Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Buttonwillow, CA
M 2.8
Latest: 10:19 am PST on 23 February 2026 · 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Buttonwillow, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Buttonwillow was M 2.8, 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Buttonwillow, CA, at 10:19 am PST on 23 February 2026. 5 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 134 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 10
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.9 on 23 February 2016, 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Buttonwillow, CA
- Reported felt
- 21 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.5 12 km (8 mi) NE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.7 30 km (19 mi) NE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) SE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) N of Buttonwillow, CA
- 2.8 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 2.4 17 km (11 mi) NNW of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) N of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) SE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) SSE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) SE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 2.0 13 km (8 mi) E of Buttonwillow, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) SE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 2.0 17 km (10 mi) SSE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) SE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 2.3 18 km (11 mi) SE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 3.3 18 km (11 mi) SE of Buttonwillow, CA · felt by 40
- 3.3 11 km (7 mi) SW of Buttonwillow, CA · felt by 8
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) S of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) SSE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 2.7 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Buttonwillow, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) W of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.7 20 km (12 mi) E of Buttonwillow, CA
- 2.1 14 km (9 mi) SW of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) SE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 2.0 7 km (4 mi) NE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.6 5 km (3 mi) WSW of Buttonwillow, CA
- 2.5 21 km (13 mi) SE of Buttonwillow, CA · felt by 1
- 2.3 17 km (10 mi) S of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.7 30 km (19 mi) ENE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 2.0 5 km (3 mi) SSE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.7 30 km (18 mi) NW of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) NW of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) NW of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) NW of Buttonwillow, CA
- 2.7 15 km (9 mi) SSE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.9 13 km (8 mi) NE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.5 15 km (9 mi) SSE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 1.9 15 km (9 mi) SE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 2.3 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 2.5 15 km (9 mi) SSE of Buttonwillow, CA · felt by 3
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Buttonwillow, CA
- 3.0 15 km (9 mi) SSE of Buttonwillow, CA · felt by 15
- 3.9 15 km (9 mi) SSE of Buttonwillow, CA · felt by 133
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Buttonwillow time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Buttonwillow are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Buttonwillow; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Buttonwillow:
- 5.5 The 1952 Bakersfield, California Earthquake · 47 km E of Buttonwillow
- 5.2 21km SW of Lamont, California · 43 km SE of Buttonwillow
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- San Andreas fault, 36 km from its surface trace
- New Hope fault, 38 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Shafter 21 km · Wasco 24 km · Taft 29 km · Rosedale 29 km · Lost Hills 31 km · McFarland 38 km · Maricopa 38 km
If you felt one
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- Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score
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