M2.3 earthquake 4km N of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Jul 10, 1986, 4:02 AM PDT

UTC

1986-07-10 11:02:10 UTC

Depth

5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.433° N, 119.468° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

174°

Stations used

0

• Buttonwillow, CaliforniaPopulation 1,508. Forecast4 kmN
• Shafter, CaliforniaPopulation 18,336. Forecast19 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast41 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast190 kmNW

After

1. 3.821 km ENE of Edna, CaliforniaSun, Jul 13, 5:33 PM PDT · 14685 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
2. 2.022km NNE of Los Olivos, CAWed, Jul 16, 7:36 AM PDT · 14682 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
3. 2.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jul 16, 3:16 PM PDT · 14682 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
4. 2.416km ESE of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Jul 17, 10:40 PM PDT · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
5. 1.715km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 19, 1:51 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
6. 2.56km WSW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 21, 7:40 AM PDT · 14677 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
7. 1.712 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 12:48 PM PDT · 14677 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
8. 2.05km WNW of Kernville, CATue, Jul 22, 4:32 AM PDT · 14677 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
9. 1.66 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Jul 24, 3:32 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
10. 2.54 km WNW of Waukena, CaliforniaThu, Jul 24, 4:16 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
11. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Jul 24, 5:44 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
12. 2.113km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 25, 4:28 PM PDT · 14673 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
13. 1.88 km S of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Jul 26, 2:04 AM PDT · 14673 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
14. 2.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 28, 11:13 PM PDT · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
15. 2.98 km W of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 8:59 PM PDT · 14668 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
16. 1.77 km W of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 9:42 PM PDT · 14668 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
17. 2.118km W of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 31, 8:29 AM PDT · 14667 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
18. 2.113km WNW of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 1, 2:00 AM PDT · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
19. 1.912km SSW of Arvin, CASat, Aug 2, 12:18 AM PDT · 14666 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
20. 2.022km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 3, 10:51 AM PDT · 14664 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
21. 1.83km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 3, 11:19 AM PDT · 14664 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
22. 1.55 km SE of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Aug 5, 12:42 AM PDT · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
23. 2.217km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 8, 7:15 AM PDT · 14659 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
24. 2.215km S of Bodfish, CATue, Aug 12, 3:27 PM PDT · 14655 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
25. 2.016km WSW of Rosedale, CAThu, Aug 14, 4:14 PM PDT · 14653 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
26. 2.11km W of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Aug 14, 4:41 PM PDT · 14653 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
27. 1.75km N of Taft, CAFri, Aug 15, 5:22 AM PDT · 14653 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
28. 2.210 km NW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaFri, Aug 15, 5:49 PM PDT · 14652 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
29. 2.37 km WNW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Aug 16, 12:44 PM PDT · 14651 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
30. 2.36 km ENE of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Aug 16, 12:45 PM PDT · 14651 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
31. 1.622km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Aug 20, 1:32 AM PDT · 14648 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
32. 2.67km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Aug 21, 4:57 AM PDT · 14647 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
33. 2.511km SSW of Shafter, CAThu, Aug 21, 10:58 AM PDT · 14646 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
34. 1.910 km NE of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Aug 21, 8:55 PM PDT · 14646 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
35. 2.15 km S of Huron, CaliforniaThu, Aug 21, 9:20 PM PDT · 14646 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
36. 2.111 km NW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaFri, Aug 22, 2:15 AM PDT · 14646 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
37. 2.36km ENE of Simmler, CAFri, Aug 22, 11:04 AM PDT · 14645 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
38. 1.911km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Aug 24, 8:31 PM PDT · 14643 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
39. 2.04km W of Frazier Park, CAThu, Aug 28, 7:53 AM PDT · 14639 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
40. 1.51km WSW of Gorman, CAFri, Aug 29, 3:58 PM PDT · 14638 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
41. 1.614km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 1, 9:21 AM PDT · 14635 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
42. 3.0Central CaliforniaMon, Sep 1, 12:43 PM PDT · 14635 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
43. 1.74km N of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Sep 3, 9:12 AM PDT · 14633 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
44. 2.23km NE of Frazier Park, CAWed, Sep 3, 12:46 PM PDT · 14633 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
45. 2.29 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Sep 3, 8:49 PM PDT · 14633 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
46. 1.711km SW of Arvin, CAWed, Sep 3, 10:46 PM PDT · 14633 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
47. 2.09km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 4, 12:48 AM PDT · 14633 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
48. 2.010km WSW of Grapevine, CASun, Sep 7, 12:56 AM PDT · 14630 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

Before

1. 1.69 km NE of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Jul 9, 6:58 PM PDT · 14689 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
2. 2.25 km S of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Jul 9, 4:01 PM PDT · 14689 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.96 km S of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Jul 9, 3:57 PM PDT · 14689 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
4. 1.716km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 9, 1:21 AM PDT · 14690 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
5. 2.611km WNW of Kernville, CATue, Jul 8, 10:53 PM PDT · 14690 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
6. 2.113km SSE of Bodfish, CATue, Jul 8, 8:51 PM PDT · 14690 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.919km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 4, 10:14 PM PDT · 14694 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
8. 1.821km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 4, 8:45 PM PDT · 14694 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
9. 3.321km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 4, 8:24 PM PDT · 14694 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
10. 2.09 km SW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Jun 28, 4:10 PM PDT · 14700 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
11. 2.111 km NE of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Jun 28, 6:50 AM PDT · 14701 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
12. 2.04 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Jun 28, 5:28 AM PDT · 14701 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
13. 1.67 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Jun 28, 5:08 AM PDT · 14701 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
14. 2.22 km SE of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Jun 27, 6:38 AM PDT · 14702 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
15. 1.83km SE of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jun 26, 10:23 AM PDT · 14702 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
16. 1.89km NE of Grapevine, CAWed, Jun 25, 8:05 PM PDT · 14703 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
17. 1.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jun 24, 2:35 PM PDT · 14704 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
18. 1.92 km SE of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Jun 23, 2:12 PM PDT · 14705 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
19. 1.919km NE of Taft, CAMon, Jun 23, 12:09 PM PDT · 14705 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
20. 1.68 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Jun 22, 8:01 PM PDT · 14706 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci701622. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:31 AM UTC.