California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 25km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 25km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA on Tue, Mar 15, 1988, 8:41 AM PST (16:41 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
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1988-03-15 16:41:23 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.447° N, 119.735° 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
192°, 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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.824km ENE of Simmler, CA · 14081 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.128km NE of Simmler, CA · 14081 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.028km NE of Simmler, CA · 14081 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.22 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14080 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.08km N of Rosedale, CA · 14079 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.517 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14071 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.21 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14070 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.02 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14070 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.66km NNW of Wasco, CA · 14068 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.06 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14065 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.418km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14061 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.523km NE of Arvin, CA · 14061 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.324km WSW of Lamont, CA · 14061 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.624km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 14059 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.65km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14058 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.34km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14058 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.74km SW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14057 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.27 km S of Huron, California · 14055 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.29 km SSE of Huron, California · 14054 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.19 km SSE of Huron, California · 14054 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.415km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14052 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 3.58km ENE of Taft, CA · 14052 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.618km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14049 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.915km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14049 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.14 km NNE of Edna, California · 14046 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.515km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14045 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.712 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14043 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 3.110 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14042 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.52km E of Los Alamos, CA · 14040 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14038 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.511 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14035 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.613 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14032 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.611 km SSW of Huron, California · 14031 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.07km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14031 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.06km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 14031 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 3.125 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14025 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.917km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14023 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.45km ESE of Orcutt, CA · 14023 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.912km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 14083 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.727km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14085 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.929km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14087 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.927km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14088 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.027km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14088 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.627km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14092 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.87 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14093 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14094 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.511 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14094 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14095 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.519km SSW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 14095 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.66km N of Taft, CA · 14095 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14096 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.529km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14098 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.729km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14099 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.729km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14100 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.720km ENE of Simmler, CA · 14101 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.526km NE of Simmler, CA · 14101 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.77 km S of Huron, California · 14102 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.027km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14102 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away

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