M2.4 earthquake 9km NNE of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (mc), micro

Local time

Tue, Nov 25, 1986, 2:37 PM PST

UTC

1986-11-25 22:37:23 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.473° N, 119.434° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

143°

Stations used

0

• Buttonwillow, CaliforniaPopulation 1,508. Forecast9 kmNNE
• Shafter, CaliforniaPopulation 18,336. Forecast15 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast39 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast192 kmNW

After

1. 1.726km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Nov 26, 2:08 AM PST · 14545 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
2. 2.310 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Nov 26, 11:06 AM PST · 14545 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
3. 2.318km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Nov 26, 3:14 PM PST · 14545 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
4. 1.89 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaThu, Nov 27, 10:05 PM PST · 14544 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
5. 1.8Central CaliforniaThu, Nov 27, 10:10 PM PST · 14544 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
6. 2.07km SSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Nov 28, 2:05 PM PST · 14543 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
7. 2.310 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Nov 28, 5:16 PM PST · 14543 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
8. 2.311 km NNE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Nov 29, 12:04 AM PST · 14543 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
9. 2.119km SSE of Arvin, CASat, Nov 29, 9:19 PM PST · 14542 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
10. 2.28km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Nov 30, 4:23 PM PST · 14541 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
11. 2.312km WSW of Lamont, CAMon, Dec 1, 9:15 AM PST · 14540 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
12. 2.712km SW of Lamont, CAMon, Dec 1, 11:32 AM PST · 14540 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
13. 1.613km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Dec 1, 7:32 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
14. 1.911 km NE of Shandon, CaliforniaTue, Dec 2, 3:28 AM PST · 14539 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
15. 2.69 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Dec 2, 2:23 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
16. 3.110 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Dec 2, 3:09 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
17. 2.39 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Dec 2, 3:14 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.311 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Dec 2, 3:28 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
19. 2.419km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Dec 6, 2:48 AM PST · 14535 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
20. 2.211 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 6:34 AM PST · 14535 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
21. 1.98 km WSW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 10:10 AM PST · 14535 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
22. 1.613 km WSW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 10:12 AM PST · 14535 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
23. 2.68 km ESE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 6:25 PM PST · 14535 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
24. 2.013km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Dec 6, 8:35 PM PST · 14535 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
25. 1.813km S of Arvin, CASat, Dec 6, 9:02 PM PST · 14535 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
26. 2.31 km SSE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 2:01 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
27. 1.815km SW of Lamont, CASun, Dec 7, 7:47 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
28. 2.12 km SSE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 2:57 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
29. 2.216km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 8, 12:25 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
30. 1.518km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 8, 12:38 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
31. 1.915km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Dec 8, 3:55 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
32. 1.817km WNW of Grapevine, CATue, Dec 9, 10:43 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
33. 2.36 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Dec 9, 8:42 PM PST · 14532 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
34. 2.26 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 4:41 AM PST · 14531 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
35. 2.17 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 3:53 PM PST · 14531 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
36. 2.211 km SW of Stratford, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 4:36 PM PST · 14531 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
37. 1.84km W of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 11, 6:12 AM PST · 14530 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
38. 1.69 km SW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 12:00 PM PST · 14530 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
39. 2.019km WSW of Lamont, CAFri, Dec 12, 5:45 AM PST · 14529 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
40. 1.615km SW of Lamont, CASat, Dec 13, 5:24 PM PST · 14528 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
41. 1.75 km S of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 5:39 PM PST · 14528 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
42. 1.911 km NNW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSun, Dec 14, 12:37 AM PST · 14528 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
43. 2.420km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 15, 4:31 PM PST · 14526 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
44. 2.15km W of Wasco, CATue, Dec 16, 1:43 AM PST · 14525 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
45. 2.74 km SSE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaWed, Dec 17, 9:48 PM PST · 14524 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
46. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Dec 18, 10:50 PM PST · 14523 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
47. 1.818 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 3:29 AM PST · 14521 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
48. 1.820 km S of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 3:31 AM PST · 14521 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
49. 2.017 km SSW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 3:33 AM PST · 14521 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
50. 1.710 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaSun, Dec 21, 10:42 PM PST · 14520 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
51. 1.918 km SSW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 6:08 PM PST · 14519 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
52. 2.220 km SSE of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 6:10 PM PST · 14519 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
53. 1.617km SE of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 24, 12:12 PM PST · 14517 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
54. 1.96 km W of Kettleman City, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 7:40 PM PST · 14517 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
55. 2.412 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaThu, Dec 25, 11:54 PM PST · 14516 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
56. 1.96 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Dec 26, 6:24 PM PST · 14515 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
57. 1.514km SSW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 26, 11:13 PM PST · 14515 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
58. 2.217km ESE of Arvin, CASat, Dec 27, 3:32 AM PST · 14514 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
59. 2.28 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Dec 29, 2:37 PM PST · 14512 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
60. 1.814km SSE of Arvin, CATue, Dec 30, 1:57 AM PST · 14511 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

1. 2.59km NNW of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 24, 12:02 PM PST · 14547 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
2. 2.04km W of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 24, 10:43 AM PST · 14547 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
3. 1.911 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Nov 24, 3:33 AM PST · 14547 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
4. 2.611 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Nov 24, 3:03 AM PST · 14547 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
5. 2.43 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Nov 23, 8:33 PM PST · 14548 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
6. 3.19 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Nov 23, 8:31 PM PST · 14548 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
7. 2.126km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Nov 23, 3:07 PM PST · 14548 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
8. 2.112 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaSun, Nov 23, 11:49 AM PST · 14548 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
9. 2.011 km NE of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Nov 22, 6:50 PM PST · 14549 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
10. 2.610 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Nov 22, 6:41 PM PST · 14549 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
11. 1.69 km NE of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Nov 22, 6:40 PM PST · 14549 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
12. 2.312 km NNW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Nov 22, 6:30 PM PST · 14549 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
13. 2.810 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Nov 22, 2:31 PM PST · 14549 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
14. 3.211 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Nov 22, 10:36 AM PST · 14549 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
15. 2.14km W of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 21, 3:52 PM PST · 14550 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.58 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Nov 17, 4:40 PM PST · 14554 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
17. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Nov 15, 5:32 AM PST · 14556 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
18. 1.910km NE of Grapevine, CASat, Nov 15, 4:28 AM PST · 14556 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
19. 1.910 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Nov 12, 5:15 PM PST · 14559 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
20. 1.910 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Nov 12, 2:14 PM PST · 14559 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci713612. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.