Magnitude 1.35 Earthquake Struck 10 km ESE of Buttonwillow, CA on October 31, 2024 14:51:43

Last Updated: 2024-10-31 16:03:58

On October 31, 2024 14:51:43 an earthquake with magnitude of 1.35 on the richter scale hit 10 km ESE of Buttonwillow, CA. The earthquake originated at a depth of approximately 25.37 kilometers below the Earth's surface on longitude -119.368Β° and latitude 35.371Β°. According to documented reports people felt the earth quake, No tsunami was triggered due to the earthquake.

Magnitude & Depth

The earthquake that appeared on October 31, 2024 14:51:43 had a magnitude of 1.35 on the richter scale.

Shallow earthquakes are considered between 0 and 70 km deep, while intermediate earthquakes range from 70 - 300 km deep and deep earthquakes are between 300 - 700 km deep.

Are shallow earthquakes more destructive?

Shallow quakes generally tend to be more damaging than deeper quakes. Seismic waves from deep quakes have to travel farther to the surface, losing energy along the way.

Nearby Cities and Towns

The nearest significant population center is Buttonwillow in California, United States, located 9 kilometers or 6 miles ← W of the earthquake's epicenter. Other cities in close proximity include Shafter (California, United States) located 16 km (10 mi) ↑ N and Rosedale (California, United States) located 20 km (12 mi) β†— NE of the epicenter.

In total, we found 48 cities in our database that might have been impacted by the earthquake.

Distance Direction City State Country
9 km (6 mi) ← W Buttonwillow California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
16 km (10 mi) ↑ N Shafter California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
20 km (12 mi) β†— NE Rosedale California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
23 km (14 mi) β†— NE Greenacres California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
24 km (15 mi) ↑ N Wasco California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
31 km (19 mi) β†— NE Bakersfield California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
32 km (19 mi) β†— NE Oildale California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
36 km (22 mi) ↑ N McFarland California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
43 km (26 mi) β†’ E Lamont California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
43 km (27 mi) β†’ E Weedpatch California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
45 km (28 mi) ↑ N Delano California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
52 km (32 mi) ↑ N Richgrove California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
52 km (32 mi) β†’ E Arvin California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
57 km (36 mi) β†’ E Kern County California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
57 km (35 mi) ↑ N Earlimart California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
58 km (36 mi) β†– NW Alpaugh California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
62 km (38 mi) ↑ N Teviston California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
66 km (41 mi) ↑ N Pixley California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
71 km (44 mi) ↑ N Terra Bella California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
71 km (44 mi) β†’ E Bear Valley Springs California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
76 km (47 mi) ↑ N Tipton California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
78 km (48 mi) ↑ N Poplar-Cotton Center California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
81 km (50 mi) ↑ N Woodville California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
82 km (51 mi) β†— NE Bodfish California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
83 km (52 mi) β†— NE Alta Sierra California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
83 km (51 mi) ↑ N Porterville California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
84 km (52 mi) ↑ N East Porterville California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
85 km (53 mi) β†— NE Lake Isabella California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
88 km (55 mi) ↑ N Matheny California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
90 km (56 mi) β†— NE Wofford Heights California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
90 km (56 mi) ↑ N Strathmore California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
93 km (57 mi) ↑ N Tulare California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
95 km (59 mi) ↑ N Lindsay California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
95 km (59 mi) β†— NE Kernville California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
102 km (63 mi) β†— NE Weldon California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
104 km (65 mi) ↑ N Exeter California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
104 km (64 mi) ↑ N Farmersville California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
106 km (66 mi) ↑ N Visalia California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
107 km (66 mi) ↑ N Tulare County California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
109 km (67 mi) β†– NW Goshen California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
112 km (69 mi) ↑ N Patterson Tract California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
113 km (70 mi) ↑ N Ivanhoe California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
118 km (73 mi) ↑ N Woodlake California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
123 km (76 mi) β†– NW London California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
125 km (78 mi) ↑ N Three Rivers California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
128 km (79 mi) ↑ N Cutler California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
130 km (81 mi) β†– NW Dinuba California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
130 km (81 mi) ↑ N Orosi California πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States

Nearby Power Plants

We found a total 88 utility-scale power plants in the vecinity of the earthquakes epicenter. The closest being Frito-Lay Cogen Plant Gas power plant, located 5 kilometers (3 miles) β†— NE from the epicenter.

