California earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 6km SE of Buttonwillow, CA

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 6km SE of Buttonwillow, CA on Fri, Feb 7, 1969, 10:31 PM GMT-8 (06:31 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1969-02-08 06:31:39 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.360° N, 119.428° W
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 2.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
219°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.825km NE of Arvin, CA · 21044 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.726km NNE of Arvin, CA · 21044 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.824km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 21013 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.67km WNW of Kernville, CA · 21013 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.819km SW of Bodfish, CA · 21007 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.624km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 21004 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.126km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 21004 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.525km S of Bodfish, CA · 20994 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.626km SW of Bodfish, CA · 20994 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.923km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 20992 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.513km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 20986 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.317km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 20986 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 2.416km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 21071 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3327818. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.