M1.9 earthquake 25km NW of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (mc), micro

Local time

Fri, Jul 22, 1988, 6:08 AM PDT

UTC

1988-07-22 13:08:49 UTC

Depth

5.1 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.531° N, 119.698° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

188°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Lost Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 2,412. Forecast9 kmS
• Wasco, CaliforniaPopulation 26,279. Forecast33 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast64 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast211 kmNW

After

1. 1.94 km WSW of Paso Robles, CaliforniaSat, Jul 23, 2:19 PM PDT · 13948 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
2. 2.225km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASat, Jul 23, 7:16 PM PDT · 13948 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.610 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaSun, Jul 24, 10:18 AM PDT · 13947 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
4. 2.311 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaSun, Jul 24, 3:17 PM PDT · 13947 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
5. 1.63 km SE of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Jul 27, 10:37 PM PDT · 13944 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
6. 1.715km WNW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 29, 2:37 AM PDT · 13942 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
7. 2.48 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Jul 29, 3:57 AM PDT · 13942 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
8. 3.28 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jul 31, 3:26 AM PDT · 13940 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
9. 2.210 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Aug 5, 7:34 PM PDT · 13935 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
10. 2.111 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Aug 6, 6:25 AM PDT · 13934 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
11. 2.39km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Aug 9, 11:10 PM PDT · 13931 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
12. 1.722km W of Taft, CAWed, Aug 10, 3:04 AM PDT · 13930 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
13. 3.38 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Aug 12, 7:40 AM PDT · 13928 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
14. 2.49 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Aug 12, 8:50 AM PDT · 13928 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
15. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Aug 13, 1:48 AM PDT · 13928 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.70km ESE of Tipton, CASat, Aug 13, 5:49 AM PDT · 13927 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
17. 2.717 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Aug 13, 1:12 PM PDT · 13927 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.217 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Aug 13, 1:14 PM PDT · 13927 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
19. 2.05 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Aug 15, 8:16 PM PDT · 13925 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
20. 1.74 km WSW of Paso Robles, CaliforniaThu, Aug 18, 5:22 PM PDT · 13922 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
21. 1.57 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Aug 20, 4:32 PM PDT · 13920 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
22. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Aug 20, 11:36 PM PDT · 13920 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
23. 2.67 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Aug 21, 3:06 AM PDT · 13919 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
24. 2.210 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaSun, Aug 21, 9:33 AM PDT · 13919 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
25. 2.39 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Aug 22, 12:16 AM PDT · 13919 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
26. 2.319 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Aug 23, 2:26 PM PDT · 13917 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
27. 2.04km N of Buttonwillow, CAWed, Aug 24, 7:52 PM PDT · 13916 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
28. 2.713 km ESE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaFri, Aug 26, 1:01 AM PDT · 13915 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
29. 1.57 km WSW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Aug 27, 2:37 AM PDT · 13913 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
30. 1.83km NE of Los Alamos, CAMon, Aug 29, 8:00 AM PDT · 13911 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
31. 1.824km NE of Arvin, CATue, Aug 30, 2:45 PM PDT · 13910 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
32. 2.08km NE of Simmler, CASat, Sep 3, 11:14 AM PDT · 13906 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
33. 2.48 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 4, 3:25 PM PDT · 13905 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
34. 2.06 km W of Stratford, CaliforniaTue, Sep 6, 5:44 AM PDT · 13903 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
35. 2.120 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Sep 6, 11:24 AM PDT · 13903 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
36. 2.321 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Sep 6, 11:24 AM PDT · 13903 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
37. 1.513km NNE of Grapevine, CATue, Sep 6, 1:35 PM PDT · 13903 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
38. 1.820km NE of Los Olivos, CAThu, Sep 8, 4:38 AM PDT · 13901 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
39. 3.616km N of Grapevine, CAThu, Sep 8, 4:16 PM PDT · 13901 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
40. 2.118km NNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Sep 8, 5:27 PM PDT · 13901 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
41. 2.07 km ESE of Huron, CaliforniaThu, Sep 8, 6:47 PM PDT · 13901 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
42. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 9, 6:55 AM PDT · 13900 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
43. 1.96 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Sep 13, 10:01 PM PDT · 13896 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
44. 2.56 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Sep 13, 10:21 PM PDT · 13896 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
45. 1.85 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Sep 13, 10:22 PM PDT · 13896 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
46. 2.015 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Sep 16, 7:33 PM PDT · 13893 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
47. 1.77 km W of Templeton, CaliforniaFri, Sep 16, 9:26 PM PDT · 13893 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
48. 3.218km W of Wasco, CASat, Sep 17, 8:50 AM PDT · 13892 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
49. 1.817 km NW of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Sep 17, 6:17 PM PDT · 13892 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
50. 1.525km NNE of Arvin, CASun, Sep 18, 10:56 PM PDT · 13891 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away

Before

1. 1.612 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Jul 22, 12:51 AM PDT · 13950 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
2. 3.111 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaThu, Jul 21, 5:09 PM PDT · 13950 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
3. 1.76km ENE of Porterville, CAThu, Jul 21, 10:45 AM PDT · 13950 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
4. 1.68 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Jul 19, 3:07 AM PDT · 13952 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
5. 1.56 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jul 18, 11:33 PM PDT · 13953 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
6. 1.811 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Jul 18, 7:47 PM PDT · 13953 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
7. 2.411 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Jul 15, 3:35 AM PDT · 13956 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
8. 1.713km NE of Taft, CAMon, Jul 11, 10:58 PM PDT · 13960 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
9. 2.112km ENE of Taft, CAMon, Jul 11, 10:54 PM PDT · 13960 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
10. 2.012km NE of Taft, CAMon, Jul 11, 10:45 PM PDT · 13960 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
11. 1.815km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jul 11, 4:12 AM PDT · 13960 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
12. 2.010 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Jul 11, 2:43 AM PDT · 13960 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
13. 2.410 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jul 10, 4:21 AM PDT · 13961 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
14. 2.426km NNE of Nipomo, CASat, Jul 9, 6:45 AM PDT · 13962 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
15. 2.011 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Jul 8, 7:29 PM PDT · 13963 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
16. 1.710 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Jul 6, 4:58 PM PDT · 13965 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
17. 1.611 km E of Edna, CaliforniaTue, Jul 5, 8:08 PM PDT · 13966 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
18. 2.37km NE of Simmler, CASun, Jul 3, 7:56 AM PDT · 13968 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
19. 1.911 km WNW of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Jul 1, 6:18 PM PDT · 13970 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
20. 1.810 km WNW of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Jul 1, 6:14 PM PDT · 13970 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci643488. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.