California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 27km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA on Mon, May 16, 1988, 1:12 PM PDT (20:12 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 13km SE of Porterville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1988-05-16 20:12:19 UTC
Depth
21.3 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.514° N, 119.733° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
200°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.312 km E of Coalinga, California · 14017 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.611 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14014 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.78 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14014 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.47 km SSE of Home Garden, California · 14013 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.010 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14011 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 14010 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.212 km SW of Huron, California · 14009 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.517km SW of Lamont, CA · 14007 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.62 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14007 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.57 km SW of Atascadero, California · 14003 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.614km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14002 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.811 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14002 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.07 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13999 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.210km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 13999 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.96 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13998 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13998 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.24 km N of Coalinga, California · 13997 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.223 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13995 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.811 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13994 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.55 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13994 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.415km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13994 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.625km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13993 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.614 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13993 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.14 km NNE of Kettleman City, California · 13991 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.714km SSE of Arvin, CA · 13989 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.75 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13988 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.614km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13988 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.721 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 13987 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 3.113km SE of Porterville, CA · 13985 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 3.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 13985 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.823 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 13984 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.94 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13981 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.65 km N of Stratford, California · 13980 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.77km NE of Simmler, CA · 13979 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.69 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 13979 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.38 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 13976 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 13976 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.617km WNW of Taft, CA · 13976 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.712km NE of Taft, CA · 13972 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.810 km WNW of Avenal, California · 13972 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.911 km WNW of Avenal, California · 13972 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.37km NE of Simmler, CA · 13970 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 1.611 km E of Edna, California · 13967 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.710 km WSW of Huron, California · 13967 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.011 km WSW of Huron, California · 13965 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.426km NNE of Nipomo, CA · 13964 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.410 km E of Coalinga, California · 13963 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.010 km SSE of Huron, California · 13962 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.815km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13962 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.012km NE of Taft, CA · 13961 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.112km ENE of Taft, CA · 13961 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.713km NE of Taft, CA · 13961 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.411 km WSW of Huron, California · 13958 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.110km SW of Grapevine, CA · 14018 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.45km ESE of Orcutt, CA · 14022 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.917km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14022 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.125 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14024 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.06km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14030 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.07km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14030 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.611 km SSW of Huron, California · 14030 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14030 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.613 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14031 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.511 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14034 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14038 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.52km E of Los Alamos, CA · 14039 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.110 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14041 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.712 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14042 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.2Central California · 14043 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.515km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14044 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.14 km NNE of Edna, California · 14045 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.915km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14048 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14048 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci639424. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:09 PM UTC.