M3.3 earthquake 20km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

3.3 (ml), minor

Local time

Sun, Mar 9, 1980, 5:10 PM PST

UTC

1980-03-10 01:10:45 UTC

Depth

7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.480° N, 119.669° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

136°

Stations used

14

• Lost Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 2,412. Forecast15 kmS
• Wasco, CaliforniaPopulation 26,279. Forecast32 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast60 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast205 kmNW

After

1. 2.05 km WNW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaFri, Mar 14, 9:47 PM PST · 16992 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
2. 2.0Central CaliforniaSat, Mar 15, 12:23 AM PST · 16992 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
3. 1.84 km NNE of Avila Beach, CaliforniaSun, Mar 16, 10:44 PM PST · 16990 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
4. 2.519km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Mar 16, 10:46 PM PST · 16990 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
5. 2.16 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Mar 18, 9:57 AM PST · 16989 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
6. 3.025km WSW of Alpaugh, CAThu, Mar 20, 6:23 PM PST · 16987 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
7. 3.215 km SW of Alpaugh, CaliforniaThu, Mar 20, 6:23 PM PST · 16987 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
8. 1.622 km NNW of Lost Hills, CaliforniaThu, Mar 20, 10:03 PM PST · 16986 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
9. 1.717km N of Goleta, CATue, Mar 25, 2:24 AM PST · 16982 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
10. 3.013 km NNE of Shandon, CaliforniaWed, Mar 26, 12:13 AM PST · 16981 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
11. 2.613 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Mar 31, 1:14 AM PST · 16976 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
12. 1.830km WSW of Maricopa, CAThu, Apr 3, 7:16 PM PST · 16973 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
13. 2.06km WSW of Arvin, CASat, Apr 5, 6:44 AM PST · 16971 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
14. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 6, 7:45 PM PST · 16970 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
15. 2.615 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 6, 8:28 PM PST · 16970 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
16. 3.115 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 6, 8:55 PM PST · 16969 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
17. 3.615 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 6, 9:15 PM PST · 16969 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.817km E of Arvin, CAWed, Apr 9, 6:39 AM PST · 16967 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
19. 1.616km E of Arvin, CAWed, Apr 9, 9:04 AM PST · 16967 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
20. 1.827km SSW of Bodfish, CAWed, Apr 9, 9:02 PM PST · 16966 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
21. 1.820km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Apr 18, 8:37 AM PST · 16958 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
22. 1.52km WNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Apr 18, 4:33 PM PST · 16958 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
23. 2.420km NW of Tehachapi, CASat, Apr 19, 4:48 PM PST · 16957 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
24. 1.722km W of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Apr 20, 2:46 PM PST · 16956 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
25. 2.44km NNW of Delano, CAMon, Apr 21, 1:33 AM PST · 16955 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
26. 2.42km ENE of Frazier Park, CAMon, Apr 21, 4:56 AM PST · 16955 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
27. 1.58km W of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Apr 21, 5:27 PM PST · 16955 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
28. 2.020km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Apr 23, 6:43 AM PST · 16953 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
29. 2.218km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Apr 27, 11:09 AM PDT · 16949 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
30. 1.514 km NNE of Shandon, CaliforniaTue, Apr 29, 6:24 AM PDT · 16947 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
31. 1.64 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, May 3, 5:32 AM PDT · 16943 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
32. 2.124km WSW of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, May 5, 2:42 PM PDT · 16941 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
33. 2.010km WNW of Frazier Park, CAMon, May 5, 4:03 PM PDT · 16941 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away

Before

1. 2.326km WNW of Wofford Heights, CATue, Mar 4, 8:16 AM PST · 17003 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
2. 3.011 km E of Santa Margarita, CaliforniaFri, Feb 29, 3:58 PM PST · 17007 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
3. 1.814km ESE of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Feb 28, 8:51 AM PST · 17008 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
4. 2.613km NW of Avenal, CATue, Feb 26, 11:26 PM PST · 17009 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
5. 1.58km WSW of Grapevine, CATue, Feb 26, 11:16 AM PST · 17010 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
6. 1.716km SSE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 22, 11:25 AM PST · 17014 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
7. 2.124km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Feb 22, 8:49 AM PST · 17014 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
8. 1.74km NNW of Frazier Park, CAFri, Feb 22, 8:42 AM PST · 17014 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
9. 2.312 km S of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Feb 19, 8:15 AM PST · 17017 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
10. 1.810 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Feb 18, 6:33 AM PST · 17018 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
11. 1.812km S of Arvin, CASun, Feb 17, 8:40 AM PST · 17019 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
12. 1.910 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Feb 10, 7:46 AM PST · 17026 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9725114 (also filed as usp00015xn). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC.