M1.8 earthquake 25km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Jun 9, 2020, 12:52 PM PDT

UTC

2020-06-09 19:52:03 UTC

Depth

-0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.512° N, 119.706° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

132°

Stations used

12

• Lost Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 2,412. Forecast12 kmS
• Wasco, CaliforniaPopulation 26,279. Forecast34 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast64 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast210 kmNW

After

1. 1.920km NE of Arroyo Grande, CATue, Jun 9, 6:12 PM PDT · 2307 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
2. 1.93km SE of Kettleman City, CAWed, Jun 10, 9:07 PM PDT · 2306 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
3. 2.03km ESE of Kettleman City, CAWed, Jun 10, 9:22 PM PDT · 2306 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
4. 2.26km SSE of Parkfield, CAThu, Jun 11, 5:31 AM PDT · 2306 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
5. 1.66km SSE of Parkfield, CAThu, Jun 11, 5:39 AM PDT · 2306 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
6. 2.228km WNW of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Jun 11, 3:53 PM PDT · 2305 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.628km WNW of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Jun 11, 11:19 PM PDT · 2305 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
8. 2.117km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Jun 13, 1:13 AM PDT · 2304 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
9. 2.013km N of Grapevine, CASun, Jun 14, 11:45 AM PDT · 2303 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
10. 2.317km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Jun 15, 9:23 AM PDT · 2302 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
11. 2.010km WSW of Huron, CAMon, Jun 15, 6:41 PM PDT · 2301 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.69km WNW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Jun 18, 3:29 PM PDT · 2298 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
13. 1.610km ESE of Maricopa, CAFri, Jun 19, 2:12 PM PDT · 2298 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
14. 2.110km ESE of Maricopa, CAFri, Jun 19, 2:15 PM PDT · 2298 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
15. 1.95km N of Wasco, CASat, Jun 20, 6:48 AM PDT · 2297 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
16. 2.717km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Jun 20, 12:39 PM PDT · 2297 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
17. 1.913km S of Stratford, CASun, Jun 21, 4:08 PM PDT · 2295 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
18. 2.214km S of Stratford, CASun, Jun 21, 4:11 PM PDT · 2295 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
19. 2.214km ENE of Kettleman City, CASun, Jun 21, 6:51 PM PDT · 2295 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
20. 1.812km S of Stratford, CASun, Jun 21, 6:53 PM PDT · 2295 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
21. 2.913km SSW of Rosedale, CAWed, Jun 24, 1:49 PM PDT · 2293 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 32
22. 2.013 km SSW of Rosedale, CAWed, Jun 24, 2:01 PM PDT · 2293 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
23. 1.716km S of Kettleman City, CAWed, Jun 24, 2:59 PM PDT · 2292 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
24. 1.816km S of Kettleman City, CASat, Jun 27, 7:36 AM PDT · 2290 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
25. 2.35km SSE of Parkfield, CASun, Jun 28, 12:27 AM PDT · 2289 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
26. 1.923 km WSW of Maricopa, CATue, Jun 30, 7:01 AM PDT · 2287 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
27. 1.67km NNW of Lamont, CATue, Jun 30, 9:48 AM PDT · 2287 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
28. 1.85km NE of Coalinga, CAWed, Jul 1, 7:22 AM PDT · 2286 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
29. 1.67km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 9, 6:11 PM PDT · 2277 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
30. 1.68km NNW of Avenal, CAFri, Jul 10, 8:55 PM PDT · 2276 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
31. 1.68km WSW of Atascadero, CAFri, Jul 10, 9:43 PM PDT · 2276 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
32. 1.79km SW of Templeton, CAMon, Jul 13, 11:30 AM PDT · 2274 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
33. 1.89km SW of Templeton, CATue, Jul 14, 10:32 AM PDT · 2273 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
34. 1.69km W of Templeton, CATue, Jul 14, 3:14 PM PDT · 2272 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
35. 1.88km SE of Huron, CAThu, Jul 16, 7:38 AM PDT · 2271 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
36. 2.16km N of Taft, CASun, Jul 19, 5:18 AM PDT · 2268 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
37. 3.610km W of Grapevine, CAMon, Jul 20, 3:01 PM PDT · 2266 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 117
38. 2.07km WSW of Kettleman City, CAWed, Jul 22, 1:50 PM PDT · 2265 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
39. 2.37km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Jul 23, 12:34 AM PDT · 2264 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
40. 1.813km SW of Alpaugh, CAThu, Jul 23, 8:21 PM PDT · 2263 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
41. 1.816km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Jul 24, 2:37 AM PDT · 2263 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
42. 2.018km ESE of Maricopa, CASun, Jul 26, 8:46 AM PDT · 2261 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
43. 1.57km NE of Porterville, CAMon, Jul 27, 1:12 AM PDT · 2260 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
44. 1.919km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jul 27, 3:41 PM PDT · 2259 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
45. 2.313km W of Grapevine, CAWed, Jul 29, 11:56 PM PDT · 2257 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
46. 2.319km E of Kettleman City, CAFri, Jul 31, 11:35 PM PDT · 2255 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
47. 2.18km NNW of Kettleman City, CAFri, Aug 7, 5:51 AM PDT · 2249 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
48. 1.713km NNE of Los Olivos, CASat, Aug 8, 6:07 AM PDT · 2248 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away

Before

1. 1.96km SE of Oildale, CASun, Jun 7, 12:41 PM PDT · 2310 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
2. 1.828km WNW of Buttonwillow, CAFri, Jun 5, 7:57 PM PDT · 2311 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
3. 1.82km SE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Jun 4, 3:46 PM PDT · 2312 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
4. 2.76km NNE of Los Alamos, CATue, Jun 2, 4:28 PM PDT · 2314 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 15
5. 2.28km WNW of Frazier Park, CAMon, Jun 1, 6:56 AM PDT · 2316 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
6. 1.927km WNW of Buttonwillow, CAMon, Jun 1, 12:01 AM PDT · 2316 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.328km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASun, May 31, 10:20 PM PDT · 2316 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
8. 2.127km NE of Simmler, CASat, May 30, 10:38 PM PDT · 2317 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
9. 1.727km NE of Simmler, CASat, May 30, 10:38 PM PDT · 2317 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
10. 2.627km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASat, May 30, 10:26 PM PDT · 2317 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
11. 2.228km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASat, May 30, 7:30 PM PDT · 2317 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
12. 1.82km ESE of Kettleman City, CASat, May 30, 9:00 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
13. 2.628km NE of Simmler, CASat, May 30, 7:33 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
14. 2.128km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASat, May 30, 5:16 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
15. 2.127km NE of Simmler, CASat, May 30, 4:59 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
16. 2.428km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASat, May 30, 4:35 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
17. 2.228km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASat, May 30, 4:04 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.328km NE of Simmler, CASat, May 30, 3:42 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
19. 1.819km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, May 29, 9:20 AM PDT · 2319 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
20. 1.68km ESE of Oildale, CAWed, May 27, 1:49 AM PDT · 2321 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39471824. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.