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M2.4 earthquake 17 km NNW of Buttonwillow, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 17 km NNW of Buttonwillow, CA on Fri, Feb 20, 2026, 7:22 AM PST (15:22 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 24 km SW of Maricopa, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2026-02-20 15:22:33 UTC
Depth
26.5 km (16.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.549° N, 119.526° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.45
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.811 km NNW of Corcoran, CA · 227 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.610 km NW of Avenal, CA · 224 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.87 km NNE of Taft, CA · 224 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.610 km SSW of Huron, CA · 224 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.525 km SW of Maricopa, CA · 223 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.513 km NE of Maricopa, CA · 221 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.811 km NW of Avenal, CA · 219 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.925 km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 216 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.18 km WNW of Kernville, CA · 216 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.97 km ENE of Huron, CA · 214 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.624 km NW of Grapevine, CA · 212 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.99 km NNW of Cholame, CA · 209 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.82 km WSW of Huron, CA · 205 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.73 km WSW of Huron, CA · 205 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.62 km SW of Huron, CA · 205 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.910 km S of Huron, CA · 204 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.122 km S of Kettleman City, CA · 204 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.410 km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 203 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.524 km SW of Maricopa, CA · 203 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.025 km SW of Maricopa, CA · 203 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.59 km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 203 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.723 km S of Kettleman City, CA · 200 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.221 km S of Kettleman City, CA · 200 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.94 km NNW of Cholame, CA · 199 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.27 km N of Avenal, CA · 196 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.913 km SE of Kettleman City, CA · 193 days ago · 29 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.110 km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 192 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.79 km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 190 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 9
  29. 1.718 km S of Maricopa, CA · 185 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.31 km SSE of Huron, CA · 184 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.82 km SSE of Huron, CA · 184 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.616 km SE of Maricopa, CA · 184 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.51 km SSE of Huron, CA · 184 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.61 km S of Huron, CA · 184 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.519 km WSW of Lamont, CA · 183 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.026 km SE of Kettleman City, CA · 183 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.82 km NNE of Frazier Park, CA · 182 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.826 km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 181 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.42 km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 181 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.53 km WNW of Frazier Park, CA · 181 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.71 km ENE of Huron, CA · 179 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.116 km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 178 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 2.011 km W of Wasco, CA · 176 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.818 km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 174 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 3.224 km SW of Maricopa, CA · 173 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  46. 1.98 km NNE of Lebec, CA · 172 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.621 km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 167 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.412 km SSE of Home Garden, CA · 230 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.910 km NNW of Corcoran, CA · 231 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.67 km NNE of Kettleman City, CA · 231 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.711 km NNE of Kettleman City, CA · 231 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.116 km N of Grapevine, CA · 231 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.82 km ESE of Huron, CA · 236 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.61 km ENE of Huron, CA · 240 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.82 km W of Parkfield, CA · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.02 km W of Parkfield, CA · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.78 km ESE of Atascadero, CA · 245 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.520 km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 251 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.819 km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 254 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci41400432. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.