Distance Direction Power Plant Type Capacity
5 km (3 mi) β†— NE Frito-Lay Cogen Plant Gas 6.0 MW
12 km (7 mi) β†– NW ABEC #2 dba West-Star Dairy Biomass 1.0 MW
13 km (8 mi) ↓ S Elk Hills Power LLC Gas 623.0 MW
17 km (10 mi) ↓ S Eagle Creek Solar 3.0 MW
17 km (11 mi) ↓ S Castor Solar Solar 1.5 MW
20 km (12 mi) β†— NE Frontier HS Solar Project Solar 1.4 MW
21 km (13 mi) β†— NE Shafter Solar LLC Solar 20.0 MW
21 km (13 mi) β†’ E Liberty HS Solar Project Solar 1.5 MW
23 km (14 mi) β†˜ SE ABEC #3 dba Lakeview Dairy Biomass 1.0 MW
25 km (15 mi) β†– NW CDCR (CA) - Wasco State Prison Solar 1.5 MW
30 km (18 mi) β†’ E RE Old River One LLC Solar 20.0 MW
30 km (18 mi) β†— NE Improvement Dst No. 4 Solar 1.1 MW
31 km (19 mi) β†’ E ABEC #4 dba CE&S Dairy Biomass 1.0 MW
32 km (20 mi) β†— NE Double C Generation Limited Partnership Gas 49.8 MW
32 km (20 mi) β†’ E ABEC Bidart-Old River LLC Biomass 2.0 MW
33 km (20 mi) β†— NE E&B Resources Solar 1.0 MW
33 km (20 mi) β†— NE Live Oak Limited Gas 46.0 MW
33 km (21 mi) β†— NE Kern Front Limited Gas 49.8 MW
33 km (20 mi) β†— NE Western Power & Steam Inc Gas 27.7 MW
33 km (20 mi) β†— NE Badger Creek Limited Gas 46.0 MW
34 km (21 mi) β†’ E Bakersfield Industrial PV 1 Solar 1.0 MW
34 km (21 mi) β†— NE High Sierra Limited Gas 49.8 MW
34 km (21 mi) β†’ E Bakersfield 111 Solar 1.4 MW
35 km (22 mi) β†— NE Kern River Cogeneration Gas 300.0 MW
35 km (22 mi) β†— NE Sycamore Cogeneration Gas 300.0 MW
35 km (22 mi) β†’ E Bakersfield PV 1 Solar 5.3 MW
36 km (22 mi) β†— NE Bakersfield College Solar 01 Solar 1.1 MW
37 km (23 mi) β†— NE Kern River Eastridge Cogen Gas 48.8 MW
37 km (23 mi) β†— NE Southeast Kern River Cogen Gas 30.8 MW
39 km (24 mi) β†— NE Mt Poso Cogeneration Waste 62.0 MW
40 km (25 mi) β†— NE Bear Mountain Limited Gas 46.0 MW
40 km (24 mi) ↑ N Covanta Delano Energy Waste 57.0 MW
41 km (25 mi) β†’ E Kern Oil & Refining Co Gas 4.5 MW
42 km (26 mi) ↑ N Roll Delano Gas 1.1 MW
42 km (26 mi) ↑ N Roll Delano 2 Gas 1.0 MW
43 km (26 mi) ↑ N Delano Land 1 Solar 1.0 MW
44 km (27 mi) β†’ E Hayworth Solar Solar 27.0 MW
45 km (28 mi) ↑ N North Kern State Prison Phase II Solar 4.0 MW
47 km (29 mi) ↑ N Delano Energy Center Gas 48.5 MW
47 km (29 mi) β†’ E Regulus Solar Project Solar 60.0 MW
49 km (31 mi) β†— NE Rio Bravo Hydro Project Hydro 14.0 MW
49 km (31 mi) β†’ E Woodmere Solar Farm Solar 15.0 MW
50 km (31 mi) β†’ E Redwood 4 Solar Farm Solar 20.0 MW
50 km (31 mi) β†’ E Redcrest Solar Farm Solar 16.6 MW
50 km (31 mi) β†– NW Atwell Island West Solar Solar 20.0 MW
52 km (32 mi) β†— NE Kern Canyon Hydro 9.5 MW
53 km (33 mi) ↑ N Castle Rock Vineyards Solar 1.0 MW
54 km (33 mi) β†— NE Kern River 1 Hydro 26.4 MW
56 km (34 mi) β†– NW White River Solar Solar 20.0 MW
58 km (36 mi) ↑ N Tropico Solar PV Plant Solar 14.0 MW
58 km (36 mi) β†– NW Alpaugh 50 Solar 50.0 MW
58 km (36 mi) ↑ N Nicolis Solar PV Plant Solar 20.0 MW
59 km (37 mi) β†– NW Atwell Island Solar 20.2 MW
59 km (36 mi) β†– NW Alpaugh North Solar 20.0 MW
59 km (36 mi) ↑ N CED Ducor 2 Solar 20.0 MW
59 km (37 mi) ↑ N CED Ducor 3 Solar 15.0 MW
60 km (37 mi) ↑ N CED Ducor 1 Solar 20.0 MW
61 km (38 mi) ↑ N CED Ducor 4 Solar 20.0 MW
63 km (39 mi) ↑ N White River Solar 2 Solar 19.8 MW
77 km (48 mi) ↑ N Solar Photovoltaic Project #42 Solar 5.0 MW
80 km (49 mi) β†— NE Borel Hydro 12.0 MW
81 km (50 mi) ↑ N Porterville 6 and 7 Solar 3.0 MW
85 km (53 mi) β†— NE Isabella Hydro Project Hydro 11.8 MW
86 km (53 mi) ↑ N Porterville Solar Solar 3.5 MW
86 km (53 mi) ↑ N Tulare Success Power Project Hydro 1.4 MW
90 km (56 mi) β†– NW Tulare BioMAT Fuel Cell Biomass 2.8 MW
90 km (56 mi) β†– NW City of Tulare Water Facility Solar 1.0 MW
90 km (56 mi) β†– NW Central CA Fuel Cell 1 Gas 2.8 MW
92 km (57 mi) β†– NW Tulare 1 and 2 Solar 3.0 MW
93 km (58 mi) ↑ N Farmersville Solar 4.5 MW
95 km (59 mi) β†— NE Kern River 3 Hydro 40.3 MW
95 km (59 mi) ↑ N Lindsay Solar Solar 4.0 MW
99 km (62 mi) ↑ N Lower Tule River Hydro 2.6 MW
102 km (63 mi) ↑ N Exeter Solar Solar 3.5 MW
102 km (63 mi) β†’ E Sky River LLC Wind 76.9 MW
106 km (66 mi) ↑ N Tule River Hydro 8.4 MW
106 km (66 mi) ↑ N Kaweah Delta District Hospital Gas 3.5 MW
107 km (66 mi) β†’ E Pine Tree Solar Project Solar 8.5 MW
107 km (66 mi) β†’ E North Sky River Energy LLC Wind 162.0 MW
109 km (67 mi) β†– NW RE-VFO LLC Solar 1.0 MW
109 km (67 mi) β†’ E Pine Tree Wind Power Project Wind 135.0 MW
113 km (70 mi) β†– NW MM Tulare Energy Waste 1.8 MW
113 km (70 mi) ↑ N Ivanhoe Solar Solar 3.5 MW
120 km (74 mi) ↑ N Terminus Hydroelectric Project Hydro 20.1 MW
128 km (80 mi) ↑ N Kaweah 2 Hydro 1.8 MW
129 km (80 mi) β†– NW Dinuba Wastewater Treatment Plant Solar 1.0 MW
129 km (80 mi) ↑ N Kaweah 1 Hydro 2.3 MW
132 km (82 mi) ↑ N Kaweah 3 Hydro 4.8 MW

