M1.6 earthquake 6km E of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Nov 16, 1988, 7:15 PM PST

UTC

1988-11-17 03:15:45 UTC

Depth

5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.397° N, 119.400° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.6 km horizontally, 39.3 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

159°

Stations used

11

• Buttonwillow, CaliforniaPopulation 1,508. Forecast6 kmE
• Shafter, CaliforniaPopulation 18,336. Forecast16 kmSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast35 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast183 kmNW

After

1. 1.99km SSE of Poplar-Cotton Center, CAThu, Nov 17, 8:53 AM PST · 13833 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
2. 1.515km NE of Lebec, CAThu, Nov 17, 8:03 PM PST · 13833 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
3. 1.74km NW of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Nov 21, 4:36 PM PST · 13829 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
4. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Nov 21, 10:56 PM PST · 13828 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
5. 3.316km E of Grapevine, CATue, Nov 22, 12:23 PM PST · 13828 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
6. 1.73km NE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Nov 24, 9:03 AM PST · 13826 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
7. 2.37km W of Shafter, CAThu, Nov 24, 3:49 PM PST · 13826 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
8. 2.013 km SE of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Nov 25, 3:18 AM PST · 13825 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
9. 1.53km NE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Nov 25, 3:40 PM PST · 13825 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
10. 2.916km E of Grapevine, CASat, Nov 26, 12:37 PM PST · 13824 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
11. 2.117km WNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Nov 27, 2:16 PM PST · 13823 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
12. 1.612km NNE of Ojai, CAMon, Nov 28, 12:14 PM PST · 13822 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
13. 3.116km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Nov 29, 7:30 AM PST · 13821 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
14. 2.225km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Nov 30, 1:02 AM PST · 13820 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
15. 2.015km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Dec 1, 8:59 PM PST · 13818 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
16. 2.412km E of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Dec 2, 7:00 AM PST · 13818 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
17. 1.710km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Dec 2, 1:59 PM PST · 13818 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
18. 1.918km S of Maricopa, CASat, Dec 3, 11:14 PM PST · 13816 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
19. 3.111 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaSun, Dec 4, 8:33 AM PST · 13816 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
20. 1.511 km NNW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSun, Dec 4, 8:36 AM PST · 13816 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
21. 1.912 km NE of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Dec 4, 9:18 AM PST · 13816 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
22. 1.911 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Dec 4, 3:53 PM PST · 13816 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
23. 2.225km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 5, 10:16 AM PST · 13815 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
24. 2.38 km ESE of Stratford, CaliforniaTue, Dec 6, 2:55 PM PST · 13814 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
25. 1.520km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Dec 7, 12:25 AM PST · 13813 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
26. 1.74km NW of Frazier Park, CAWed, Dec 7, 3:02 PM PST · 13813 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
27. 1.522km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Dec 8, 12:19 PM PST · 13812 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
28. 2.221km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Dec 9, 3:14 AM PST · 13811 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
29. 1.620km NNE of Carpinteria, CASun, Dec 11, 1:27 AM PST · 13809 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
30. 2.518km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Dec 11, 3:59 PM PST · 13809 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
31. 1.710 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Dec 12, 1:22 AM PST · 13808 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
32. 2.020km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 14, 3:58 AM PST · 13806 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
33. 1.59km W of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Dec 14, 5:14 AM PST · 13806 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
34. 2.122 km WSW of Alpaugh, CaliforniaWed, Dec 14, 7:55 AM PST · 13806 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
35. 1.69 km SW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Dec 15, 5:51 AM PST · 13805 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
36. 1.7Central CaliforniaThu, Dec 15, 7:23 AM PST · 13805 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
37. 1.710 km SW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Dec 15, 7:29 AM PST · 13805 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
38. 2.013km S of Bodfish, CATue, Dec 20, 3:55 AM PST · 13800 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
39. 2.619km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 21, 11:13 AM PST · 13799 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
40. 2.726km NE of Arvin, CASun, Dec 25, 7:13 PM PST · 13795 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
41. 2.05km WSW of Gorman, CATue, Dec 27, 8:03 PM PST · 13793 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
42. 2.010km ESE of Simmler, CAWed, Dec 28, 8:45 AM PST · 13792 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
43. 1.611km W of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Dec 29, 10:34 AM PST · 13791 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
44. 1.69km W of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jan 1, 11:00 PM PST · 13787 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
45. 1.86km W of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jan 4, 5:02 AM PST · 13785 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
46. 1.612km W of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Jan 5, 11:05 AM PST · 13784 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
47. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jan 8, 1:41 PM PST · 13781 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
48. 2.012km SSE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jan 9, 5:54 PM PST · 13780 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
49. 1.716km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Jan 10, 9:44 PM PST · 13778 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
50. 1.816km E of Grapevine, CAFri, Jan 13, 1:31 AM PST · 13776 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
51. 1.824km NNE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 13, 7:11 AM PST · 13776 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
52. 1.710km NW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Jan 13, 10:32 AM PST · 13776 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
53. 2.217km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Jan 14, 12:25 PM PST · 13775 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
54. 2.314 km NNE of Shandon, CaliforniaSat, Jan 14, 5:10 PM PST · 13775 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
55. 2.025km NNE of Arvin, CASat, Jan 14, 5:55 PM PST · 13775 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
56. 2.515km SW of Maricopa, CASat, Jan 14, 9:27 PM PST · 13774 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
57. 2.017km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASun, Jan 15, 4:30 AM PST · 13774 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away

Before

1. 1.915km E of Arvin, CATue, Nov 15, 6:52 AM PST · 13835 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
2. 1.824 km NW of Lost Hills, CaliforniaMon, Nov 14, 3:13 AM PST · 13836 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
3. 2.08km N of Lamont, CASun, Nov 13, 7:00 AM PST · 13837 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
4. 2.318km WNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Nov 13, 12:35 AM PST · 13837 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
5. 2.518km WNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Nov 12, 9:30 PM PST · 13837 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
6. 1.626km NW of Kernville, CASat, Nov 12, 7:15 AM PST · 13838 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
7. 2.013km NE of Lebec, CASat, Nov 12, 1:52 AM PST · 13838 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
8. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Nov 12, 1:24 AM PST · 13838 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
9. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Nov 11, 2:32 PM PST · 13839 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
10. 1.813 km ENE of Edna, CaliforniaFri, Nov 11, 6:14 AM PST · 13839 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
11. 2.2Central CaliforniaWed, Nov 9, 10:47 AM PST · 13841 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
12. 2.217km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Nov 8, 11:49 AM PST · 13842 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
13. 1.518km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Nov 8, 11:28 AM PST · 13842 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
14. 1.718km NE of Lebec, CAMon, Nov 7, 9:18 PM PST · 13842 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
15. 1.613 km SW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Nov 6, 11:46 PM PST · 13843 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.52 km WSW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Nov 6, 10:20 PM PST · 13843 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
17. 1.64 km SW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Nov 5, 3:32 PM PST · 13845 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
18. 1.64 km SSW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Nov 5, 2:24 PM PST · 13845 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
19. 2.55 km SSW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Nov 5, 2:21 PM PST · 13845 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
20. 1.64 km SSW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Nov 5, 2:10 PM PST · 13845 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1013117. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:49 PM UTC.