California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8km WSW of Buttonwillow, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8km WSW of Buttonwillow, CA on Sun, Jan 20, 1980, 10:03 AM PST (18:03 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 20km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-01-20 18:03:43 UTC
Depth
31.2 km (19.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.379° N, 119.549° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
151°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.915km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17052 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.822km N of Tehachapi, CA · 17047 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.010 km SW of Avenal, California · 17046 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.121km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17041 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.26km E of Orcutt, CA · 17036 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.616km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17036 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.612km N of Grapevine, CA · 17036 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.812km S of Arvin, CA · 17027 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.74km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 17022 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.124km NE of Arvin, CA · 17022 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.716km SSE of Arvin, CA · 17022 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.58km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 17018 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.613km NW of Avenal, CA · 17017 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.814km ESE of Buttonwillow, CA · 17016 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 3.011 km E of Santa Margarita, California · 17015 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.326km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 17011 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.421km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 17010 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 3.320km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 17005 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.05 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 17000 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.0Central California · 17000 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.519km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16998 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 3.02 km S of Parkfield, California · 17056 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.77 km ESE of Parkfield, California · 17058 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.04 km SSW of Avenal, California · 17059 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.17km WSW of Arvin, CA · 17060 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.620km N of Tehachapi, CA · 17060 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.811km SSW of Arvin, CA · 17061 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.612km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17064 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.66km NNW of Frazier Park, CA · 17064 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.37 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 17065 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.610 km WNW of Avenal, California · 17069 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.619km SW of Rosedale, CA · 17072 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.011km NE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17074 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.314km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 17077 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.213 km SE of Parkfield, California · 17083 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12329971. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:42 AM UTC.