California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 18km SE of Buttonwillow, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18km SE of Buttonwillow, CA on Sun, Nov 3, 1985, 11:47 PM PST (07:47 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 3km N of Frazier Park, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-04 07:47:14 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.288° N, 119.332° 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
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
128°
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: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.43km N of Frazier Park, CA · 14933 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.92km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14932 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.17 km SE of Avenal, California · 14932 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.918km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14932 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.919km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14932 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.618km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14931 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.714km SSW of Gorman, CA · 14924 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.83km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14923 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14923 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.114km N of Grapevine, CA · 14923 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.813 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 14915 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.024km S of Bodfish, CA · 14915 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.27 km SE of Avenal, California · 14914 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.116km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 14912 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.613km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14911 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.113km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14911 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.014km W of Grapevine, CA · 14908 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14908 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.113km E of Carpinteria, CA · 14908 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.06km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 14906 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.012km E of Carpinteria, CA · 14905 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.812km E of Carpinteria, CA · 14905 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.920km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 14905 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.88 km SE of Avenal, California · 14905 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.611 km SE of Kettleman City, California · 14901 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.610km SSW of Arvin, CA · 14901 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.913km N of Castaic, CA · 14901 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.717km SE of Arvin, CA · 14900 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.39km N of Simmler, CA · 14900 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.515km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14899 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 2.410km N of Santa Barbara, CA · 14898 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.12km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14898 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.99km SSW of Arvin, CA · 14897 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.819km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 14896 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.222km ENE of Arvin, CA · 14896 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.023km ENE of Arvin, CA · 14895 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.69km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 14895 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 2.08km ENE of Grapevine, CA · 14895 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.719km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14894 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.020km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14894 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.113km NNW of Simmler, CA · 14893 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.718km SSW of Frazier Park, CA · 14893 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.625km S of Bodfish, CA · 14892 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.614km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 14891 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.811km NE of Neenach, CA · 14891 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.917km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14891 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.88km NE of Grapevine, CA · 14887 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.99km NW of Fillmore, CA · 14886 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.99km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 14885 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.615km SSW of Gorman, CA · 14883 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.78km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14882 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.416km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 14882 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.75km SSW of Corcoran, CA · 14881 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.812km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 14881 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.71km SSE of Wofford Heights, CA · 14881 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.41km SSE of Wofford Heights, CA · 14881 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.31km S of Wofford Heights, CA · 14881 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.519km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 14878 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 3.38km N of Simmler, CA · 14877 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.620km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14877 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 2.29km NW of Los Olivos, CA · 14933 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.72km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14933 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.711km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 14935 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.921km SW of Lamont, CA · 14935 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.77 km SE of Avenal, California · 14936 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.48 km SE of Avenal, California · 14936 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.019km S of Bodfish, CA · 14938 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.78 km SE of Avenal, California · 14938 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.64 km WSW of Kettleman City, California · 14938 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.912km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14938 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.77 km SE of Avenal, California · 14938 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.221km N of Tehachapi, CA · 14939 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.17 km SE of Avenal, California · 14940 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.98 km SE of Avenal, California · 14940 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.47 km SE of Avenal, California · 14940 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.67 km SE of Avenal, California · 14940 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 3.18 km SE of Avenal, California · 14940 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.59 km SE of Avenal, California · 14940 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 3.39 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 14940 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 3.27 km SE of Avenal, California · 14940 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci130798. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:54 AM UTC.