M1.6 earthquake 28km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, May 11, 2020, 10:52 AM PDT

UTC

2020-05-11 17:52:21 UTC

Depth

9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.519° N, 119.740° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

130°

Stations used

14

• Lost Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 2,412. Forecast12 kmSSW
• Wasco, CaliforniaPopulation 26,279. Forecast37 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast67 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast213 kmNW

After

1. 1.54km NNW of Buttonwillow, CATue, May 12, 7:23 AM PDT · 2336 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
2. 1.622km SW of Maricopa, CAThu, May 14, 9:58 PM PDT · 2333 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
3. 1.65km N of Avenal, CAFri, May 15, 3:19 AM PDT · 2333 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
4. 1.89km NE of Los Alamos, CASun, May 17, 12:36 AM PDT · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
5. 3.216km NW of Parkfield, CASun, May 17, 10:36 AM PDT · 2331 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
6. 1.816km NW of Parkfield, CASun, May 17, 4:11 PM PDT · 2330 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
7. 1.99km SSE of Huron, CAMon, May 18, 3:00 PM PDT · 2329 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
8. 1.723km NNW of Simmler, CAWed, May 20, 11:17 AM PDT · 2328 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
9. 1.67km SW of Templeton, CAFri, May 22, 12:41 PM PDT · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
10. 1.613km SSW of Lamont, CAFri, May 22, 7:56 PM PDT · 2325 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
11. 3.76km SE of Oildale, CATue, May 26, 9:52 PM PDT · 2321 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1,359
12. 1.68km ESE of Oildale, CAWed, May 27, 1:49 AM PDT · 2321 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
13. 1.819km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, May 29, 9:20 AM PDT · 2319 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
14. 2.328km NE of Simmler, CASat, May 30, 3:42 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
15. 2.228km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASat, May 30, 4:04 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
16. 2.428km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASat, May 30, 4:35 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
17. 2.127km NE of Simmler, CASat, May 30, 4:59 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
18. 2.128km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASat, May 30, 5:16 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
19. 2.628km NE of Simmler, CASat, May 30, 7:33 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
20. 1.82km ESE of Kettleman City, CASat, May 30, 9:00 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
21. 2.228km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASat, May 30, 7:30 PM PDT · 2317 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
22. 2.627km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASat, May 30, 10:26 PM PDT · 2317 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
23. 1.727km NE of Simmler, CASat, May 30, 10:38 PM PDT · 2317 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
24. 2.127km NE of Simmler, CASat, May 30, 10:38 PM PDT · 2317 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
25. 2.328km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASun, May 31, 10:20 PM PDT · 2316 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
26. 1.927km WNW of Buttonwillow, CAMon, Jun 1, 12:01 AM PDT · 2316 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
27. 2.28km WNW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jun 1, 6:56 AM PDT · 2316 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
28. 2.76km NNE of Los Alamos, CATue, Jun 2, 4:28 PM PDT · 2314 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 15
29. 1.82km SE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Jun 4, 3:46 PM PDT · 2312 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
30. 1.828km WNW of Buttonwillow, CAFri, Jun 5, 7:57 PM PDT · 2311 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
31. 1.96km SE of Oildale, CASun, Jun 7, 12:41 PM PDT · 2310 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
32. 1.825km WNW of Buttonwillow, CATue, Jun 9, 12:52 PM PDT · 2308 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
33. 1.920km NE of Arroyo Grande, CATue, Jun 9, 6:12 PM PDT · 2307 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
34. 1.510km W of Templeton, CAWed, Jun 10, 4:46 PM PDT · 2306 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
35. 1.93km SE of Kettleman City, CAWed, Jun 10, 9:07 PM PDT · 2306 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
36. 2.03km ESE of Kettleman City, CAWed, Jun 10, 9:22 PM PDT · 2306 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
37. 2.26km SSE of Parkfield, CAThu, Jun 11, 5:31 AM PDT · 2306 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
38. 1.66km SSE of Parkfield, CAThu, Jun 11, 5:39 AM PDT · 2306 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
39. 2.228km WNW of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Jun 11, 3:53 PM PDT · 2305 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
40. 2.628km WNW of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Jun 11, 11:19 PM PDT · 2305 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
41. 2.117km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Jun 13, 1:13 AM PDT · 2304 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
42. 2.013km N of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 14, 11:45 AM PDT · 2303 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
43. 1.511km NNE of Cayucos, CASun, Jun 14, 12:23 PM PDT · 2303 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
44. 2.317km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Jun 15, 9:23 AM PDT · 2302 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
45. 2.010km WSW of Huron, CAMon, Jun 15, 6:41 PM PDT · 2301 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
46. 1.69km WNW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jun 18, 3:29 PM PDT · 2298 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
47. 1.610km ESE of Maricopa, CAFri, Jun 19, 2:12 PM PDT · 2297 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
48. 2.110km ESE of Maricopa, CAFri, Jun 19, 2:15 PM PDT · 2297 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
49. 1.95km N of Wasco, CASat, Jun 20, 6:48 AM PDT · 2297 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
50. 2.717km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Jun 20, 12:39 PM PDT · 2297 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
51. 1.913km S of Stratford, CASun, Jun 21, 4:08 PM PDT · 2295 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
52. 2.214km S of Stratford, CASun, Jun 21, 4:11 PM PDT · 2295 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
53. 2.214km ENE of Kettleman City, CASun, Jun 21, 6:51 PM PDT · 2295 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
54. 1.812km S of Stratford, CASun, Jun 21, 6:53 PM PDT · 2295 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
55. 2.325km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Jun 22, 7:53 PM PDT · 2294 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
56. 2.913km SSW of Rosedale, CAWed, Jun 24, 1:49 PM PDT · 2292 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 32
57. 2.125km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Jun 24, 1:58 PM PDT · 2292 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
58. 2.013 km SSW of Rosedale, CAWed, Jun 24, 2:01 PM PDT · 2292 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
59. 1.716km S of Kettleman City, CAWed, Jun 24, 2:59 PM PDT · 2292 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
60. 1.816km S of Kettleman City, CASat, Jun 27, 7:36 AM PDT · 2290 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

