M1.5 earthquake 15km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (mh), micro

Local time

Tue, Apr 19, 1988, 11:23 PM PDT

UTC

1988-04-20 06:23:59 UTC

Depth

5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.437° N, 119.627° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

175°

Stations used

0

• Buttonwillow, CaliforniaPopulation 1,508. Forecast15 kmWNW
• Wasco, CaliforniaPopulation 26,279. Forecast31 kmSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast56 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast199 kmNW

After

1. 1.712 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Apr 22, 1:40 PM PDT · 14039 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
2. 1.52km E of Los Alamos, CASun, Apr 24, 11:08 PM PDT · 14037 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
3. 1.624km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Apr 26, 8:33 PM PDT · 14035 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
4. 2.511 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Apr 30, 6:10 PM PDT · 14031 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
5. 1.717km WNW of Tehachapi, CATue, May 3, 10:27 AM PDT · 14028 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
6. 1.611 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, May 4, 1:58 PM PDT · 14027 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
7. 2.07km WNW of Frazier Park, CAWed, May 4, 3:34 PM PDT · 14027 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
8. 2.06km WNW of Frazier Park, CAWed, May 4, 3:38 PM PDT · 14027 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
9. 1.917km E of Arvin, CASat, May 7, 7:05 PM PDT · 14024 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
10. 1.719km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 7, 11:56 PM PDT · 14024 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
11. 3.125 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaTue, May 10, 2:29 PM PDT · 14021 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
12. 1.917km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, May 12, 12:58 AM PDT · 14020 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
13. 2.45km ESE of Orcutt, CAThu, May 12, 11:36 AM PDT · 14019 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
14. 2.110km SW of Grapevine, CASun, May 15, 8:02 PM PDT · 14016 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
15. 1.627km WNW of Buttonwillow, CAMon, May 16, 1:12 PM PDT · 14015 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
16. 2.312 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, May 17, 5:29 AM PDT · 14015 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
17. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, May 18, 4:48 PM PDT · 14013 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
18. 1.611 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, May 20, 1:04 AM PDT · 14012 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
19. 2.47 km SSE of Home Garden, CaliforniaSat, May 21, 11:24 AM PDT · 14010 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
20. 2.010 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, May 23, 2:51 AM PDT · 14009 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
21. 2.212 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, May 25, 2:27 PM PDT · 14006 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
22. 2.017km E of Arvin, CAThu, May 26, 11:16 AM PDT · 14005 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
23. 1.517km SW of Lamont, CAThu, May 26, 8:05 PM PDT · 14005 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
24. 1.62 km WNW of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, May 27, 4:11 PM PDT · 14004 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
25. 2.57 km SW of Atascadero, CaliforniaTue, May 31, 8:53 AM PDT · 14001 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
26. 2.326km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, May 31, 10:54 PM PDT · 14000 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
27. 1.614km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jun 1, 1:02 AM PDT · 14000 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
28. 2.210km ENE of Maricopa, CASat, Jun 4, 6:58 PM PDT · 13996 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
29. 2.126km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 6, 11:22 AM PDT · 13994 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
30. 2.415km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Jun 9, 4:31 AM PDT · 13992 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
31. 2.524km NE of Arvin, CAThu, Jun 9, 5:46 PM PDT · 13991 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
32. 1.625km SSW of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 10, 7:43 AM PDT · 13991 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
33. 5.416km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Jun 10, 4:06 PM PDT · 13990 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
34. 1.916km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Jun 10, 4:15 PM PDT · 13990 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
35. 2.316km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Jun 10, 4:15 PM PDT · 13990 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
36. 3.615km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Jun 10, 4:22 PM PDT · 13990 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
37. 1.615km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Jun 10, 4:29 PM PDT · 13990 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
38. 2.015km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Jun 10, 4:38 PM PDT · 13990 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
39. 1.916km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Jun 10, 4:43 PM PDT · 13990 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
40. 2.316km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Jun 10, 4:49 PM PDT · 13990 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
41. 2.014km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Jun 10, 5:10 PM PDT · 13990 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
42. 2.914km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Jun 10, 5:36 PM PDT · 13990 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
43. 2.316km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Jun 10, 5:59 PM PDT · 13990 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
44. 2.515km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Jun 10, 6:29 PM PDT · 13990 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
45. 3.216km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Jun 10, 6:54 PM PDT · 13990 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
46. 2.916km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Jun 10, 7:00 PM PDT · 13990 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
47. 1.516km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Jun 10, 7:03 PM PDT · 13990 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
48. 2.016km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Jun 10, 7:03 PM PDT · 13990 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
49. 1.817km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Jun 10, 7:33 PM PDT · 13990 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
50. 2.016km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Jun 10, 7:45 PM PDT · 13990 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
51. 2.016km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Jun 10, 7:53 PM PDT · 13990 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
52. 2.316km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Jun 10, 8:07 PM PDT · 13990 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
53. 2.414km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Jun 10, 9:31 PM PDT · 13990 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
54. 1.715km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Jun 10, 9:33 PM PDT · 13990 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
55. 1.915km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Jun 10, 10:50 PM PDT · 13990 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
56. 3.015km NE of Lebec, CASat, Jun 11, 1:41 AM PDT · 13990 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
57. 1.616km NE of Lebec, CASat, Jun 11, 1:46 AM PDT · 13990 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
58. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jun 11, 4:24 AM PDT · 13990 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
59. 1.515km NE of Lebec, CASat, Jun 11, 10:01 AM PDT · 13989 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
60. 1.815km NE of Lebec, CASat, Jun 11, 1:41 PM PDT · 13989 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

1. 2.14 km NNE of Edna, CaliforniaTue, Apr 19, 11:19 AM PDT · 14042 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
2. 1.915km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Apr 16, 3:29 PM PDT · 14045 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
3. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Apr 16, 3:20 PM PDT · 14045 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
4. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 16, 12:36 PM PDT · 14045 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
5. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 16, 10:23 AM PDT · 14045 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
6. 3.58km ENE of Taft, CAWed, Apr 13, 7:28 AM PDT · 14049 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
7. 2.415km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Apr 12, 7:39 PM PDT · 14049 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
8. 2.19 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Apr 11, 1:21 PM PDT · 14050 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
9. 2.29 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Apr 11, 1:06 PM PDT · 14050 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
10. 2.27 km S of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Apr 9, 10:11 PM PDT · 14052 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
11. 1.74km SW of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Apr 7, 7:28 PM PDT · 14054 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
12. 2.34km WNW of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Apr 7, 3:12 PM PDT · 14054 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
13. 1.65km NW of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Apr 7, 4:14 AM PDT · 14055 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
14. 1.624km ENE of Maricopa, CAWed, Apr 6, 1:26 AM PDT · 14056 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
15. 2.324km WSW of Lamont, CAMon, Apr 4, 6:23 PM PDT · 14057 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
16. 1.523km NE of Arvin, CASun, Apr 3, 11:59 PM PDT · 14058 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
17. 2.418km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASun, Apr 3, 10:43 PM PDT · 14058 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
18. 2.54km SSE of Frazier Park, CASat, Apr 2, 3:16 AM PST · 14060 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
19. 2.06 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Mar 31, 12:47 AM PST · 14062 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
20. 1.66km NNW of Wasco, CAMon, Mar 28, 6:30 AM PST · 14065 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci638071. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:14 AM UTC.