California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 3km NE of Buttonwillow, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 3km NE of Buttonwillow, CA on Sat, Oct 20, 1990, 9:25 PM PDT (04:25 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 14km NNE of Lamont, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-10-21 04:25:41 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.426° N, 119.448° 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
121°
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: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.522km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13130 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.56km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 13129 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.926km NW of Kernville, CA · 13127 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.212km NE of Los Alamos, CA · 13125 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.725km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13125 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.820km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13125 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.223km SW of Bodfish, CA · 13123 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.83km NNE of Maricopa, CA · 13123 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.523km SW of Bodfish, CA · 13122 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.54km N of Lamont, CA · 13122 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.819km ENE of Taft, CA · 13121 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.814km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 13120 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.88 km NE of Avenal, California · 13120 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.85 km NE of Avenal, California · 13120 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.70 km W of Avenal, California · 13120 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.05 km NE of Avenal, California · 13120 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.57 km N of Avenal, California · 13119 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.224km NE of Arvin, CA · 13119 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.420km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13118 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.322km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13118 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.524km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13118 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.88km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 13116 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.37km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 13115 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.724km NE of Lamont, CA · 13115 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.78km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 13115 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.49km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 13113 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 2.88 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13109 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13109 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.68 km N of Avenal, California · 13109 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.619km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 13107 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.518km SE of Arvin, CA · 13106 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.921km SSE of Arvin, CA · 13104 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 2.112km ESE of Delano, CA · 13103 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 13102 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.022km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13100 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.68km ENE of Porterville, CA · 13098 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.48km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 13094 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 13093 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.620km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 13092 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.613 km S of Stratford, California · 13092 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.77 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13091 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.97 km N of Avenal, California · 13091 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.97 km N of Avenal, California · 13091 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.25 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13091 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.78 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13091 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.87 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13091 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.68 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13091 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.97 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13091 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.90km NW of Kernville, CA · 13091 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.419 km W of Lost Hills, California · 13090 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.79km W of Tehachapi, CA · 13089 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.711 km NW of Avenal, California · 13089 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.86 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13088 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.51km N of Kernville, CA · 13088 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 2.116km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA · 13087 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 2.48 km SSW of Huron, California · 13086 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 2.017km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 13086 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.74km N of Bakersfield, CA · 13085 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 2.17 km ENE of Avenal, California · 13085 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.51km SSE of Delano, CA · 13084 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 1.62 km SSW of Avenal, California · 13133 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.95 km S of Avenal, California · 13133 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.85 km S of Avenal, California · 13133 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.714km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13134 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.38km NNE of Corcoran, CA · 13135 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.42km SE of Lamont, CA · 13136 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.26km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 13137 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.025km WNW of Kernville, CA · 13138 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.713km SSW of Shafter, CA · 13139 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.514km SSW of Lamont, CA · 13141 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.114km SW of Maricopa, CA · 13142 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.214km S of Arvin, CA · 13143 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.524km NE of Arvin, CA · 13146 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.78km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13148 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.927km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13148 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.73km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 13148 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.45 km SE of Huron, California · 13151 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.522km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13153 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.822km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13154 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.513km E of Delano, CA · 13154 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away

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