California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 28km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 28km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA on Sat, May 30, 2020, 4:04 AM PDT (11:04 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 10km W of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2020-05-30 11:04:27 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.528° N, 119.740° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.428km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.127km NE of Simmler, CA · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.128km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.628km NE of Simmler, CA · 2318 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.82km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 2318 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.228km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 2317 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.627km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 2317 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.727km NE of Simmler, CA · 2317 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.127km NE of Simmler, CA · 2317 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.328km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 2316 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.927km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 2316 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.28km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 2316 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.76km NNE of Los Alamos, CA · 2314 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 15
  14. 1.82km SE of Kettleman City, CA · 2312 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.828km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 2311 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.96km SE of Oildale, CA · 2309 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.825km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 2307 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.920km NE of Arroyo Grande, CA · 2307 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.510km W of Templeton, CA · 2306 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.93km SE of Kettleman City, CA · 2306 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.03km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 2306 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.26km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 2306 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.66km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 2306 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 2.228km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 2305 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.628km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 2305 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.117km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2304 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.013km N of Grapevine, CA · 2303 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.511km NNE of Cayucos, CA · 2302 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.317km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2302 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.010km WSW of Huron, CA · 2301 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.69km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 2298 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.610km ESE of Maricopa, CA · 2297 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 2.110km ESE of Maricopa, CA · 2297 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.95km N of Wasco, CA · 2297 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 2.717km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2296 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.913km S of Stratford, CA · 2295 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.214km S of Stratford, CA · 2295 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.214km ENE of Kettleman City, CA · 2295 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.812km S of Stratford, CA · 2295 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.325km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2294 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.913km SSW of Rosedale, CA · 2292 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 32
  42. 2.125km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2292 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.013 km SSW of Rosedale, CA · 2292 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 1.716km S of Kettleman City, CA · 2292 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.816km S of Kettleman City, CA · 2290 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 2.35km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 2289 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.923 km WSW of Maricopa, CA · 2287 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.67km NNW of Lamont, CA · 2287 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.85km NE of Coalinga, CA · 2286 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.67km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 2277 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.68km NNW of Avenal, CA · 2276 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.68km WSW of Atascadero, CA · 2276 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.79km SW of Templeton, CA · 2274 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.89km SW of Templeton, CA · 2273 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.69km W of Templeton, CA · 2272 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.88km SE of Huron, CA · 2271 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.16km N of Taft, CA · 2268 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 3.610km W of Grapevine, CA · 2266 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 117
  59. 2.07km WSW of Kettleman City, CA · 2264 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.37km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 2264 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 2.328km NE of Simmler, CA · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.819km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2319 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.68km ESE of Oildale, CA · 2321 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.76km SE of Oildale, CA · 2321 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1,359
  5. 1.613km SSW of Lamont, CA · 2325 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.67km SW of Templeton, CA · 2325 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.723km NNW of Simmler, CA · 2328 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.99km SSE of Huron, CA · 2329 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.816km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2330 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.216km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2331 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.89km NE of Los Alamos, CA · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.65km N of Avenal, CA · 2333 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.622km SW of Maricopa, CA · 2333 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.54km NNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 2336 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.628km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 2337 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.016km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2337 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.88km NE of Coalinga, CA · 2337 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.710km SSW of Huron, CA · 2337 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.728km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 2338 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.929km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 2338 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39223151. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.