M3.6 earthquake 12km SE of Buttonwillow, CA
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 12km SE of Buttonwillow, CA on Sun, Nov 25, 1951, 3:15 PM GMT-8 (23:15 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
- 1951-11-25 23:15:40 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.336° N, 119.371° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 189°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.920km SW of Lamont, CA · 27310 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.320km SW of Lamont, CA · 27310 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.86km E of Grapevine, CA · 27299 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.118km N of Neenach, CA · 27297 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.013km SSW of Bakersfield, CA · 27293 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3322230. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.