M1.8 earthquake 6km N of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Jul 16, 1989, 10:04 AM PDT

UTC

1989-07-16 17:04:28 UTC

Depth

5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.457° N, 119.473° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

176°

Stations used

0

• Buttonwillow, CaliforniaPopulation 1,508. Forecast6 kmN
• Shafter, CaliforniaPopulation 18,336. Forecast19 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast42 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast192 kmNW

After

1. 2.324km N of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jul 20, 6:50 AM PDT · 13588 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
2. 1.97km S of Bakersfield, CASat, Jul 22, 12:03 AM PDT · 13586 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
3. 1.613km NW of Grapevine, CASat, Jul 22, 12:36 AM PDT · 13586 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
4. 1.513km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 22, 6:45 AM PDT · 13586 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
5. 1.96 km E of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Jul 25, 5:58 PM PDT · 13582 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
6. 1.618km ESE of Arvin, CAWed, Jul 26, 12:14 AM PDT · 13582 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
7. 2.37 km S of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Jul 26, 6:55 PM PDT · 13581 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
8. 2.98 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Jul 27, 6:58 AM PDT · 13581 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
9. 1.59 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Jul 28, 4:49 PM PDT · 13579 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
10. 1.69 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Jul 28, 5:39 PM PDT · 13579 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.87 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Jul 28, 9:59 PM PDT · 13579 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
12. 1.67km ENE of Wasco, CASat, Jul 29, 6:34 AM PDT · 13579 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
13. 1.613km S of Bodfish, CASat, Jul 29, 9:32 AM PDT · 13579 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
14. 2.99km NE of Grapevine, CAThu, Aug 3, 2:03 AM PDT · 13574 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
15. 1.78km NE of Grapevine, CAThu, Aug 3, 4:19 AM PDT · 13574 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
16. 1.911km NNW of Grapevine, CASat, Aug 5, 5:56 AM PDT · 13572 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
17. 1.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 7, 6:38 AM PDT · 13570 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
18. 1.826km NW of Kernville, CATue, Aug 8, 2:23 AM PDT · 13569 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
19. 2.26km NW of Wofford Heights, CAThu, Aug 10, 4:30 PM PDT · 13566 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
20. 2.46km NW of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Aug 11, 1:04 AM PDT · 13566 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
21. 1.917km WNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Aug 12, 12:44 AM PDT · 13565 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
22. 2.09km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Aug 16, 12:19 PM PDT · 13560 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
23. 1.90 km ENE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaThu, Aug 17, 7:03 PM PDT · 13559 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
24. 2.620km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 21, 7:38 AM PDT · 13556 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
25. 1.720km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Aug 22, 3:50 AM PDT · 13555 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
26. 1.628 km ESE of Santa Margarita, CaliforniaSat, Aug 26, 5:07 AM PDT · 13551 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
27. 1.56km NW of Wofford Heights, CASat, Aug 26, 8:06 AM PDT · 13551 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
28. 1.96km NW of Wofford Heights, CATue, Aug 29, 2:47 AM PDT · 13548 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
29. 1.917km SW of Arvin, CASun, Sep 3, 11:36 PM PDT · 13542 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
30. 2.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Sep 5, 8:13 AM PDT · 13541 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
31. 2.512km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Sep 5, 9:34 PM PDT · 13540 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
32. 2.26km NW of Wofford Heights, CAWed, Sep 6, 3:08 PM PDT · 13539 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
33. 2.08 km S of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Sep 6, 7:59 PM PDT · 13539 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
34. 2.510km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Sep 6, 9:59 PM PDT · 13539 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
35. 1.67km W of Kernville, CAFri, Sep 8, 8:55 PM PDT · 13537 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
36. 1.86 km SE of Creston, CaliforniaFri, Sep 8, 11:06 PM PDT · 13537 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
37. 2.54 km W of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Sep 9, 2:49 AM PDT · 13537 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
38. 1.55km W of Kernville, CASat, Sep 9, 4:25 PM PDT · 13536 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
39. 1.82km WNW of Wofford Heights, CASun, Sep 10, 7:17 PM PDT · 13535 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
40. 2.06km NW of Wofford Heights, CAMon, Sep 11, 6:31 AM PDT · 13535 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
41. 1.91km NW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Sep 11, 4:40 PM PDT · 13534 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
42. 3.08km S of Frazier Park, CATue, Sep 12, 6:25 PM PDT · 13533 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
43. 2.68km NE of Grapevine, CATue, Sep 12, 8:15 PM PDT · 13533 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away

Before

1. 1.57km W of Maricopa, CASat, Jul 15, 3:12 PM PDT · 13592 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
2. 2.524km SSW of Maricopa, CASat, Jul 15, 5:30 AM PDT · 13593 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
3. 2.016km SE of Porterville, CAThu, Jul 13, 9:03 PM PDT · 13594 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
4. 2.223km E of Maricopa, CAThu, Jul 13, 6:07 AM PDT · 13595 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
5. 2.319km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 12, 5:13 PM PDT · 13595 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
6. 2.210 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Jul 12, 4:59 PM PDT · 13595 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
7. 2.52km W of Frazier Park, CATue, Jul 11, 6:37 PM PDT · 13596 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
8. 2.513km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 9, 4:45 PM PDT · 13598 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
9. 2.211km S of Bakersfield, CASun, Jul 9, 10:32 AM PDT · 13599 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
10. 2.210km S of Bakersfield, CASun, Jul 9, 10:27 AM PDT · 13599 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
11. 1.920km NNE of Nipomo, CASat, Jul 8, 4:00 PM PDT · 13599 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
12. 2.09 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Jul 5, 10:15 PM PDT · 13602 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
13. 3.09 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Jul 5, 10:10 PM PDT · 13602 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
14. 1.81 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaTue, Jul 4, 3:16 PM PDT · 13603 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
15. 2.113km S of Poplar-Cotton Center, CASun, Jul 2, 1:01 AM PDT · 13606 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
16. 1.711 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Jul 1, 6:43 PM PDT · 13606 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
17. 2.123km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jul 1, 2:46 PM PDT · 13606 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
18. 2.714km SSW of Lamont, CATue, Jun 27, 11:04 PM PDT · 13610 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
19. 1.710 km S of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Jun 27, 8:49 PM PDT · 13610 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
20. 3.214km SSW of Lamont, CATue, Jun 27, 1:27 PM PDT · 13610 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1034838. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.