M1.6 earthquake 22km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Nov 16, 2021, 7:12 AM PST

UTC

2021-11-16 15:12:56 UTC

Depth

27.6 km (17.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.463° N, 119.699° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

113°

Stations used

15

• Lost Hills, CaliforniaPopulation 2,412. Forecast17 kmS
• Wasco, CaliforniaPopulation 26,279. Forecast36 kmWSW
• Bakersfield, CaliforniaPopulation 373,640. Forecast62 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast206 kmNW

After

1. 2.025km NNE of Montecito, CATue, Nov 16, 5:05 PM PST · 1782 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
2. 1.716km ESE of Kettleman City, CATue, Nov 23, 10:14 PM PST · 1775 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
3. 1.512km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Nov 24, 3:48 AM PST · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
4. 1.814km ESE of Porterville, CAWed, Nov 24, 10:33 AM PST · 1775 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
5. 1.79km WSW of Grapevine, CAThu, Nov 25, 11:16 PM PST · 1773 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
6. 1.614km SW of Taft, CAFri, Nov 26, 2:36 PM PST · 1772 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
7. 1.613km SW of Lamont, CATue, Nov 30, 7:18 AM PST · 1769 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
8. 1.919km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Dec 2, 11:38 AM PST · 1767 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
9. 1.914km SSW of Avenal, CAWed, Dec 15, 7:02 AM PST · 1754 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
10. 1.714km SSW of Avenal, CAWed, Dec 15, 9:50 PM PST · 1753 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
11. 2.112km WNW of Corcoran, CAFri, Dec 17, 12:03 AM PST · 1752 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
12. 2.24km WSW of Paso Robles, CAMon, Dec 20, 6:21 AM PST · 1749 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 10
13. 1.612km NW of Parkfield, CATue, Dec 21, 8:39 PM PST · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
14. 2.511km N of Avenal, CAThu, Dec 23, 8:41 AM PST · 1746 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
15. 1.79km WSW of Atascadero, CAThu, Dec 23, 3:52 PM PST · 1745 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.511km NW of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Dec 24, 11:55 AM PST · 1745 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
17. 1.617km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Dec 26, 8:56 PM PST · 1742 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
18. 2.34km SSW of Armona, CAMon, Dec 27, 4:09 PM PST · 1741 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
19. 1.814km E of Arvin, CATue, Dec 28, 3:39 PM PST · 1740 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
20. 3.31km W of Parkfield, CAFri, Dec 31, 10:10 PM PST · 1737 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 34
21. 3.915km SSE of Buttonwillow, CASun, Jan 2, 6:34 PM PST · 1735 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 133
22. 3.015km SSE of Buttonwillow, CASun, Jan 2, 7:02 PM PST · 1735 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 15
23. 2.26km W of Templeton, CATue, Jan 4, 1:05 AM PST · 1734 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
24. 2.014km E of Arvin, CASun, Jan 9, 11:20 AM PST · 1729 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
25. 1.88km ESE of Shafter, CAMon, Jan 10, 4:48 AM PST · 1728 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
26. 1.813km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Jan 10, 2:36 PM PST · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
27. 1.825km NNE of Montecito, CAWed, Jan 12, 7:35 AM PST · 1726 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
28. 1.711km NNE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Jan 13, 9:09 AM PST · 1725 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away

Before

1. 3.27km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Nov 15, 1:28 AM PST · 1784 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 12
2. 2.614km E of Arvin, CAWed, Nov 10, 5:54 PM PST · 1788 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 24
3. 1.60km ENE of Kettleman City, CAWed, Nov 10, 12:44 PM PST · 1789 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
4. 1.619km NW of Grapevine, CASun, Nov 7, 6:11 AM PST · 1792 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
5. 1.910km WSW of Grapevine, CAWed, Nov 3, 4:23 PM PDT · 1795 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
6. 1.616km SW of Buttonwillow, CASat, Oct 30, 7:37 PM PDT · 1799 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
7. 1.625km NNE of Montecito, CASat, Oct 30, 9:01 AM PDT · 1800 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
8. 1.725km NNE of Montecito, CASat, Oct 30, 8:27 AM PDT · 1800 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
9. 1.68km SSE of Huron, CASat, Oct 30, 2:32 AM PDT · 1800 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
10. 2.24km ESE of Cholame, CAFri, Oct 29, 2:23 PM PDT · 1801 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
11. 1.716km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAFri, Oct 29, 2:35 AM PDT · 1801 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
12. 2.15km N of Stratford, CAThu, Oct 28, 1:10 AM PDT · 1802 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
13. 1.713km ESE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Oct 21, 3:51 PM PDT · 1808 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
14. 1.912km ESE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Oct 21, 7:07 AM PDT · 1809 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
15. 1.77km NE of Coalinga, CAWed, Oct 20, 9:51 PM PDT · 1809 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.68km W of Frazier Park, CAWed, Oct 20, 12:34 AM PDT · 1810 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
17. 1.720km ESE of Kettleman City, CATue, Oct 19, 2:38 PM PDT · 1810 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
18. 2.413km ESE of Kettleman City, CAMon, Oct 18, 11:49 PM PDT · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
19. 1.96km SSW of Huron, CAMon, Oct 18, 3:47 PM PDT · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
20. 3.47km NE of Coalinga, CAMon, Oct 18, 2:45 AM PDT · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 24

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci40098688. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC.