M1.8 earthquake 17km SE of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Apr 21, 2021, 9:17 AM PDT

UTC

2021-04-21 16:17:11 UTC

Depth

22.6 km (14.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.293° N, 119.339° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

40°

Stations used

28

• Dustin Acres, CaliforniaPopulation 652. Forecast10 kmNNE
• Rosedale, CaliforniaPopulation 14,058. Forecast20 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast30 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast171 kmNW

After

1. 1.724km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Apr 21, 3:31 PM PDT · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
2. 1.612km WNW of Wofford Heights, CAFri, Apr 30, 1:18 AM PDT · 1982 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
3. 2.113km SE of Bodfish, CASat, May 1, 9:07 AM PDT · 1981 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
4. 1.99km S of Tehachapi, CASun, May 2, 12:46 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
5. 1.76km SE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, May 3, 12:59 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
6. 1.615km ENE of Ojai, CATue, May 4, 9:30 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
7. 2.16km SW of Woodville, CAWed, May 5, 2:23 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
8. 1.81km SW of Kettleman City, CAWed, May 5, 8:38 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
9. 1.524km NNW of Tehachapi, CASat, May 8, 9:36 AM PDT · 1974 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
10. 1.512km WNW of Wofford Heights, CASat, May 8, 2:31 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
11. 2.115km N of Castaic, CAWed, May 12, 1:07 AM PDT · 1970 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
12. 2.814km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, May 12, 3:14 AM PDT · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 10
13. 1.625km S of Kettleman City, CAThu, May 13, 1:29 AM PDT · 1969 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
14. 1.618km SSE of Kettleman City, CATue, May 18, 4:39 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
15. 1.817km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, May 20, 8:32 AM PDT · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
16. 1.63km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, May 20, 11:23 AM PDT · 1962 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
17. 1.717km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, May 21, 2:37 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
18. 1.820km N of Fillmore, CASat, May 22, 7:10 PM PDT · 1959 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
19. 2.024km ENE of Maricopa, CAMon, May 24, 12:48 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
20. 1.523km NNW of Tehachapi, CAMon, May 24, 8:45 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
21. 3.110km SSW of Rosedale, CAThu, May 27, 7:19 AM PDT · 1955 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 90
22. 1.58km WSW of Shafter, CAThu, May 27, 4:44 PM PDT · 1954 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
23. 2.08km W of Corcoran, CAThu, May 27, 11:41 PM PDT · 1954 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
24. 2.58km WSW of Corcoran, CAFri, May 28, 8:55 AM PDT · 1954 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
25. 2.115km ESE of Arvin, CASat, May 29, 10:38 PM PDT · 1952 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
26. 1.616km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, May 30, 9:33 PM PDT · 1951 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
27. 1.620km S of Kettleman City, CAWed, Jun 2, 11:23 PM PDT · 1948 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
28. 1.719km E of McFarland, CASat, Jun 5, 12:32 AM PDT · 1946 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
29. 1.811km ESE of Lake Isabella, CASat, Jun 5, 10:04 PM PDT · 1945 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
30. 2.28km W of Corcoran, CASun, Jun 6, 4:24 AM PDT · 1945 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
31. 2.219km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASun, Jun 6, 2:07 PM PDT · 1945 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
32. 1.58km WNW of Lake Hughes, CAWed, Jun 9, 11:37 AM PDT · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
33. 2.38km WSW of Corcoran, CAWed, Jun 9, 2:18 PM PDT · 1942 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
34. 1.712km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Jun 12, 6:54 PM PDT · 1938 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
35. 2.49km WSW of Corcoran, CATue, Jun 15, 9:31 AM PDT · 1936 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away

Before

1. 1.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Apr 20, 10:10 PM PDT · 1991 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
2. 1.618km SW of Lamont, CATue, Apr 20, 9:09 PM PDT · 1991 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
3. 1.824km NNE of Montecito, CASat, Apr 17, 9:57 AM PDT · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
4. 1.724km NNE of Montecito, CAFri, Apr 16, 7:17 AM PDT · 1996 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
5. 1.823km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Apr 13, 3:20 PM PDT · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
6. 1.62km SE of Frazier Park, CAMon, Apr 12, 3:28 PM PDT · 2000 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
7. 2.014km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Apr 5, 12:19 AM PDT · 2007 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
8. 1.612km W of Mojave, CASun, Apr 4, 8:50 PM PDT · 2007 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
9. 1.711km SSE of Bodfish, CASun, Apr 4, 6:38 AM PDT · 2008 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
10. 1.811km SSE of Bodfish, CASat, Apr 3, 6:07 PM PDT · 2008 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
11. 2.17km ESE of Kettleman City, CAWed, Mar 31, 4:56 PM PDT · 2011 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
12. 1.65km SE of Frazier Park, CAWed, Mar 31, 11:19 AM PDT · 2012 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
13. 2.221km SSE of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 30, 9:11 PM PDT · 2012 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
14. 1.521km SSE of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 30, 6:25 AM PDT · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
15. 2.06km NNW of Los Olivos, CAMon, Mar 29, 8:36 PM PDT · 2013 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.97km NNW of Los Olivos, CAMon, Mar 29, 8:32 PM PDT · 2013 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
17. 2.08km ENE of Oildale, CASat, Mar 27, 8:55 AM PDT · 2016 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
18. 1.619km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Mar 25, 2:42 AM PDT · 2018 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
19. 1.814km SE of Kettleman City, CAWed, Mar 24, 10:37 PM PDT · 2018 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39858520. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:12 AM UTC.