M3.8 earthquake 17km SE of Buttonwillow, CA
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 17km SE of Buttonwillow, CA on Fri, Nov 4, 1960, 1:11 PM GMT-8 (21:11 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mh), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1960-11-04 21:11:01 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.300° N, 119.333° 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.
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.714km SW of Rosedale, CA · 24068 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.016km ENE of Arvin, CA · 24068 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.012km W of Lake Hughes, CA · 24022 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
Before
- 3.114km N of Grapevine, CA · 24086 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.36km NE of Wasco, CA · 24088 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.26km ENE of Wasco, CA · 24088 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.412km N of Grapevine, CA · 24092 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.414km E of Maricopa, CA · 24097 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.019km NW of Grapevine, CA · 24098 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10086582. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:50 PM UTC.