M1.5 earthquake 4km NNW of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, May 12, 2020, 7:23 AM PDT

UTC

2020-05-12 14:23:25 UTC

Depth

28.4 km (17.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.430° N, 119.489° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

88°

Stations used

21

• Buttonwillow, CaliforniaPopulation 1,508. Forecast4 kmNNW
• Shafter, CaliforniaPopulation 18,336. Forecast21 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast43 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast191 kmNW

After

1. 1.622km SW of Maricopa, CAThu, May 14, 9:58 PM PDT · 2333 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
2. 1.65km N of Avenal, CAFri, May 15, 3:19 AM PDT · 2333 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
3. 1.814km WNW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 16, 8:58 PM PDT · 2331 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
4. 1.89km NE of Los Alamos, CASun, May 17, 12:36 AM PDT · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
5. 1.99km SSE of Huron, CAMon, May 18, 3:00 PM PDT · 2329 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
6. 1.723km NNW of Simmler, CAWed, May 20, 11:17 AM PDT · 2327 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
7. 1.613km SSW of Lamont, CAFri, May 22, 7:56 PM PDT · 2325 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
8. 3.76km SE of Oildale, CATue, May 26, 9:52 PM PDT · 2321 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1,359
9. 1.68km ESE of Oildale, CAWed, May 27, 1:49 AM PDT · 2321 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
10. 2.328km NE of Simmler, CASat, May 30, 3:42 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
11. 2.228km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASat, May 30, 4:04 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
12. 2.428km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASat, May 30, 4:35 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
13. 2.127km NE of Simmler, CASat, May 30, 4:59 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
14. 2.128km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASat, May 30, 5:16 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
15. 2.628km NE of Simmler, CASat, May 30, 7:33 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
16. 1.82km ESE of Kettleman City, CASat, May 30, 9:00 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
17. 2.228km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASat, May 30, 7:30 PM PDT · 2317 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
18. 2.627km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASat, May 30, 10:26 PM PDT · 2317 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
19. 1.727km NE of Simmler, CASat, May 30, 10:38 PM PDT · 2317 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
20. 2.127km NE of Simmler, CASat, May 30, 10:38 PM PDT · 2317 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
21. 2.328km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASun, May 31, 10:20 PM PDT · 2316 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
22. 1.927km WNW of Buttonwillow, CAMon, Jun 1, 12:01 AM PDT · 2316 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
23. 2.312km SE of Bodfish, CAMon, Jun 1, 5:02 AM PDT · 2316 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
24. 2.28km WNW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jun 1, 6:56 AM PDT · 2316 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
25. 2.76km NNE of Los Alamos, CATue, Jun 2, 4:28 PM PDT · 2314 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 15
26. 1.82km SE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Jun 4, 3:46 PM PDT · 2312 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
27. 1.828km WNW of Buttonwillow, CAFri, Jun 5, 7:57 PM PDT · 2311 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
28. 1.518km SSW of Gorman, CAFri, Jun 5, 9:49 PM PDT · 2311 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
29. 1.96km SE of Oildale, CASun, Jun 7, 12:41 PM PDT · 2309 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
30. 1.825km WNW of Buttonwillow, CATue, Jun 9, 12:52 PM PDT · 2307 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
31. 1.920km NE of Arroyo Grande, CATue, Jun 9, 6:12 PM PDT · 2307 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
32. 1.93km SE of Kettleman City, CAWed, Jun 10, 9:07 PM PDT · 2306 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
33. 2.03km ESE of Kettleman City, CAWed, Jun 10, 9:22 PM PDT · 2306 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
34. 2.26km SSE of Parkfield, CAThu, Jun 11, 5:31 AM PDT · 2306 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
35. 1.66km SSE of Parkfield, CAThu, Jun 11, 5:39 AM PDT · 2306 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
36. 2.228km WNW of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Jun 11, 3:53 PM PDT · 2305 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
37. 2.628km WNW of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Jun 11, 11:19 PM PDT · 2305 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
38. 2.013km N of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 14, 11:45 AM PDT · 2302 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
39. 1.713km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Jun 16, 11:56 AM PDT · 2300 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
40. 2.125km S of Bodfish, CATue, Jun 16, 1:20 PM PDT · 2300 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
41. 1.825km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 17, 7:11 AM PDT · 2300 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
42. 2.925km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 17, 1:32 PM PDT · 2299 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
43. 2.125km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 17, 1:35 PM PDT · 2299 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
44. 1.625km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 17, 1:51 PM PDT · 2299 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
45. 1.525km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 17, 2:56 PM PDT · 2299 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
46. 2.425km S of Bodfish, CAWed, Jun 17, 5:17 PM PDT · 2299 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
47. 3.220km NW of Ojai, CAWed, Jun 17, 5:35 PM PDT · 2299 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 48
48. 1.69km WNW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jun 18, 3:29 PM PDT · 2298 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
49. 1.610km ESE of Maricopa, CAFri, Jun 19, 2:12 PM PDT · 2297 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
50. 2.110km ESE of Maricopa, CAFri, Jun 19, 2:15 PM PDT · 2297 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
51. 1.95km N of Wasco, CASat, Jun 20, 6:48 AM PDT · 2297 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
52. 2.012km SE of Bodfish, CASun, Jun 21, 11:34 AM PDT · 2295 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
53. 1.913km S of Stratford, CASun, Jun 21, 4:08 PM PDT · 2295 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
54. 2.214km S of Stratford, CASun, Jun 21, 4:11 PM PDT · 2295 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
55. 2.214km ENE of Kettleman City, CASun, Jun 21, 6:51 PM PDT · 2295 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
56. 1.812km S of Stratford, CASun, Jun 21, 6:53 PM PDT · 2295 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
57. 2.913km SSW of Rosedale, CAWed, Jun 24, 1:49 PM PDT · 2292 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 32
58. 2.013 km SSW of Rosedale, CAWed, Jun 24, 2:01 PM PDT · 2292 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
59. 1.716km S of Kettleman City, CAWed, Jun 24, 2:59 PM PDT · 2292 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
60. 1.816km S of Kettleman City, CASat, Jun 27, 7:36 AM PDT · 2290 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

