California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 16km SE of Buttonwillow, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 16km SE of Buttonwillow, CA on Wed, May 8, 1985, 2:44 AM PDT (09:44 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 24km N of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-08 09:44:09 UTC
Depth
25.7 km (16.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.289° N, 119.349° 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
118°
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: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15111 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15110 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15109 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.923km SSW of Bakersfield, CA · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.912km N of Grapevine, CA · 15107 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.926km NE of Arvin, CA · 15107 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.125km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15107 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.713km S of Bakersfield, CA · 15106 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.226km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15106 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.626km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15106 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.326km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15105 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.52km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 15104 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 3.024km N of Tehachapi, CA · 15103 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.713km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15100 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.011km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 15098 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.815km SSW of Arvin, CA · 15098 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.326km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 15096 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.312km ENE of Oildale, CA · 15095 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.910km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15094 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.06km W of Grapevine, CA · 15093 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.912km E of Maricopa, CA · 15090 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.114km SSE of Arvin, CA · 15082 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.54km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 15078 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.114km N of Castaic, CA · 15076 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.610km SSW of Buttonwillow, CA · 15072 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.919km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15070 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.218km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15067 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.617km ENE of Ojai, CA · 15067 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.99km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 15066 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.514km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 15065 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.913km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 15065 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.415km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 15065 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.110km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 15062 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.615km SSW of Neenach, CA · 15061 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.31km ENE of Ojai, CA · 15060 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.726 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15060 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.521km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15059 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.33km E of Buttonwillow, CA · 15059 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.620km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 15058 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.020km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 15058 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.421km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 15057 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.821km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 15057 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.30 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 15055 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.718km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.317km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 15114 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 4.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15114 days ago · 24 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.014km NE of Carpinteria, CA · 15116 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.69km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 15117 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.220km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 15118 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.620km SE of Bodfish, CA · 15119 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.94km WSW of Frazier Park, CA · 15120 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.919km NNW of Fillmore, CA · 15122 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.714km N of Castaic, CA · 15122 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.69km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15122 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.721km S of Bodfish, CA · 15123 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.99km NNW of Los Olivos, CA · 15124 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.814km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 15127 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CA · 15129 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.926km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15130 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.927km NE of Arvin, CA · 15133 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.510km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15133 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.823km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 15135 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci65970. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:50 PM UTC.