California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 28km NW of Buttonwillow, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 28km NW of Buttonwillow, CA on Mon, Feb 22, 1988, 7:01 AM PST (15:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 8km ENE of Taft, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-02-22 15:01:22 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.553° N, 119.716° 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
251°, 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: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.61 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14100 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.930km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14100 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.028km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14100 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.728km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14100 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.027km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14099 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14099 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.77 km S of Huron, California · 14099 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.617 km NE of Bradley, California · 14099 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.526km NE of Simmler, CA · 14099 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.720km ENE of Simmler, CA · 14099 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.729km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14097 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.729km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14096 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.529km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14096 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14093 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.66km N of Taft, CA · 14092 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14092 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.511 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14091 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14091 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.87 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14090 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.627km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14089 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.027km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14085 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.927km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14085 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.929km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14084 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.722 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14083 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.727km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14082 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14081 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.912km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 14080 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.912 km N of Coalinga, California · 14080 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.6Central California · 14080 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 3.025km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14078 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.824km ENE of Simmler, CA · 14078 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.128km NE of Simmler, CA · 14078 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.028km NE of Simmler, CA · 14078 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.22 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14077 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.08km N of Rosedale, CA · 14076 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.517 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14068 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 3.21 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14067 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 2.02 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14067 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 14066 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.66km NNW of Wasco, CA · 14065 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 2.06 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14062 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 2.418km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14058 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.523km NE of Arvin, CA · 14058 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.324km WSW of Lamont, CA · 14058 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.624km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 14056 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.65km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14055 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.34km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14055 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.74km SW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14055 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 2.27 km S of Huron, California · 14052 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 2.29 km SSE of Huron, California · 14051 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.19 km SSE of Huron, California · 14051 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 2.415km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14050 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 3.58km ENE of Taft, CA · 14049 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14046 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.915km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14046 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 2.14 km NNE of Edna, California · 14043 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.515km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14042 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.611 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14042 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.611 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14041 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.2Central California · 14041 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.129km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14100 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.928km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14100 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 4.225km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14100 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.511 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14100 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.511 km SSW of Huron, California · 14102 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.51km WNW of Delano, CA · 14103 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.98 km ESE of Santa Margarita, California · 14107 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.513 km N of Coalinga, California · 14107 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.19km N of Grapevine, CA · 14107 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.511km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14109 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.69km N of Grapevine, CA · 14109 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.115 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 14110 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14110 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.54km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 14114 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.98km NW of Oildale, CA · 14116 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 3.08 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14116 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.56km ESE of Oildale, CA · 14117 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.27 km SSE of Lanare, California · 14119 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 3.216km NE of Lamont, CA · 14121 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.610 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14122 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci743929. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.