M2.3 earthquake 17km SE of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (mc), micro

Local time

Tue, May 7, 1985, 12:30 AM PDT

UTC

1985-05-07 07:30:37 UTC

Depth

4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.308° N, 119.326° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

131°

Stations used

0

• Dustin Acres, CaliforniaPopulation 652. Forecast12 kmNNE
• Rosedale, CaliforniaPopulation 14,058. Forecast18 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast29 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast171 kmNW

After

1. 1.718km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, May 7, 11:49 AM PDT · 15115 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
2. 2.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CAWed, May 8, 2:44 AM PDT · 15114 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
3. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, May 9, 5:38 PM PDT · 15113 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
4. 2.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 10, 7:33 PM PDT · 15111 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
5. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 10, 10:57 PM PDT · 15111 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
6. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CASun, May 12, 3:43 AM PDT · 15110 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
7. 1.923km SSW of Bakersfield, CASun, May 12, 4:36 AM PDT · 15110 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
8. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CAMon, May 13, 12:36 PM PDT · 15109 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
9. 1.926km NE of Arvin, CAMon, May 13, 12:43 PM PDT · 15109 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
10. 2.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 13, 8:35 PM PDT · 15108 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
11. 1.713km S of Bakersfield, CATue, May 14, 9:40 AM PDT · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
12. 2.226km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, May 14, 1:25 PM PDT · 15108 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
13. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, May 14, 7:33 PM PDT · 15107 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
14. 2.326km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, May 15, 8:14 PM PDT · 15106 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
15. 1.52km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, May 16, 9:09 PM PDT · 15105 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
16. 3.024km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 17, 2:07 AM PDT · 15105 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
17. 1.713km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 20, 11:11 AM PDT · 15102 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
18. 2.011km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 22, 8:49 AM PDT · 15100 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
19. 1.815km SSW of Arvin, CAWed, May 22, 7:25 PM PDT · 15099 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
20. 2.326km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, May 24, 8:22 PM PDT · 15097 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
21. 2.312km ENE of Oildale, CASat, May 25, 4:57 AM PDT · 15097 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
22. 1.910km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, May 26, 4:29 AM PDT · 15096 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
23. 2.06km W of Grapevine, CAMon, May 27, 7:43 AM PDT · 15095 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
24. 1.912km E of Maricopa, CAWed, May 29, 11:11 PM PDT · 15092 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
25. 2.114km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Jun 7, 4:46 AM PDT · 15084 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
26. 1.54km SSE of Frazier Park, CATue, Jun 11, 1:33 PM PDT · 15080 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
27. 2.114km N of Castaic, CAThu, Jun 13, 4:03 PM PDT · 15078 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
28. 2.610km SSW of Buttonwillow, CAMon, Jun 17, 8:15 PM PDT · 15073 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
29. 1.919km NNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jun 19, 1:48 PM PDT · 15072 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
30. 2.218km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 21, 9:57 PM PDT · 15069 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
31. 1.617km ENE of Ojai, CASat, Jun 22, 11:48 AM PDT · 15069 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
32. 1.99km WNW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 23, 7:21 PM PDT · 15067 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
33. 2.514km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 24, 1:38 PM PDT · 15067 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
34. 1.913km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jun 24, 1:39 PM PDT · 15067 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
35. 2.415km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 24, 2:24 PM PDT · 15067 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
36. 2.110km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jun 27, 6:25 AM PDT · 15064 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
37. 1.615km SSW of Neenach, CAFri, Jun 28, 4:55 PM PDT · 15063 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
38. 2.31km ENE of Ojai, CASat, Jun 29, 4:24 PM PDT · 15062 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
39. 1.726 km ESE of Shandon, CaliforniaSat, Jun 29, 8:06 PM PDT · 15061 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
40. 2.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 30, 7:42 AM PDT · 15061 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
41. 2.33km E of Buttonwillow, CASun, Jun 30, 4:19 PM PDT · 15061 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
42. 2.620km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 1, 3:27 AM PDT · 15060 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
43. 2.020km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 1, 5:12 PM PDT · 15060 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
44. 2.421km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 2, 4:56 AM PDT · 15059 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
45. 1.821km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jul 2, 5:04 AM PDT · 15059 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
46. 2.30 km NW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaThu, Jul 4, 12:51 PM PDT · 15057 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away

Before

1. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CAMon, May 6, 6:17 PM PDT · 15115 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
2. 4.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CAMon, May 6, 4:14 PM PDT · 15116 days ago · 24 km deep · 2 km away
3. 2.014km NE of Carpinteria, CASat, May 4, 2:59 AM PDT · 15118 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
4. 1.69km NNW of Grapevine, CAFri, May 3, 5:10 PM PDT · 15119 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
5. 2.220km ESE of Bodfish, CAThu, May 2, 1:04 AM PDT · 15120 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
6. 1.620km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 1, 2:04 PM PDT · 15121 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
7. 1.94km WSW of Frazier Park, CATue, Apr 30, 7:33 AM PDT · 15122 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
8. 1.919km NNW of Fillmore, CASun, Apr 28, 8:11 PM PDT · 15123 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
9. 1.714km N of Castaic, CASun, Apr 28, 5:52 PM PDT · 15124 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
10. 1.69km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 28, 3:51 AM PDT · 15124 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
11. 1.721km S of Bodfish, CASat, Apr 27, 5:10 PM PST · 15124 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
12. 2.99km NNW of Los Olivos, CAFri, Apr 26, 5:17 PM PST · 15125 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
13. 1.814km NNE of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 23, 6:04 AM PST · 15129 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
14. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 21, 1:16 PM PST · 15131 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
15. 1.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 20, 10:15 AM PST · 15132 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
16. 1.927km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Apr 17, 7:49 AM PST · 15135 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
17. 2.510km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 16, 9:30 PM PST · 15135 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
18. 1.823km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Apr 15, 5:48 AM PST · 15137 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
19. 1.814km E of Oildale, CAMon, Apr 15, 4:11 AM PST · 15137 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
20. 1.914km E of Oildale, CAMon, Apr 15, 4:10 AM PST · 15137 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci64623. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.