California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 26km NW of Buttonwillow, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 26km NW of Buttonwillow, CA on Sun, Oct 9, 1988, 1:20 PM PDT (20:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km SW of Huron, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-10-09 20:20:51 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.534° N, 119.707° 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
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 13869 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.517km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13869 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.518km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13868 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.86 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 13868 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.35 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 13868 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.610 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13868 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.26 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 13868 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.311km E of Kettleman City, CA · 13868 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.923km NE of Arvin, CA · 13867 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.56 km SE of Coalinga, California · 13865 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.49 km NE of Avenal, California · 13863 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13863 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13862 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13862 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.612 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13861 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.620km ENE of Taft, CA · 13858 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.623km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13857 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.720km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13857 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 3.215 km NNE of Shandon, California · 13857 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.18km ENE of Los Olivos, CA · 13855 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.717km SW of Lamont, CA · 13852 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13852 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.517km SSW of Lamont, CA · 13851 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.66km SSW of Bakersfield, CA · 13851 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 3.28 km SW of Huron, California · 13848 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.610 km WSW of Huron, California · 13848 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13847 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13847 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.84 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 13847 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.18 km WSW of Huron, California · 13844 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13844 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.517km SSE of Arvin, CA · 13844 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.122km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 13843 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.64 km SSW of Avenal, California · 13843 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.03 km S of Avenal, California · 13843 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.64 km SSW of Avenal, California · 13843 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.55 km SSW of Avenal, California · 13843 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.64 km SSW of Avenal, California · 13843 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.64 km SW of Avenal, California · 13843 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.52 km WSW of Avenal, California · 13842 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.613 km SW of Avenal, California · 13842 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.910 km WSW of Huron, California · 13840 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.85 km SSW of Huron, California · 13840 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 2.2Central California · 13839 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.410 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13839 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 13838 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.813 km ENE of Edna, California · 13837 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.610km ESE of Orcutt, CA · 13837 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.08km N of Lamont, CA · 13835 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13835 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.824 km NW of Lost Hills, California · 13835 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13834 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.66km E of Buttonwillow, CA · 13832 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.99km SSE of Poplar-Cotton Center, CA · 13831 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 2.50 km SE of Exeter, California · 13829 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 13827 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 2.19km ESE of Orcutt, CA · 13826 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.37km W of Shafter, CA · 13824 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 2.013 km SE of Parkfield, California · 13824 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 3.116km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13819 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 1.911 km SW of Huron, California · 13872 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.936km SSW of Maricopa, CA · 13873 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.123km NE of Arvin, CA · 13873 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.94 km S of Huron, California · 13875 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.24 km SSE of Huron, California · 13875 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.95 km SSE of Huron, California · 13875 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.62km ESE of Lamont, CA · 13876 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.524km E of Maricopa, CA · 13877 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.916 km ENE of Bradley, California · 13877 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.94 km S of Huron, California · 13878 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13880 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.55km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 13881 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.216 km ENE of Bradley, California · 13883 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 13883 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.012 km NW of Avenal, California · 13884 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.67 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13884 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.58km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 13884 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.610 km S of Huron, California · 13889 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.525km NNE of Arvin, CA · 13891 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.817 km NW of Huron, California · 13892 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

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