California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 27km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 27km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA on Wed, Jan 15, 1986, 7:19 AM PST (15:19 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 10 km ENE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-15 15:19:13 UTC
Depth
-0.9 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.504° N, 119.742° 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
75°
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: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 14865 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.912 km W of Huron, California · 14865 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.712 km WSW of Huron, California · 14865 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.310 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14864 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.010 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14864 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14864 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.29 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14863 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.811 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14863 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.78 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14862 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14862 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.013km N of Taft, CA · 14861 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.118km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14861 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.78 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14861 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.511 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14860 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.47km SW of Tipton, CA · 14860 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14858 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14857 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.120 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.92 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14856 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.811 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14855 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.410 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14854 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.89 km SW of Huron, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.66km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 14849 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.112 km E of Coalinga, California · 14847 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.311 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14847 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.18 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14845 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.65 km ESE of Matheny, California · 14844 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.811 km WSW of Huron, California · 14843 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.79 km S of Huron, California · 14843 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.55 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14842 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.711km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 14841 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14840 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 3.111 km E of Coalinga, California · 14840 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 2.212 km E of Coalinga, California · 14840 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.912km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 14840 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.212 km E of Coalinga, California · 14838 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.912 km WSW of Huron, California · 14838 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 14837 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.04 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14835 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.010km W of Alpaugh, CA · 14833 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.78 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14833 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.411 km E of Coalinga, California · 14833 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.910 km S of Huron, California · 14829 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14829 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.98 km N of Coalinga, California · 14828 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.3Central California · 14827 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.78km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14825 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.710 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14820 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.87 km NE of Avenal, California · 14818 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.815km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 14818 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.919 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14818 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.97 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14818 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14817 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.412 km NW of Avenal, California · 14817 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.920km S of Maricopa, CA · 14816 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.59 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14815 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.69km SSW of Arvin, CA · 14814 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.513 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14814 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.723km SW of Bodfish, CA · 14812 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.310 km E of Coalinga, California · 14809 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 2.13 km WSW of Avenal, California · 14866 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.65 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14869 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.611 km S of Huron, California · 14869 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14869 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.910 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14869 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.81 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14870 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 14872 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.18 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14872 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.5Central California · 14874 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.63 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14875 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.020km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14878 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.020km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 14880 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.06 km N of Coalinga, California · 14882 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.620km NW of Grapevine, CA · 14882 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.38km N of Simmler, CA · 14883 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.520 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14883 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.59 km E of San Luis Obispo, California · 14884 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 14885 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.29 km SE of Creston, California · 14886 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.99 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14887 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci113670. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.