California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 29km NW of Buttonwillow, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 29km NW of Buttonwillow, CA on Fri, Feb 26, 1988, 7:22 PM PST (03:22 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
1.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-02-27 03:22:21 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.545° N, 119.732° 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
249°, 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: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14092 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.66km N of Taft, CA · 14092 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14091 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.511 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14090 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14090 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.87 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14089 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.627km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14089 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.027km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14085 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.927km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14084 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.929km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14083 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.722 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14083 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.727km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14082 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14080 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.912km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 14079 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.912 km N of Coalinga, California · 14079 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.6Central California · 14079 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.025km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14077 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.824km ENE of Simmler, CA · 14077 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.128km NE of Simmler, CA · 14077 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.028km NE of Simmler, CA · 14077 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.22 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14077 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.08km N of Rosedale, CA · 14076 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.517 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14068 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 3.21 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14066 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.02 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14066 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 14065 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.66km NNW of Wasco, CA · 14065 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.06 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14062 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.418km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14058 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.523km NE of Arvin, CA · 14058 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.324km WSW of Lamont, CA · 14057 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.624km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 14056 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.65km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14055 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.34km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14054 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.74km SW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14054 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 2.27 km S of Huron, California · 14052 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.29 km SSE of Huron, California · 14050 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 2.19 km SSE of Huron, California · 14050 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.415km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14049 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 3.58km ENE of Taft, CA · 14049 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14045 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.915km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14045 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.14 km NNE of Edna, California · 14042 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.515km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14042 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.611 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14042 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.611 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14041 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.2Central California · 14040 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.712 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14039 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 3.110 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14038 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14035 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.729km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14095 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.729km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14097 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.720km ENE of Simmler, CA · 14098 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.526km NE of Simmler, CA · 14098 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.617 km NE of Bradley, California · 14098 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.77 km S of Huron, California · 14099 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14099 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.027km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14099 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.728km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14099 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.028km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14099 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.930km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14099 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.61 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14099 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.028km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14099 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.129km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14100 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.928km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14100 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 4.225km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14100 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.511 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14100 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.511 km SSW of Huron, California · 14102 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.51km WNW of Delano, CA · 14103 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.98 km ESE of Santa Margarita, California · 14106 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci744332. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:09 AM UTC.