1. 2.016km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, May 11, 5:09 AM PDT · 2337 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
2. 1.88km NE of Coalinga, CAMon, May 11, 3:21 AM PDT · 2337 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
3. 1.710km SSW of Huron, CASun, May 10, 7:40 PM PDT · 2337 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
4. 1.728km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASun, May 10, 6:30 AM PDT · 2338 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.929km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASat, May 9, 3:12 PM PDT · 2338 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
6. 2.316km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, May 8, 12:48 AM PDT · 2340 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
7. 2.816km NW of Parkfield, CAThu, May 7, 4:49 PM PDT · 2340 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
8. 2.819km NW of Parkfield, CATue, May 5, 10:54 PM PDT · 2342 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
9. 1.57km W of Templeton, CATue, May 5, 3:27 AM PDT · 2343 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
10. 1.810km N of Taft, CASat, May 2, 5:05 AM PDT · 2346 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
11. 2.44km WSW of McFarland, CASat, May 2, 1:58 AM PDT · 2346 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
12. 1.86km SW of Huron, CAFri, May 1, 3:05 PM PDT · 2346 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
13. 1.910km E of Huron, CAMon, Apr 27, 10:01 AM PDT · 2351 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
14. 1.99km SE of Huron, CASun, Apr 26, 1:10 PM PDT · 2351 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
15. 2.44km NE of Orcutt, CAFri, Apr 24, 5:22 AM PDT · 2354 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 289
16. 1.924km NW of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Apr 23, 12:31 PM PDT · 2355 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
17. 1.78km E of Avenal, CATue, Apr 21, 12:31 PM PDT · 2357 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
18. 2.224km WSW of Lamont, CASun, Apr 19, 10:04 PM PDT · 2358 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
19. 2.115km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Apr 19, 9:16 PM PDT · 2358 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
20. 2.410km WSW of Huron, CASun, Apr 19, 12:59 AM PDT · 2359 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci38489850. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.