M1.8 earthquake 10km E of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (mc), micro

Local time

Sat, May 16, 1987, 1:25 AM PDT

UTC

1987-05-16 08:25:19 UTC

Depth

4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.404° N, 119.354° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

158°

Stations used

0

• Buttonwillow, CaliforniaPopulation 1,508. Forecast11 kmE
• Shafter, CaliforniaPopulation 18,336. Forecast13 kmSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast31 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast181 kmNNW

After

1. 2.17km NNW of Lamont, CATue, May 19, 2:37 PM PDT · 14377 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
2. 1.74 km NE of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, May 20, 5:35 PM PDT · 14376 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
3. 2.115km SW of Lamont, CAThu, May 21, 12:51 AM PDT · 14375 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
4. 1.92 km WNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, May 23, 12:21 PM PDT · 14373 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
5. 1.68km NE of Grapevine, CATue, May 26, 11:43 AM PDT · 14370 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
6. 1.924km NW of Grapevine, CATue, May 26, 6:45 PM PDT · 14369 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
7. 1.55km N of Grapevine, CAFri, May 29, 1:01 PM PDT · 14367 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
8. 1.65km SSE of Frazier Park, CASat, May 30, 4:26 PM PDT · 14366 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.920km NNW of Grapevine, CASun, May 31, 1:36 PM PDT · 14365 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
10. 2.18km NNW of Kernville, CAMon, Jun 1, 8:11 AM PDT · 14364 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
11. 1.712km E of Arvin, CATue, Jun 2, 8:07 AM PDT · 14363 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
12. 1.73km NW of Kettleman City, CATue, Jun 2, 9:43 AM PDT · 14363 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
13. 2.617km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jun 4, 1:11 AM PDT · 14361 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
14. 2.19km ESE of Gorman, CAThu, Jun 4, 1:28 PM PDT · 14361 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
15. 1.526km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 5, 5:32 PM PDT · 14360 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
16. 2.29 km NE of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Jun 5, 11:08 PM PDT · 14359 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
17. 1.79 km NE of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Jun 6, 7:34 PM PDT · 14358 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.710 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Jun 8, 4:29 AM PDT · 14357 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
19. 1.718km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Jun 8, 11:57 PM PDT · 14356 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
20. 1.79 km NE of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Jun 9, 10:09 AM PDT · 14356 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
21. 2.8Central CaliforniaTue, Jun 9, 10:13 AM PDT · 14356 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
22. 2.99km N of Kettleman City, CATue, Jun 9, 10:14 AM PDT · 14356 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
23. 1.810 km NW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaTue, Jun 9, 12:49 PM PDT · 14356 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
24. 1.619km SSW of Lamont, CATue, Jun 9, 11:43 PM PDT · 14355 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
25. 1.98km NNW of Kernville, CAWed, Jun 10, 8:01 AM PDT · 14355 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
26. 2.110km WSW of Wasco, CAThu, Jun 11, 4:59 AM PDT · 14354 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
27. 1.611km W of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 14, 2:20 AM PDT · 14351 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
28. 1.71 km W of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 3:33 AM PDT · 14351 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
29. 1.93 km W of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 3:45 AM PDT · 14351 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
30. 1.82 km W of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 8:52 PM PDT · 14350 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
31. 2.914km W of Tehachapi, CATue, Jun 16, 9:43 PM PDT · 14348 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
32. 2.124km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jun 20, 10:10 PM PDT · 14344 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
33. 1.821km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 21, 5:59 AM PDT · 14344 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
34. 2.920km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 21, 5:59 AM PDT · 14344 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
35. 1.718km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 21, 7:18 AM PDT · 14344 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
36. 1.821km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 21, 9:33 AM PDT · 14344 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
37. 2.321km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 22, 6:26 AM PDT · 14343 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
38. 1.523km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 22, 8:51 AM PDT · 14343 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
39. 1.83 km SE of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Jun 23, 6:35 PM PDT · 14341 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
40. 1.82 km SSE of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 3:15 AM PDT · 14341 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
41. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jun 24, 6:01 AM PDT · 14341 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
42. 1.810km ESE of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 24, 8:22 AM PDT · 14341 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
43. 1.57 km SSW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Jun 28, 1:05 PM PDT · 14337 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
44. 1.815km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 29, 1:29 AM PDT · 14336 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
45. 1.923km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 1, 12:34 PM PDT · 14334 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
46. 3.016km WNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 3, 4:48 AM PDT · 14332 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
47. 1.618km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 5, 12:01 PM PDT · 14330 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
48. 1.83km S of Kettleman City, CAMon, Jul 6, 7:23 AM PDT · 14329 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
49. 1.90 km SSE of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Jul 6, 7:24 AM PDT · 14329 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
50. 1.98km W of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jul 6, 11:48 PM PDT · 14328 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
51. 1.91 km SSW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Jul 8, 3:57 PM PDT · 14327 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
52. 1.717km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 9, 10:37 AM PDT · 14326 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
53. 1.88km NW of Kernville, CAFri, Jul 10, 1:52 PM PDT · 14325 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away

Before

1. 2.126km NNE of Montecito, CAMon, May 11, 11:29 PM PDT · 14384 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
2. 1.96 km ENE of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, May 9, 7:22 PM PDT · 14386 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
3. 1.811km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, May 9, 10:53 AM PDT · 14387 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
4. 2.022km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, May 6, 1:54 PM PDT · 14390 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
5. 2.425 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaMon, May 4, 8:22 AM PDT · 14392 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
6. 2.125 km SSE of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, May 4, 7:57 AM PDT · 14392 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
7. 1.823km NE of Arvin, CASun, May 3, 9:53 PM PDT · 14392 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
8. 2.03km E of Kernville, CASun, May 3, 5:20 PM PDT · 14393 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
9. 1.78km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, May 2, 3:28 AM PDT · 14394 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
10. 1.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Apr 28, 5:34 PM PDT · 14398 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
11. 2.021km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Apr 27, 8:57 PM PDT · 14398 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
12. 2.122km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Apr 26, 1:54 AM PDT · 14400 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.94km ESE of Kernville, CAThu, Apr 16, 6:16 AM PDT · 14410 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci722203. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.