Power Plants & Risks During Earthquakes

We found 6 types of power plants in the vecinity of the magnitude 1.35 earthquake that struck 10 km ESE of Buttonwillow, CA on October 31, 2024 14:51:43. These types were Gas power plants, Waste power plants, Biomass power plants, Hydro power plants, Solar power plants, Wind power plants, below you find information how each type of power plant can pose a risk to you as a person or the ecosytem around you.

None of this information should be used as guidence in an event of an emergency, but rather as additional references to information provided by national, state and local authorities.

Hydropower

Hydropower plants are generally considered as safe in many aspects, but when it comes to severe earthquakes they pose a substantial risk that can manifest in the form of dam faliours, landslides and grave impacts on surrounding ecosystems.

Dam Failure

The most significant risk is the potential failure of the dam that holds the water reservoir. Severe ground shaking can damage or breach the dam, leading to downstream flooding and as a result endangering people and wildlife living downstream. Such an event can also have severe impact on key infrastructure that cascades through society.

Landslides

Earthquakes can trigger landslides in the areas surrounding hydropower plants, potentially damaging infrastructure and causing harm to nearby communities.

Damage to Aquatic Ecosystems

Both landslide and dam failures can have a severe impact on upstream and downstream aquatic wildlife, ecosystem and groundwater, resulting in longterm risks for people and industires living and operating in areas near the water supply.

