M3.6 earthquake 13km WSW of Parkfield, CA
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 13km WSW of Parkfield, CA on Tue, Oct 22, 1935, 10:37 AM GMT-8 (18:37 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1935-10-22 18:37:49 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.870° N, 120.575° W
- Region
- California
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 264°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.228km SSE of King City, CA · 33198 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.920km SE of Kettleman City, CA · 33178 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3363243. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:46 AM UTC.