M1.8 earthquake 14km SW of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Nov 3, 2020, 8:27 AM PST

UTC

2020-11-03 16:27:28 UTC

Depth

-0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.313° N, 119.582° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

99°

Stations used

14

• Buttonwillow, CaliforniaPopulation 1,508. Forecast14 kmSW
• Shafter, CaliforniaPopulation 18,336. Forecast35 kmSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast51 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast186 kmNW

After

1. 1.714km S of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 4, 1:30 PM PST · 2160 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
2. 2.710km WNW of Grapevine, CAWed, Nov 4, 4:35 PM PST · 2160 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 6
3. 1.98km SSW of Buttonwillow, CATue, Nov 10, 10:11 AM PST · 2154 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
4. 1.86km W of Santa Margarita, CAFri, Nov 13, 3:56 AM PST · 2151 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
5. 2.19km SE of Kettleman City, CAMon, Nov 16, 4:10 AM PST · 2148 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
6. 1.624km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Nov 16, 9:28 AM PST · 2148 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
7. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Nov 18, 10:04 AM PST · 2146 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
8. 2.310km SSW of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 18, 5:43 PM PST · 2146 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
9. 2.010km SSW of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 18, 5:57 PM PST · 2146 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
10. 3.114km S of Arvin, CAThu, Nov 19, 10:22 AM PST · 2145 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 5
11. 2.114km S of Arvin, CAThu, Nov 19, 10:24 AM PST · 2145 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
12. 1.816km NE of Lebec, CAFri, Nov 20, 8:21 PM PST · 2144 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
13. 1.714km S of Arvin, CASat, Nov 21, 10:43 AM PST · 2143 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
14. 1.610km NNE of Los Alamos, CASat, Nov 21, 1:36 PM PST · 2143 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
15. 2.315km S of Arvin, CATue, Nov 24, 2:39 PM PST · 2140 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
16. 2.914km S of Arvin, CAThu, Nov 26, 12:53 PM PST · 2138 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
17. 1.96km NE of San Luis Obispo, CASat, Nov 28, 5:20 AM PST · 2136 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
18. 2.514km S of Arvin, CAMon, Nov 30, 9:13 PM PST · 2134 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
19. 1.715km S of Arvin, CATue, Dec 1, 6:16 PM PST · 2133 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
20. 1.86km S of Lamont, CAThu, Dec 3, 3:54 PM PST · 2131 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
21. 1.624km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Dec 4, 10:10 AM PST · 2130 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
22. 1.56km W of Ojai, CASun, Dec 6, 11:20 AM PST · 2128 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
23. 2.424km SE of Santa Margarita, CAMon, Dec 7, 3:49 PM PST · 2127 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
24. 1.622km S of Kettleman City, CATue, Dec 8, 11:10 PM PST · 2126 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
25. 2.012km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Dec 12, 8:43 AM PST · 2122 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
26. 1.925km N of Tehachapi, CATue, Dec 15, 11:10 AM PST · 2119 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
27. 1.614km N of Pine Mountain Club, CATue, Dec 22, 10:43 PM PST · 2112 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
28. 1.716km SSE of Shandon, CASun, Dec 27, 4:12 PM PST · 2107 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
29. 2.518km WNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, Dec 28, 4:40 AM PST · 2106 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 23
30. 2.014km SSW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Dec 28, 9:15 PM PST · 2106 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away

Before

1. 1.78km NE of Avenal, CAMon, Nov 2, 9:31 AM PST · 2162 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
2. 1.621km SE of Shandon, CAMon, Nov 2, 6:21 AM PST · 2162 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
3. 1.618km SSW of Lamont, CASun, Nov 1, 1:22 AM PDT · 2164 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
4. 3.024km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Oct 31, 1:57 PM PDT · 2164 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 7
5. 1.623km NNW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Oct 30, 5:22 PM PDT · 2165 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
6. 1.78km NE of Avenal, CAThu, Oct 29, 5:23 AM PDT · 2166 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
7. 2.08km NE of Avenal, CAThu, Oct 29, 5:20 AM PDT · 2166 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
8. 3.05km S of Shandon, CASat, Oct 17, 2:58 AM PDT · 2178 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 7
9. 1.624km NE of Arvin, CAFri, Oct 16, 9:59 AM PDT · 2179 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
10. 2.37km NNW of Delano, CATue, Oct 13, 8:09 AM PDT · 2182 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
11. 1.917km SE of Arvin, CAFri, Oct 9, 12:10 AM PDT · 2187 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39455335. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:04 PM UTC.