M2.5 earthquake 0 km SE of Exeter, California

Magnitude

2.5 (md), micro

Local time

Sat, Nov 19, 1988, 1:34 PM PST

UTC

1988-11-19 21:34:06 UTC

Depth

-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.289° N, 119.136° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.5 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

309°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

11

• Exeter, CaliforniaPopulation 10,548. Forecast1 kmSE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast15 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast262 kmNNW

After

1. 1.74km NW of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Nov 21, 4:36 PM PST · 13827 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
2. 1.711 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Nov 21, 7:43 PM PST · 13827 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
3. 2.313km ENE of Kernville, CAThu, Nov 24, 8:16 AM PST · 13824 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
4. 1.73km NE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Nov 24, 9:03 AM PST · 13824 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.37km W of Shafter, CAThu, Nov 24, 3:49 PM PST · 13824 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
6. 3.213km ENE of Kernville, CAThu, Nov 24, 11:43 PM PST · 13824 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
7. 1.725km NNE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 25, 8:29 AM PST · 13823 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
8. 2.713km ENE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 25, 10:49 AM PST · 13823 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
9. 2.913km NE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 25, 11:14 AM PST · 13823 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
10. 2.513km ENE of Kernville, CAFri, Nov 25, 11:20 AM PST · 13823 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.53km NE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Nov 25, 3:40 PM PST · 13823 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
12. 2.818km SW of Olancha, CASat, Nov 26, 7:18 AM PST · 13822 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
13. 2.313km ENE of Kernville, CASat, Nov 26, 8:29 AM PST · 13822 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
14. 2.917km WSW of Olancha, CASat, Nov 26, 3:11 PM PST · 13822 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
15. 1.718km WSW of Olancha, CASat, Nov 26, 6:04 PM PST · 13822 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
16. 1.613km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 7:51 AM PST · 13820 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
17. 2.113km NE of Kernville, CAMon, Nov 28, 7:30 PM PST · 13820 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
18. 1.819km SW of Olancha, CATue, Nov 29, 8:06 AM PST · 13819 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
19. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Nov 30, 10:01 AM PST · 13818 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
20. 1.710 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Nov 30, 12:37 PM PST · 13818 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
21. 1.9Central CaliforniaWed, Nov 30, 3:02 PM PST · 13818 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
22. 2.417km ENE of Kernville, CAThu, Dec 1, 6:13 PM PST · 13817 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
23. 1.713km ENE of Kernville, CAFri, Dec 2, 3:32 AM PST · 13817 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
24. 1.65 km W of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Dec 2, 7:40 AM PST · 13816 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
25. 2.03 km NW of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Dec 2, 3:00 PM PST · 13816 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
26. 2.112 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Dec 3, 3:23 AM PST · 13816 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
27. 1.69 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Dec 3, 3:35 AM PST · 13816 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
28. 1.527km W of Coso Junction, CASat, Dec 3, 10:13 AM PST · 13815 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
29. 1.729km W of Olancha, CASat, Dec 3, 1:21 PM PST · 13815 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
30. 3.111 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaSun, Dec 4, 8:33 AM PST · 13814 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
31. 1.511 km NNW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSun, Dec 4, 8:36 AM PST · 13814 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
32. 1.912 km NE of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Dec 4, 9:18 AM PST · 13814 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
33. 1.86 km NNE of Shaver Lake, CaliforniaSun, Dec 4, 1:31 PM PST · 13814 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
34. 1.911 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Dec 4, 3:53 PM PST · 13814 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
35. 2.313km NE of Kernville, CATue, Dec 6, 12:10 AM PST · 13813 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
36. 2.38 km ESE of Stratford, CaliforniaTue, Dec 6, 2:55 PM PST · 13812 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
37. 2.713km NE of Kernville, CAFri, Dec 9, 8:58 AM PST · 13809 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
38. 1.725 km SW of Big Pine, CaliforniaFri, Dec 9, 3:12 PM PST · 13809 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
39. 1.710 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Dec 9, 9:06 PM PST · 13809 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
40. 2.213km NE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 10, 3:57 AM PST · 13809 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
41. 1.710 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Dec 12, 1:22 AM PST · 13807 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
42. 2.122 km WSW of Alpaugh, CaliforniaWed, Dec 14, 7:55 AM PST · 13804 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
43. 1.622km WSW of Olancha, CAWed, Dec 14, 2:02 PM PST · 13804 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
44. 2.52 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaThu, Dec 15, 7:06 AM PST · 13803 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
45. 1.85 km S of Huron, CaliforniaSun, Dec 18, 12:22 PM PST · 13800 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
46. 1.719km WSW of Olancha, CASun, Dec 18, 4:44 PM PST · 13800 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
47. 1.613km NE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 24, 1:06 AM PST · 13795 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
48. 1.613km ENE of Kernville, CASat, Dec 24, 1:54 AM PST · 13795 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
49. 1.510km NW of Olancha, CAWed, Dec 28, 7:02 AM PST · 13790 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
50. 1.611km W of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Dec 29, 10:34 AM PST · 13789 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
51. 2.126km W of Olancha, CAFri, Dec 30, 2:31 AM PST · 13789 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
52. 1.83 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Jan 2, 10:34 AM PST · 13785 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
53. 1.612km W of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Jan 5, 11:05 AM PST · 13782 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
54. 2.010 km S of Huron, CaliforniaSun, Jan 8, 8:08 AM PST · 13779 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
55. 2.610 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaSun, Jan 8, 8:37 AM PST · 13779 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
56. 2.410 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaSun, Jan 8, 8:43 AM PST · 13779 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
57. 1.66 km W of Lanare, CaliforniaThu, Jan 12, 9:38 PM PST · 13775 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
58. 2.07 km ENE of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Jan 16, 6:51 AM PST · 13771 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
59. 1.83 km NE of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Jan 16, 10:05 AM PST · 13771 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
60. 1.84 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Jan 17, 11:56 AM PST · 13770 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away

