M2.4 earthquake 16km ESE of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Jul 17, 1986, 10:40 PM PDT

UTC

1986-07-18 05:40:02 UTC

Depth

4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.324° N, 119.324° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

120°

Stations used

0

• Dustin Acres, CaliforniaPopulation 652. Forecast13 kmNNE
• Rosedale, CaliforniaPopulation 14,058. Forecast18 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast28 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast172 kmNW

After

1. 1.715km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 19, 1:51 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
2. 2.56km WSW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 21, 7:40 AM PDT · 14678 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
3. 2.05km WNW of Kernville, CATue, Jul 22, 4:32 AM PDT · 14677 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
4. 2.54 km WNW of Waukena, CaliforniaThu, Jul 24, 4:16 AM PDT · 14675 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.113km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 25, 4:28 PM PDT · 14674 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
6. 2.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jul 28, 11:13 PM PDT · 14671 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
7. 2.118km W of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 31, 8:29 AM PDT · 14668 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
8. 2.113km WNW of Bodfish, CAFri, Aug 1, 2:00 AM PDT · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
9. 1.69km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Aug 1, 6:10 AM PDT · 14667 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
10. 1.912km SSW of Arvin, CASat, Aug 2, 12:18 AM PDT · 14667 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
11. 1.618km NNW of Fillmore, CASat, Aug 2, 9:55 PM PDT · 14666 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.622km NNW of Fillmore, CASun, Aug 3, 3:54 AM PDT · 14665 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
13. 2.022km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 3, 10:51 AM PDT · 14665 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
14. 1.83km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 3, 11:19 AM PDT · 14665 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
15. 2.217km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Aug 8, 7:15 AM PDT · 14660 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
16. 2.34km E of Wofford Heights, CASun, Aug 10, 9:02 PM PDT · 14658 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
17. 2.215km S of Bodfish, CATue, Aug 12, 3:27 PM PDT · 14656 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
18. 2.016km WSW of Rosedale, CAThu, Aug 14, 4:14 PM PDT · 14654 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
19. 2.11km W of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Aug 14, 4:41 PM PDT · 14654 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
20. 1.75km N of Taft, CAFri, Aug 15, 5:22 AM PDT · 14653 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
21. 2.114km SSW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 17, 9:35 PM PDT · 14651 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
22. 1.622km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Aug 20, 1:32 AM PDT · 14648 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
23. 2.67km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Aug 21, 4:57 AM PDT · 14647 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
24. 2.511km SSW of Shafter, CAThu, Aug 21, 10:58 AM PDT · 14647 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
25. 2.36km ENE of Simmler, CAFri, Aug 22, 11:04 AM PDT · 14646 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
26. 1.911km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Aug 24, 8:31 PM PDT · 14644 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
27. 2.04km W of Frazier Park, CAThu, Aug 28, 7:53 AM PDT · 14640 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
28. 1.51km WSW of Gorman, CAFri, Aug 29, 3:58 PM PDT · 14639 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
29. 1.614km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Sep 1, 9:21 AM PDT · 14636 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
30. 1.74km N of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Sep 3, 9:12 AM PDT · 14634 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
31. 2.23km NE of Frazier Park, CAWed, Sep 3, 12:46 PM PDT · 14634 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
32. 1.711km SW of Arvin, CAWed, Sep 3, 10:46 PM PDT · 14634 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
33. 2.09km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Sep 4, 12:48 AM PDT · 14633 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
34. 2.010km WSW of Grapevine, CASun, Sep 7, 12:56 AM PDT · 14630 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
35. 1.88km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 10, 10:12 AM PDT · 14627 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
36. 2.116km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Sep 10, 5:54 PM PDT · 14627 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
37. 2.08 km SE of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Sep 11, 10:01 AM PDT · 14626 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
38. 1.96km E of Ojai, CAThu, Sep 11, 11:07 AM PDT · 14626 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
39. 2.09km E of Ojai, CAThu, Sep 11, 11:15 AM PDT · 14626 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
40. 1.719km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 12, 4:34 AM PDT · 14625 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
41. 2.516km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Sep 12, 10:18 PM PDT · 14625 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
42. 1.616km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Sep 13, 1:54 AM PDT · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
43. 1.66km SSW of Grapevine, CASat, Sep 13, 3:52 AM PDT · 14624 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
44. 1.99km E of Ojai, CASat, Sep 13, 1:57 PM PDT · 14624 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away

Before

1. 2.220km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jul 16, 3:16 PM PDT · 14683 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
2. 2.022km NNE of Los Olivos, CAWed, Jul 16, 7:36 AM PDT · 14683 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
3. 3.821 km ENE of Edna, CaliforniaSun, Jul 13, 5:33 PM PDT · 14686 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
4. 2.34km N of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Jul 10, 4:02 AM PDT · 14689 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
5. 1.716km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 9, 1:21 AM PDT · 14690 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
6. 2.611km WNW of Kernville, CATue, Jul 8, 10:53 PM PDT · 14691 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
7. 2.113km SSE of Bodfish, CATue, Jul 8, 8:51 PM PDT · 14691 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
8. 1.919km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 4, 10:14 PM PDT · 14695 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
9. 1.821km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 4, 8:45 PM PDT · 14695 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
10. 3.321km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 4, 8:24 PM PDT · 14695 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
11. 2.09 km SW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Jun 28, 4:10 PM PDT · 14701 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
12. 1.83km SE of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jun 26, 10:23 AM PDT · 14703 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
13. 1.89km NE of Grapevine, CAWed, Jun 25, 8:05 PM PDT · 14704 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
14. 1.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jun 24, 2:35 PM PDT · 14705 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
15. 1.919km NE of Taft, CAMon, Jun 23, 12:09 PM PDT · 14706 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
16. 2.33km N of Kernville, CASun, Jun 22, 11:41 AM PDT · 14707 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
17. 1.64km SE of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jun 20, 12:58 AM PDT · 14709 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
18. 1.93km SE of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jun 20, 12:58 AM PDT · 14709 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
19. 1.715km N of Grapevine, CAWed, Jun 18, 4:32 AM PDT · 14711 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci703050. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC.