M1.7 earthquake 6km N of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Oct 30, 1989, 3:59 AM PST

UTC

1989-10-30 11:59:50 UTC

Depth

5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.456° N, 119.457° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.4 km horizontally, 34.2 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

174°

Stations used

13

• Buttonwillow, CaliforniaPopulation 1,508. Forecast6 kmN
• Shafter, CaliforniaPopulation 18,336. Forecast17 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast41 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast191 kmNW

After

1. 1.78km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Oct 30, 4:22 PM PST · 13485 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
2. 1.95 km WSW of Corcoran, CaliforniaWed, Nov 1, 6:11 PM PST · 13483 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
3. 1.523 km ESE of Shandon, CaliforniaThu, Nov 2, 4:50 AM PST · 13483 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
4. 1.813km W of Grapevine, CAThu, Nov 2, 5:07 AM PST · 13483 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
5. 1.610km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAThu, Nov 2, 6:41 AM PST · 13483 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.014km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Nov 3, 5:13 PM PST · 13481 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
7. 1.62km W of Wofford Heights, CASun, Nov 5, 5:56 AM PST · 13480 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
8. 1.923km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Nov 6, 5:04 AM PST · 13479 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
9. 2.09 km SSW of Stratford, CaliforniaFri, Nov 10, 4:45 AM PST · 13475 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
10. 1.913 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Nov 11, 9:53 PM PST · 13473 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
11. 2.412 km SE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Nov 11, 10:06 PM PST · 13473 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
12. 1.85km SSE of Frazier Park, CAMon, Nov 13, 10:48 PM PST · 13471 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
13. 1.617km NW of Tehachapi, CATue, Nov 14, 12:41 AM PST · 13471 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
14. 1.620km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Nov 16, 5:02 AM PST · 13469 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
15. 2.020km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Nov 17, 12:20 PM PST · 13468 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
16. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Nov 22, 12:47 PM PST · 13463 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
17. 2.613km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Nov 23, 5:45 PM PST · 13461 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
18. 1.93 km NNE of Waukena, CaliforniaFri, Nov 24, 6:52 PM PST · 13460 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
19. 1.99km WSW of Tehachapi, CASat, Nov 25, 5:55 AM PST · 13460 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
20. 1.66 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Nov 25, 8:13 PM PST · 13459 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
21. 1.813km SE of Buttonwillow, CAMon, Nov 27, 5:33 PM PST · 13457 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
22. 1.69km ESE of Porterville, CATue, Nov 28, 7:08 AM PST · 13457 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
23. 1.525km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Nov 29, 11:26 AM PST · 13456 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
24. 1.720km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Dec 1, 3:17 PM PST · 13454 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
25. 1.513km ENE of Lebec, CASat, Dec 2, 11:32 PM PST · 13452 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
26. 1.615km S of Bodfish, CAMon, Dec 4, 1:32 AM PST · 13451 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
27. 2.322km E of Oildale, CATue, Dec 5, 5:15 AM PST · 13450 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
28. 1.914km ESE of Bodfish, CATue, Dec 5, 6:36 PM PST · 13449 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
29. 2.08 km SW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaTue, Dec 5, 8:56 PM PST · 13449 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
30. 2.722km E of Oildale, CAFri, Dec 8, 3:15 AM PST · 13447 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
31. 2.122km E of Oildale, CASun, Dec 10, 1:22 AM PST · 13445 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
32. 1.74km NNE of Lake Isabella, CASun, Dec 10, 2:36 AM PST · 13445 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
33. 2.59 km SE of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Dec 10, 6:46 PM PST · 13444 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
34. 1.820km SW of Corcoran, CAWed, Dec 13, 2:21 AM PST · 13442 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
35. 2.215km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAWed, Dec 13, 6:20 PM PST · 13441 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
36. 2.131 km ESE of Shandon, CaliforniaThu, Dec 14, 4:27 AM PST · 13441 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
37. 1.76km NW of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Dec 15, 8:32 AM PST · 13440 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
38. 2.530 km ESE of Shandon, CaliforniaFri, Dec 15, 7:01 PM PST · 13439 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
39. 1.68km NW of Wofford Heights, CASat, Dec 16, 9:42 AM PST · 13439 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
40. 1.516km NW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 18, 3:55 PM PST · 13437 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
41. 1.718km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Dec 19, 5:05 AM PST · 13436 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
42. 2.221km NNE of Nipomo, CAWed, Dec 20, 4:02 AM PST · 13435 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
43. 1.74km E of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Dec 22, 1:15 AM PST · 13433 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
44. 1.6Central CaliforniaFri, Dec 22, 1:24 PM PST · 13433 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
45. 2.114 km NNE of Shandon, CaliforniaSat, Dec 23, 2:13 PM PST · 13432 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
46. 3.26km SSE of Buttonwillow, CATue, Dec 26, 11:58 AM PST · 13429 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
47. 1.78km W of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Dec 26, 2:49 PM PST · 13429 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
48. 2.214km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Dec 28, 7:00 PM PST · 13426 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
49. 2.811km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Dec 28, 7:09 PM PST · 13426 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away

Before

1. 1.617km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Oct 30, 12:40 AM PST · 13486 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
2. 1.812 km SE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSun, Oct 29, 1:41 AM PST · 13487 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
3. 2.813 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Oct 25, 9:21 AM PDT · 13491 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
4. 1.916km SSE of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 25, 1:18 AM PDT · 13491 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
5. 1.616km SSE of Bodfish, CATue, Oct 24, 11:21 PM PDT · 13491 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
6. 1.716km SSE of Arvin, CAMon, Oct 23, 9:24 PM PDT · 13492 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
7. 2.010km NNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Oct 23, 1:44 AM PDT · 13493 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
8. 1.516km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Oct 22, 3:52 PM PDT · 13494 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.022km NW of Tehachapi, CASun, Oct 22, 10:41 AM PDT · 13494 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
10. 1.817km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Oct 21, 3:19 AM PDT · 13495 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
11. 1.913km SSE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Oct 16, 2:03 PM PDT · 13500 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
12. 2.115km NE of Lebec, CAMon, Oct 16, 2:20 AM PDT · 13500 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
13. 2.26km NNE of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Oct 12, 11:15 PM PDT · 13503 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
14. 1.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Oct 11, 9:06 PM PDT · 13504 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
15. 2.513km SE of Hanford, CAWed, Oct 11, 8:29 PM PDT · 13504 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
16. 1.66km WNW of Rosedale, CATue, Oct 10, 12:00 PM PDT · 13506 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
17. 2.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Oct 10, 1:49 AM PDT · 13506 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
18. 2.322km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Oct 9, 11:21 PM PDT · 13506 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
19. 2.612km WNW of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 4, 11:39 PM PDT · 13511 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
20. 1.919km E of Arvin, CATue, Oct 3, 5:57 PM PDT · 13512 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1044892. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:43 AM UTC.