC
Depth
21.4 km (13.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.316° N, 119.385° 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
From location
Station coverage gap
174°
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: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.924km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15345 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.18km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15344 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.83km ENE of Ojai, CA · 15342 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.317km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15341 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.710km N of Grapevine, CA · 15336 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.112km S of Tehachapi, CA · 15336 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.113km ENE of Santa Ynez, CA · 15334 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.119km SW of Lamont, CA · 15333 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.719km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15331 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.83 km SSW of Avenal, California · 15327 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.318 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15327 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.819 km S of Kettleman City, California · 15323 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.621 km S of Avenal, California · 15323 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.020 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15322 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.819 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15322 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.617km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15322 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.520km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15320 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.120km SW of Lamont, CA · 15320 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 3.58km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 15319 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 4.58km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 15317 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.57km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 15317 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.49km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 15317 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.37km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 15316 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 3.18km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 15316 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.49km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 15316 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.524km NE of Arvin, CA · 15316 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.68km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 15314 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.29km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 15314 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.820km SW of Lamont, CA · 15314 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.426km S of Bodfish, CA · 15313 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.719km SW of Lamont, CA · 15312 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.37km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 15311 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.812km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 15311 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.116km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15310 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 2.410km E of Los Alamos, CA · 15309 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.915km SSW of Arvin, CA · 15305 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.67km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 15304 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.515km NE of Ojai, CA · 15303 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.620km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15302 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.29km S of Bodfish, CA · 15301 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.88km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 15300 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.913km N of Grapevine, CA · 15295 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.818km NE of Lamont, CA · 15295 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.617km SW of Lamont, CA · 15294 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.610km S of Bodfish, CA · 15293 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.719 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15291 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.918km N of Fillmore, CA · 15291 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.626km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15288 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.514km NE of Ojai, CA · 15288 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.920km SW of Lamont, CA · 15288 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 1.919km SW of Lamont, CA · 15288 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.219km SW of Lamont, CA · 15288 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.610km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 15288 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.624km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 15287 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 2.016km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 15286 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 2.322km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 15286 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.213km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 15346 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.019km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15349 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.121km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15349 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.320km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15349 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.820km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15349 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.818km SW of Lamont, CA · 15349 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.67km SE of Tehachapi, CA · 15349 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.312km NE of Santa Ynez, CA · 15352 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.512km ENE of Santa Ynez, CA · 15352 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.07km E of Santa Ynez, CA · 15352 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.813km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15354 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.816km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 15355 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.618km SW of Lamont, CA · 15356 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.514km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 15360 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.818km SW of Lamont, CA · 15362 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.927km NW of Kernville, CA · 15362 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.816km N of Santa Paula, CA · 15362 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.917km ESE of Arvin, CA · 15363 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.819km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15364 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.03 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15367 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci51225. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:15 AM UTC.