Before

1. 1.99km SSE of Poplar-Cotton Center, CAThu, Nov 17, 8:53 AM PST · 13831 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
2. 1.824 km NW of Lost Hills, CaliforniaMon, Nov 14, 3:13 AM PST · 13835 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
3. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Nov 13, 8:42 AM PST · 13835 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.626km NW of Kernville, CASat, Nov 12, 7:15 AM PST · 13836 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
5. 2.2Central CaliforniaWed, Nov 9, 10:47 AM PST · 13839 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
6. 1.85 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Nov 9, 4:20 AM PST · 13840 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
7. 1.910 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Nov 9, 4:18 AM PST · 13840 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
8. 1.52 km WSW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Nov 6, 10:20 PM PST · 13842 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
9. 3.16km SSW of Lone Pine, CASun, Nov 6, 5:30 PM PST · 13842 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
10. 1.719km NE of Kernville, CASun, Nov 6, 3:46 AM PST · 13843 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
11. 1.64 km SW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Nov 5, 3:32 PM PST · 13843 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
12. 1.64 km SSW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Nov 5, 2:24 PM PST · 13843 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
13. 2.55 km SSW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Nov 5, 2:21 PM PST · 13843 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
14. 1.64 km SSW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Nov 5, 2:10 PM PST · 13843 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
15. 2.03 km S of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Nov 5, 1:05 PM PST · 13843 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.64 km SSW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Nov 5, 12:29 PM PST · 13843 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
17. 2.18 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Nov 4, 11:14 AM PST · 13844 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
18. 1.610 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Oct 31, 7:35 PM PST · 13848 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
19. 3.28 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Oct 31, 7:11 PM PST · 13848 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.728km W of Olancha, CAWed, Oct 26, 2:57 AM PDT · 13854 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc10088554 (also filed as ci1013240). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:54 AM UTC.