1. 1.628km WNW of Buttonwillow, CAMon, May 11, 10:52 AM PDT · 2336 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
2. 1.710km SSW of Huron, CASun, May 10, 7:40 PM PDT · 2337 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
3. 1.728km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASun, May 10, 6:30 AM PDT · 2338 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
4. 1.929km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASat, May 9, 3:12 PM PDT · 2338 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
5. 2.620km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, May 8, 4:40 PM PDT · 2339 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
6. 1.810km N of Taft, CASat, May 2, 5:05 AM PDT · 2346 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
7. 2.44km WSW of McFarland, CASat, May 2, 1:58 AM PDT · 2346 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
8. 1.910km E of Huron, CAMon, Apr 27, 10:01 AM PDT · 2351 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
9. 1.99km SE of Huron, CASun, Apr 26, 1:10 PM PDT · 2351 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
10. 1.924km NW of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Apr 23, 12:31 PM PDT · 2354 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
11. 2.722km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Apr 22, 8:31 PM PDT · 2355 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 12
12. 1.78km E of Avenal, CATue, Apr 21, 12:31 PM PDT · 2356 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
13. 2.224km WSW of Lamont, CASun, Apr 19, 10:04 PM PDT · 2358 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
14. 2.115km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Apr 19, 9:16 PM PDT · 2358 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
15. 1.731 km W of Wasco, CAThu, Apr 16, 12:49 PM PDT · 2361 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
16. 1.919km SSE of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Apr 16, 9:24 AM PDT · 2362 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
17. 1.720km N of Tehachapi, CAMon, Apr 13, 6:54 AM PDT · 2365 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci38490850. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:54 AM UTC.