To mitigate these risks, engineering and construction standards for hydropower plants often include earthquake-resistant designs. These designs incorporate measures such as flexible foundations, strengthened dam structures, and advanced monitoring systems to detect early signs of stress. Additionally, emergency plans and evacuation procedures should be in place to protect personnel and downstream communities in the event of a severe earthquake.

Gas Power

Gas power plants can pose significant risks to people and the environment in their vicinity during earthquakes.

Gas Leaks and Fires

Gas power plants rely on natural gas, which can leak from pipelines and equipment when damaged by seismic activity. These leaks can lead to fires and explosions, endangering people in the plant's vicinity.

Impact on Air Quality

Gas power plants emit pollutants, and fires caused by gas leaks during an earthquake can release harmful substances into the air. This can pose health risks to nearby residents.

Environmental Impact

Gas leaks can also harm the local environment, potentially contaminating soil and water sources.

To mitigate these risks, most modern gas power plants have robust safety measures in place, including gas leak detection systems, emergency response plans, and communication protocols to alert nearby communities in case of an incident. Additionally, local authorities should conduct risk assessments and ensure that emergency services are well-prepared to respond to potential hazards posed by gas power plants during earthquakes.

Solar Power

Solar power plants generally pose fewer risks compared to conventional power plants that use fossil fuels or nuclear energy. However, they are not without their own set of potential risks and challenges. Below you can find some of the risks associated with solar power plants in an event of a severe earthquake.

Environmental Impact

The production of solar panels involves the use of various materials, including rare metals and chemicals. Severe earthquakes could potentially introduce these into the ecosystems of their location.

Fire Risk

Although the solar panels themselves are not typically a fire hazard, electrical components like inverters and batterises that store the electricity can pose a risk. Electrical malfunctions or faults can lead to fires, especially in poorly maintained systems in an event of a severe earthquake, and thus pose a longterm risk for the local ecosystem.

Overall, the mitigation of risks associated with utility-scale solar power plants involves a combination of technological advancements, sustainable practices, regulatory adherence, and ongoing monitoring and maintenance.

Wind Power

In the event of a severe earthquake, wind power plants typically pose lower risks to people and ecosystems compared to some other types of power generation, such as nuclear or fossil fuel power plants. Below you'll find potential risks to still consider.

Turbine Collapse

The most significant risk to people is the potential collapse of wind turbine towers during a severe earthquake. If a wind turbine were to collapse, it could cause injury or loss of life to anyone in the vicinity.

Wildlife Impact

Wind turbines can pose a risk to local wildlife. In the event of an earthquake, there could be concerns about the displacement or injury of wildlife in the vicinity of the turbines or wild fires resulting from internal malfunction of turbines.

While wind power plants do have risks associated with earthquakes, they are generally considered to be a lower-risk energy source in terms of environmental and safety concerns when compared to certain other forms of power generation. Proper planning, engineering, and maintenance practices help mitigate these risks and ensure the safe operation of wind power plants during earthquakes.

Biomass Power

Biomass power plants, which generate electricity by burning organic materials like wood, agricultural residues, or waste, can pose certain risks during earthquakes. While biomass power plants are generally considered less hazardous than some other types of power generation facilities, yet there are still potential risks to be aware of.

Fire Risk

One of the primary risks associated with biomass power plants during earthquakes is the potential for fires. The shaking during an earthquake can damage electrical systems, equipment, and fuel storage, which may lead to electrical faults and fires.

Fuel Handling

Earthquakes can disrupt the fuel handling systems in a biomass plant, potentially causing spills or accidents related to the storage and transportation of biomass feedstock.

It's important to note that the specific risks associated with biomass power plants can vary based on factors such as plant size, location, and design. The biomass power industry prioritizes safety and works closely with regulatory authorities to ensure that biomass energy is generated with minimal risk to people and the environment, even in earthquake-prone regions.

Data Information

Information found on this page is a derivative set, based on sources mentioned below.

Data Sources

We aggregate and combine data from USGS (United States Geographical Survey) and the EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre). This allow us to get near real-time and historical earthquake data dating back to the year 1950.

Disclaimer

Information or data found on this page should not be used for, or as an early warning system. It is intended as an historical reference or near real-time complementary information to offical and governmental sources. In an event of an emergency it is important closely monitor and follow advice from national, state and local authorities.

Magnitude 1.35 Earthquake Struck 10 km ESE of Buttonwillow, CA on October 31, 2024 14:51:43
Date and Time
2024-10-31 14:51:43 (UTC)
Magnitude
1.35 Magnitude (richter scle)
Depth
25.37 km
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