M3.1 earthquake 8km SE of Corcoran, CA
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 8km SE of Corcoran, CA on Tue, Nov 25, 1952, 11:17 AM GMT-8 (19:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 26km NE of Lamont, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1952-11-25 19:17:46 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.045° N, 119.505° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 218°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.326km NE of Lamont, CA · 26962 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.811km NNE of Lamont, CA · 26941 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.121km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26932 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.521km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26929 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.924km SW of Bodfish, CA · 26923 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.225km NE of Lamont, CA · 26914 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3307229. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.