M1.8 earthquake 8km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Jun 19, 1991, 7:29 PM PDT

UTC

1991-06-20 02:29:16 UTC

Depth

5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.342° N, 119.427° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

149°

Stations used

0

• Buttonwillow, CaliforniaPopulation 1,508. Forecast8 kmSSE
• Shafter, CaliforniaPopulation 18,336. Forecast23 kmSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast37 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast180 kmNW

After

1. 2.517km ENE of Oildale, CAThu, Jun 20, 12:34 PM PDT · 12891 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
2. 2.426km SSW of Bodfish, CAThu, Jun 20, 5:07 PM PDT · 12891 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
3. 3.38km W of Lamont, CAFri, Jun 21, 10:41 AM PDT · 12890 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
4. 2.09 km NW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSun, Jun 23, 11:24 PM PDT · 12887 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
5. 1.526km SSW of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 24, 3:33 PM PDT · 12887 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
6. 1.723 km SSW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaThu, Jun 27, 2:42 AM PDT · 12884 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
7. 1.812km NE of Goleta, CASat, Jun 29, 11:48 PM PDT · 12881 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
8. 1.725km SSW of Frazier Park, CASun, Jun 30, 4:39 AM PDT · 12881 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
9. 2.011km NNE of Goleta, CASun, Jun 30, 6:41 AM PDT · 12881 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
10. 2.32km SSW of Shafter, CAWed, Jul 3, 2:36 PM PDT · 12878 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
11. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 5, 8:16 AM PDT · 12876 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
12. 2.020km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jul 7, 10:08 PM PDT · 12873 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
13. 2.124km SSW of Bodfish, CATue, Jul 9, 12:29 AM PDT · 12872 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
14. 1.925km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Jul 14, 3:09 PM PDT · 12867 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
15. 1.92km NNE of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 15, 4:13 PM PDT · 12866 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
16. 2.624km N of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jul 17, 8:20 PM PDT · 12863 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
17. 1.710km ENE of Maricopa, CAFri, Jul 19, 2:10 AM PDT · 12862 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
18. 1.624km N of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jul 19, 9:17 AM PDT · 12862 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
19. 1.620km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Jul 19, 12:13 PM PDT · 12862 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
20. 2.316km E of Maricopa, CAMon, Jul 22, 1:13 AM PDT · 12859 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
21. 2.210km NE of Grapevine, CATue, Jul 23, 3:22 PM PDT · 12858 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
22. 1.73km SE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Jul 24, 12:09 PM PDT · 12857 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
23. 1.716km ESE of Arvin, CAThu, Jul 25, 10:58 AM PDT · 12856 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
24. 1.718km S of Maricopa, CASat, Jul 27, 4:31 AM PDT · 12854 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
25. 1.617km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jul 27, 1:19 PM PDT · 12854 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
26. 1.726km SW of Alpaugh, CASun, Jul 28, 5:18 PM PDT · 12853 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
27. 1.67 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Jul 28, 5:37 PM PDT · 12853 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
28. 1.610km SW of Alpaugh, CAThu, Aug 1, 12:36 AM PDT · 12849 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
29. 2.422km NNW of Fillmore, CAThu, Aug 1, 4:24 PM PDT · 12849 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
30. 2.213km NE of Santa Ynez, CASat, Aug 3, 1:21 AM PDT · 12847 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
31. 2.419km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Aug 3, 7:34 PM PDT · 12846 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
32. 1.98km WSW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 4, 1:22 AM PDT · 12846 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
33. 2.16km NNW of Taft, CASun, Aug 4, 5:59 PM PDT · 12846 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
34. 1.713km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Aug 4, 11:04 PM PDT · 12845 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
35. 1.825km ENE of Arvin, CAMon, Aug 5, 12:19 AM PDT · 12845 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
36. 1.79 km SSW of Stratford, CaliforniaThu, Aug 8, 8:35 PM PDT · 12841 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
37. 1.518km NE of Grapevine, CAMon, Aug 12, 9:22 AM PDT · 12838 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
38. 1.618km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Aug 12, 9:43 PM PDT · 12837 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
39. 2.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Aug 12, 11:44 PM PDT · 12837 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
40. 1.917km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Aug 14, 6:07 AM PDT · 12836 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
41. 1.62km ESE of Lamont, CAFri, Aug 16, 11:34 AM PDT · 12834 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
42. 1.821km NNW of Tehachapi, CASun, Aug 18, 5:45 AM PDT · 12832 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away

Before

1. 2.417km SE of Porterville, CAWed, Jun 19, 1:26 AM PDT · 12892 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
2. 2.817km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Jun 15, 9:57 PM PDT · 12895 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
3. 1.514km S of Arvin, CASat, Jun 15, 9:29 AM PDT · 12896 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
4. 1.614km NNE of Grapevine, CASat, Jun 15, 3:22 AM PDT · 12896 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
5. 1.52km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAWed, Jun 12, 7:50 PM PDT · 12898 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
6. 1.88km N of Grapevine, CATue, Jun 11, 8:09 AM PDT · 12900 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
7. 1.9Central CaliforniaTue, Jun 11, 7:38 AM PDT · 12900 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
8. 1.68km SW of Grapevine, CATue, Jun 11, 2:38 AM PDT · 12900 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
9. 1.88km ENE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Jun 10, 10:35 AM PDT · 12901 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
10. 1.921km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jun 7, 4:14 PM PDT · 12904 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
11. 2.110km S of Arvin, CAFri, Jun 7, 12:02 AM PDT · 12904 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
12. 1.54km SSE of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jun 6, 2:26 AM PDT · 12905 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
13. 1.99km ESE of Lake Isabella, CATue, Jun 4, 5:31 PM PDT · 12907 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
14. 1.87km SE of Gorman, CATue, Jun 4, 7:38 AM PDT · 12907 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
15. 1.625km NE of Arvin, CASat, Jun 1, 2:07 PM PDT · 12910 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
16. 1.617km SSE of Maricopa, CAWed, May 29, 7:26 AM PDT · 12913 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
17. 1.511km N of Delano, CAWed, May 29, 1:35 AM PDT · 12913 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
18. 1.518km NE of Grapevine, CATue, May 28, 7:25 AM PDT · 12914 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
19. 1.614km S of Bodfish, CASun, May 26, 1:44 PM PDT · 12916 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
20. 1.812km NNE of Ojai, CASat, May 25, 2:46 PM PDT · 12917 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2021073. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:27 PM UTC.