California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 28km NW of Buttonwillow, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 28km NW of Buttonwillow, CA on Thu, Jan 10, 1991, 11:48 AM PST (19:48 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4 km N of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1991-01-10 19:48:47 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.595° N, 119.672° 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
218°, 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: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.927km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 13050 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.529km WSW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13049 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.64 km N of Coalinga, California · 13047 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.57 km W of Garden Farms, California · 13045 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.515km SSW of Arvin, CA · 13045 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 13043 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.89 km SW of Huron, California · 13041 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.55km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 13040 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.914 km NNE of Shandon, California · 13040 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.911km N of Simmler, CA · 13039 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13038 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.522 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13037 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.58 km SW of Atascadero, California · 13036 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.73 km N of Avenal, California · 13036 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.78 km NE of Parkfield, California · 13036 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.911km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 13035 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.04 km SSW of Lemoore Station, California · 13033 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.8Central California · 13033 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.713km E of Santa Maria, CA · 13031 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.721 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13029 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.814 km NNE of Shandon, California · 13026 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.914 km NNE of Shandon, California · 13026 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.62 km S of Avenal, California · 13025 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.818 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13025 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.012 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13025 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.67 km W of Kettleman City, California · 13024 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.99 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13020 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.910 km SSW of Stratford, California · 13020 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.17 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13018 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.96 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13018 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.97 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13018 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.47 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13018 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.411km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 13018 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.47 km WNW of Santa Margarita, California · 13016 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.518km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 13014 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 3.117km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 13014 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.65 km NW of Avenal, California · 13008 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.923km NE of Arvin, CA · 13007 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.622km NE of Arvin, CA · 13007 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 3.18 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13006 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.710 km NW of Avenal, California · 13005 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.524 km S of Kettleman City, California · 13005 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.621 km S of Kettleman City, California · 13004 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.06 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13004 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 3.122 km S of Kettleman City, California · 13003 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 1.817 km S of Kettleman City, California · 13003 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.919 km S of Kettleman City, California · 13003 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 2.19 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13002 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.68km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 12999 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.221km SW of Lamont, CA · 12997 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.719 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12995 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.97 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 12994 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12994 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.97 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 12994 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.86 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 12994 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.08km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 12993 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 1.7Central California · 12993 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.518km S of Maricopa, CA · 12992 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.76 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 12991 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 1.527km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 13050 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.520km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13051 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.826km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 13051 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.11 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 13051 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 13055 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.910 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13056 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.310 km SSE of Huron, California · 13057 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13057 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.86 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13058 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.012 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13059 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.510km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13061 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.14km SE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13062 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 13062 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.97km ENE of Avenal, CA · 13065 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.715km SE of Porterville, CA · 13065 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.217 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13065 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13065 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.218 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13065 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.621 km S of Kettleman City, California · 13066 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.08km E of Porterville, CA · 13067 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away

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