California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9km SE of Buttonwillow, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9km SE of Buttonwillow, California on Tue, Feb 19, 2002, 3:25 PM PST (23:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 14km NW of Tehachapi, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2002-02-19 23:25:45 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.341° N, 119.406° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 23.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
155°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.114 km SE of Kettleman City, California · 8993 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.73km ESE of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8992 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.620km NNW of Tehachapi, California · 8992 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.78km W of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8990 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.110km N of Grapevine, CA · 8985 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.714km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8979 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.78km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 8978 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 8977 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.714km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 8974 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.521km NE of Arvin, California · 8974 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.516km NE of Ojai, California · 8974 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.018km ENE of Ojai, California · 8971 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.910km W of Delano, California · 8971 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.618km E of Arvin, California · 8969 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.518km SE of Arvin, CA · 8969 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.93 km NE of Avenal, California · 8968 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.84 km E of Avenal, California · 8968 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.93 km ENE of Avenal, California · 8968 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.110km NNE of Goleta, California · 8965 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.511km SE of Arvin, California · 8965 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.517km NW of Grapevine, California · 8964 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.69km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 8961 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.717km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, California · 8958 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.517km WNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8953 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.816km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 8953 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.72km W of Frazier Park, California · 8950 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.825km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8948 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.68 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 8947 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8946 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.99 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 8945 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.010km W of Tehachapi, CA · 8943 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.828 km WNW of Lost Hills, California · 8938 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.019km WSW of Alpaugh, California · 8937 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.526km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 8936 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.65 km N of Kettleman City, California · 8936 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.55km ESE of Buttonwillow, California · 8935 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.813km N of Grapevine, California · 8935 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.927km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 8934 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 1.67km S of Frazier Park, California · 8993 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.96km ENE of Taft, CA · 8996 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.811 km NE of Shandon, California · 8998 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.88km SSW of Arvin, California · 8998 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.520km NE of Arvin, California · 8999 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.320km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9001 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.725km N of Tehachapi, California · 9002 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9002 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.511km SE of Gorman, CA · 9005 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.513km NE of Ojai, CA · 9006 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.811km ENE of Ojai, CA · 9006 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.919 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 9006 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.527km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9007 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.622km ENE of Arvin, CA · 9007 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.527km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 9007 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.015km NE of Lebec, CA · 9008 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.822km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 9008 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.510km NE of Ojai, California · 9010 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.72km NE of Grapevine, California · 9012 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.721km ENE of Arvin, California · 9012 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12455748. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.