M2.0 earthquake 11km N of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Fri, Jun 16, 1989, 1:27 PM PDT

UTC

1989-06-16 20:27:46 UTC

Depth

5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.503° N, 119.478° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

162°

Stations used

0

• Buttonwillow, CaliforniaPopulation 1,508. Forecast11 kmN
• Wasco, CaliforniaPopulation 26,279. Forecast16 kmSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast44 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast197 kmNW

After

1. 1.613km S of Bodfish, CASun, Jun 18, 12:25 AM PDT · 13621 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
2. 1.74 km W of Huron, CaliforniaSun, Jun 18, 11:09 PM PDT · 13620 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.63km S of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jun 19, 3:02 AM PDT · 13620 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
4. 2.013 km S of Stratford, CaliforniaTue, Jun 20, 12:04 PM PDT · 13619 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
5. 2.012 km S of Stratford, CaliforniaTue, Jun 20, 12:05 PM PDT · 13619 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
6. 2.419km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Jun 20, 12:38 PM PDT · 13619 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
7. 1.66km S of Frazier Park, CATue, Jun 20, 3:36 PM PDT · 13619 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
8. 2.012 km SSW of Stratford, CaliforniaTue, Jun 20, 7:36 PM PDT · 13619 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
9. 2.323km NE of Arvin, CATue, Jun 20, 9:24 PM PDT · 13618 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
10. 1.814km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Jun 21, 9:14 AM PDT · 13618 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
11. 1.811 km S of Stratford, CaliforniaWed, Jun 21, 9:39 AM PDT · 13618 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
12. 1.714km S of Bodfish, CAFri, Jun 23, 2:43 AM PDT · 13616 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
13. 1.79 km S of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Jun 24, 6:06 PM PDT · 13615 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
14. 1.711km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 25, 1:55 PM PDT · 13614 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
15. 2.114km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 26, 8:09 AM PDT · 13613 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
16. 1.812km SSE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 26, 11:19 AM PDT · 13613 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
17. 2.112km SSE of Bodfish, CATue, Jun 27, 8:21 AM PDT · 13612 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
18. 3.214km SSW of Lamont, CATue, Jun 27, 1:27 PM PDT · 13612 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
19. 1.710 km S of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Jun 27, 8:49 PM PDT · 13611 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
20. 2.714km SSW of Lamont, CATue, Jun 27, 11:04 PM PDT · 13611 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
21. 2.123km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jul 1, 2:46 PM PDT · 13608 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
22. 1.711 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Jul 1, 6:43 PM PDT · 13608 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
23. 2.113km S of Poplar-Cotton Center, CASun, Jul 2, 1:01 AM PDT · 13607 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
24. 1.81 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaTue, Jul 4, 3:16 PM PDT · 13605 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
25. 3.09 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Jul 5, 10:10 PM PDT · 13603 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
26. 2.09 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Jul 5, 10:15 PM PDT · 13603 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
27. 1.920km NNE of Nipomo, CASat, Jul 8, 4:00 PM PDT · 13601 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
28. 2.210km S of Bakersfield, CASun, Jul 9, 10:27 AM PDT · 13600 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
29. 2.211km S of Bakersfield, CASun, Jul 9, 10:32 AM PDT · 13600 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
30. 2.513km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 9, 4:45 PM PDT · 13600 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
31. 2.52km W of Frazier Park, CATue, Jul 11, 6:37 PM PDT · 13598 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
32. 2.210 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Jul 12, 4:59 PM PDT · 13597 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
33. 2.319km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 12, 5:13 PM PDT · 13597 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
34. 2.223km E of Maricopa, CAThu, Jul 13, 6:07 AM PDT · 13596 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
35. 2.016km SE of Porterville, CAThu, Jul 13, 9:03 PM PDT · 13595 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
36. 2.524km SSW of Maricopa, CASat, Jul 15, 5:30 AM PDT · 13594 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
37. 1.57km W of Maricopa, CASat, Jul 15, 3:12 PM PDT · 13594 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
38. 1.86km N of Buttonwillow, CASun, Jul 16, 10:04 AM PDT · 13593 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
39. 2.324km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 20, 6:50 AM PDT · 13589 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
40. 1.97km S of Bakersfield, CASat, Jul 22, 12:03 AM PDT · 13587 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
41. 1.613km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 22, 12:36 AM PDT · 13587 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
42. 1.513km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 22, 6:45 AM PDT · 13587 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
43. 1.96 km E of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Jul 25, 5:58 PM PDT · 13584 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
44. 1.618km ESE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 26, 12:14 AM PDT · 13583 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
45. 2.37 km S of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Jul 26, 6:55 PM PDT · 13583 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
46. 2.98 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Jul 27, 6:58 AM PDT · 13582 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
47. 1.59 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Jul 28, 4:49 PM PDT · 13581 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
48. 1.69 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Jul 28, 5:39 PM PDT · 13581 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
49. 1.87 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Jul 28, 9:59 PM PDT · 13580 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
50. 1.67km ENE of Wasco, CASat, Jul 29, 6:34 AM PDT · 13580 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
51. 1.613km S of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 29, 9:32 AM PDT · 13580 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
52. 2.99km NE of Grapevine, CAThu, Aug 3, 2:03 AM PDT · 13575 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
53. 1.78km NE of Grapevine, CAThu, Aug 3, 4:19 AM PDT · 13575 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
54. 1.911km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 5, 5:56 AM PDT · 13573 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
55. 1.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 7, 6:38 AM PDT · 13571 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
56. 1.826km NW of Kernville, CATue, Aug 8, 2:23 AM PDT · 13570 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
57. 2.26km NW of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Aug 10, 4:30 PM PDT · 13568 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
58. 2.46km NW of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Aug 11, 1:04 AM PDT · 13567 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
59. 1.917km WNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Aug 12, 12:44 AM PDT · 13566 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away

Before

1. 1.611 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Jun 16, 9:58 AM PDT · 13623 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
2. 2.09 km S of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Jun 16, 3:15 AM PDT · 13623 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
3. 2.110 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaThu, Jun 15, 4:14 AM PDT · 13624 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
4. 2.08km WNW of Kernville, CATue, Jun 13, 10:22 PM PDT · 13625 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
5. 2.110 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Jun 12, 3:38 PM PDT · 13627 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
6. 2.49 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Jun 12, 2:31 PM PDT · 13627 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
7. 1.77km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Jun 12, 12:41 AM PDT · 13627 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
8. 1.820km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jun 11, 1:37 PM PDT · 13628 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
9. 1.820km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jun 10, 6:02 AM PDT · 13629 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
10. 1.820km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jun 10, 6:00 AM PDT · 13629 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
11. 1.620km W of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Jun 9, 11:14 PM PDT · 13629 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
12. 1.623km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jun 9, 9:17 PM PDT · 13629 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
13. 1.822km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jun 9, 6:47 PM PDT · 13630 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
14. 3.020km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 8, 2:43 PM PDT · 13631 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
15. 3.020km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jun 8, 2:42 PM PDT · 13631 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
16. 2.910 km S of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Jun 7, 9:31 AM PDT · 13632 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
17. 2.03km SSE of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jun 5, 8:34 PM PDT · 13633 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
18. 2.414km WSW of Maricopa, CASun, Jun 4, 9:21 PM PDT · 13634 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
19. 1.615km NE of Lebec, CASat, Jun 3, 8:04 AM PDT · 13636 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
20. 1.917km WNW of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 3, 6:08 AM PDT · 13636 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1032496. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:09 PM UTC.