California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 16km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 16km SSE of Buttonwillow, CA on Tue, Dec 4, 1990, 3:09 PM PST (23:09 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.1 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-12-04 23:09:43 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.276° N, 119.383° 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
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
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: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.017km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 13086 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.74km N of Bakersfield, CA · 13086 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.51km SSE of Delano, CA · 13084 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.66km W of Carpinteria, CA · 13082 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.223km NE of Arvin, CA · 13081 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.319km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13081 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.719km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13080 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.620km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13080 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.715km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 13080 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.87km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 13079 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13077 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.614km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13076 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.88km WNW of Kernville, CA · 13076 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.119km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13075 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.622km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13075 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.317km SE of Arvin, CA · 13074 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.718km SE of Arvin, CA · 13073 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.314km NNE of Lamont, CA · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.614km NNE of Lamont, CA · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.514km NNE of Lamont, CA · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.423km ENE of Arvin, CA · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.514km NNE of Lamont, CA · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.88km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13073 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.525km N of Tehachapi, CA · 13070 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.622km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13070 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.612km ENE of McFarland, CA · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.325km N of Tehachapi, CA · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.615km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 13068 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.915km NE of Lebec, CA · 13068 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.08km E of Porterville, CA · 13067 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.621 km S of Kettleman City, California · 13065 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.715km SE of Porterville, CA · 13065 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13063 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.14km SE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13062 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.510km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13061 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.012km S of Bodfish, CA · 13059 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.618km SE of Arvin, CA · 13057 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 3.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 13055 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.810km E of Ojai, CA · 13053 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.916km ENE of Ojai, CA · 13051 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.826km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 13051 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.520km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13051 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.527km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 13050 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.728km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 13050 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 1.927km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 13050 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.529km WSW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13049 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.120km NW of Ojai, CA · 13048 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.614km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 13047 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 2.315km SSE of Arvin, CA · 13047 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.515km SSW of Arvin, CA · 13045 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 1.710km ESE of Santa Ynez, CA · 13043 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.03km ENE of Tehachapi, CA · 13042 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.520km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.320km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.55km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 13040 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 3.013km WNW of Mojave, CA · 13040 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 2.413km WNW of Mojave, CA · 13040 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.713km ESE of Tehachapi, CA · 13040 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.115km ESE of Arvin, CA · 13039 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.911km N of Simmler, CA · 13038 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 1.79km W of Tehachapi, CA · 13089 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.419 km W of Lost Hills, California · 13090 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.613 km S of Stratford, California · 13092 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.620km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 13092 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 13093 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.98km SW of Ojai, CA · 13094 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.511km SW of Ojai, CA · 13094 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.27km SW of Ojai, CA · 13094 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.48km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 13095 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.68km ENE of Porterville, CA · 13098 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.022km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13100 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 13103 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.112km ESE of Delano, CA · 13104 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.921km SSE of Arvin, CA · 13104 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.410km S of Tehachapi, CA · 13104 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.518km SE of Arvin, CA · 13107 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.619km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 13107 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13109 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.811km ESE of Tehachapi, CA · 13110 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.49km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 13113 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

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