M1.7 earthquake 12km NW of Buttonwillow, California

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Dec 10, 2001, 1:10 AM PST

UTC

2001-12-10 09:10:55 UTC

Depth

6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.468° N, 119.573° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.3 km horizontally, 65.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

138°

Stations used

7

• Buttonwillow, CaliforniaPopulation 1,508. Forecast12 kmNW
• Wasco, CaliforniaPopulation 26,279. Forecast25 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast51 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast199 kmNW

After

1. 1.920km ENE of Arvin, CAWed, Dec 12, 10:14 AM PST · 9063 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
2. 1.920km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 12, 11:31 AM PST · 9063 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
3. 2.120km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Dec 12, 12:13 PM PST · 9063 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
4. 1.624 km W of Lost Hills, CaliforniaWed, Dec 12, 10:22 PM PST · 9062 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
5. 2.722km S of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 15, 11:21 AM PST · 9060 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
6. 2.123km SSW of Bodfish, CASat, Dec 15, 11:22 AM PST · 9060 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.69km W of Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaMon, Dec 17, 12:33 AM PST · 9058 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
8. 1.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 17, 8:46 AM PST · 9058 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
9. 2.110km SSW of Maricopa, CaliforniaMon, Dec 17, 5:45 PM PST · 9057 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
10. 3.411 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Dec 20, 12:25 AM PST · 9055 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
11. 1.613 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Dec 20, 12:31 AM PST · 9055 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
12. 1.711 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Dec 20, 12:47 AM PST · 9055 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
13. 2.411 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Dec 20, 12:47 AM PST · 9055 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
14. 1.911 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Dec 20, 12:51 AM PST · 9055 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
15. 2.211 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Dec 20, 11:20 AM PST · 9055 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
16. 1.610 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Dec 20, 4:53 PM PST · 9054 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
17. 1.611 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Dec 21, 7:15 AM PST · 9054 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
18. 1.716km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CaliforniaFri, Dec 21, 5:27 PM PST · 9053 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
19. 2.311 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Dec 22, 1:41 AM PST · 9053 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
20. 2.112 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Dec 22, 2:39 AM PST · 9053 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
21. 2.35 km E of San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaSun, Dec 23, 4:26 AM PST · 9052 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
22. 1.625km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 24, 5:18 AM PST · 9051 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
23. 1.717km ESE of Arvin, CATue, Dec 25, 8:39 PM PST · 9049 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
24. 1.73km NW of Frazier Park, CaliforniaWed, Dec 26, 12:55 PM PST · 9049 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
25. 1.517km SW of Maricopa, CaliforniaWed, Dec 26, 7:27 PM PST · 9048 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
26. 1.911 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Dec 27, 5:42 AM PST · 9048 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
27. 1.814km ENE of San Miguel, CaliforniaFri, Dec 28, 1:23 PM PST · 9047 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
28. 1.517km SSW of Lamont, CASat, Dec 29, 1:42 AM PST · 9046 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
29. 2.511km SSW of Shandon, CaliforniaSat, Dec 29, 5:32 PM PST · 9045 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
30. 1.623km ENE of Arvin, CASun, Dec 30, 3:37 PM PST · 9045 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
31. 1.712 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Dec 30, 4:34 PM PST · 9044 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
32. 2.318km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Dec 31, 6:51 AM PST · 9044 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
33. 2.19 km ENE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaMon, Dec 31, 10:48 PM PST · 9043 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
34. 1.617km WNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 2, 6:00 AM PST · 9042 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
35. 2.618km NW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jan 3, 8:27 AM PST · 9041 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
36. 2.527km SSW of Bodfish, CASun, Jan 6, 8:57 AM PST · 9038 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
37. 2.420km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 11, 12:52 PM PST · 9033 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
38. 1.512 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Jan 11, 1:20 PM PST · 9033 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
39. 1.55 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Jan 11, 10:12 PM PST · 9032 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
40. 2.49km WSW of Wasco, CATue, Jan 15, 11:34 AM PST · 9029 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
41. 1.614km W of Tehachapi, CaliforniaTue, Jan 15, 3:58 PM PST · 9029 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
42. 1.618km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 16, 3:49 AM PST · 9028 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
43. 1.918km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 16, 2:28 PM PST · 9028 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
44. 1.519km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Jan 16, 10:30 PM PST · 9027 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
45. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CAThu, Jan 17, 2:27 AM PST · 9027 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
46. 1.69km ENE of Lebec, CAFri, Jan 18, 4:34 AM PST · 9026 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
47. 1.619km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Jan 18, 4:57 AM PST · 9026 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
48. 1.58 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Jan 18, 1:48 PM PST · 9026 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
49. 1.821km ENE of Arvin, CAFri, Jan 18, 9:56 PM PST · 9025 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
50. 1.911 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Jan 19, 1:39 PM PST · 9025 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
51. 2.54 km NE of Lemoore Station, CaliforniaSun, Jan 20, 8:48 AM PST · 9024 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
52. 1.614km ESE of McFarland, CASun, Jan 20, 9:29 AM PST · 9024 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
53. 2.012 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jan 20, 8:11 PM PST · 9023 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
54. 1.814km N of Simmler, CaliforniaMon, Jan 21, 1:16 AM PST · 9023 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
55. 1.89 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Jan 23, 10:43 PM PST · 9020 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
56. 1.714km WNW of Kernville, CAFri, Jan 25, 3:59 PM PST · 9019 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
57. 1.55km S of Frazier Park, CaliforniaFri, Jan 25, 8:22 PM PST · 9018 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
58. 2.22 km WNW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Jan 26, 2:54 PM PST · 9018 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
59. 3.112 km E of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Jan 26, 11:01 PM PST · 9017 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
60. 2.40 km W of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 7:53 PM PST · 9016 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

