M3.3 earthquake 18km NNW of Buttonwillow, CA
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 18km NNW of Buttonwillow, CA on Sun, Nov 7, 1971, 6:03 AM PST (14:03 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
- 3.3 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-11-07 14:03:29 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.539° N, 119.568° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 213°, 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.114km NW of Grapevine, CA · 20041 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.126km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 20019 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3321695. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:26 PM UTC.