M2.6 earthquake 27km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 27km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA on Sat, May 30, 2020, 10:26 PM PDT (05:26 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.17 · 31 stations
2.4	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.069 · 28 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39223895 (also filed as us6000a31h). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:48 AM UTC.