1. 2.027km NNW of Tehachapi, CaliforniaFri, Dec 7, 3:17 AM PST · 9068 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
2. 2.216km SE of Maricopa, CAWed, Dec 5, 11:17 PM PST · 9069 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
3. 2.616km SE of Maricopa, CAWed, Dec 5, 7:38 PM PST · 9069 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
4. 1.916km SE of Maricopa, CaliforniaWed, Dec 5, 10:37 AM PST · 9070 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
5. 1.912km SSW of Arvin, CaliforniaTue, Dec 4, 11:54 AM PST · 9071 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
6. 1.623km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Dec 4, 5:28 AM PST · 9071 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
7. 1.922 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaMon, Dec 3, 9:52 PM PST · 9071 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
8. 1.68km N of Grapevine, CASun, Dec 2, 9:09 AM PST · 9073 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
9. 3.020km WNW of Alpaugh, CASun, Dec 2, 5:13 AM PST · 9073 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
10. 1.716km SE of Maricopa, CaliforniaSat, Dec 1, 5:37 AM PST · 9074 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
11. 1.511km W of Tehachapi, CAFri, Nov 30, 1:47 AM PST · 9075 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
12. 1.7Central CaliforniaMon, Nov 26, 5:22 PM PST · 9078 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
13. 2.94 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Nov 26, 11:52 AM PST · 9079 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
14. 2.821km NE of Arvin, CASat, Nov 24, 4:02 PM PST · 9081 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
15. 1.921km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Nov 23, 11:48 AM PST · 9082 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
16. 1.85 km SE of Huron, CaliforniaThu, Nov 22, 1:07 AM PST · 9083 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
17. 1.820km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 21, 4:19 PM PST · 9084 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
18. 1.720km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 21, 12:40 PM PST · 9084 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
19. 2.521km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 21, 4:35 AM PST · 9084 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
20. 2.921km NE of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 21, 1:09 AM PST · 9084 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9733637. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:57 AM UTC.