Magnitude 1.35 Earthquake Struck 10 km ESE of Buttonwillow, CA on October 31, 2024 14:51:43
Last Updated: 2024-10-31 16:03:58On 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 β W of the earthquake's epicenter. Other cities in close proximity include Shafter (California, United States) located 16 km (10 mi) β 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 |
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9 km (6 mi) | β W | Buttonwillow | California | πΊπΈ United States |
16 km (10 mi) | β N | Shafter | California | πΊπΈ United States |
20 km (12 mi) | β NE | Rosedale | California | πΊπΈ United States |
23 km (14 mi) | β NE | Greenacres | California | πΊπΈ United States |
24 km (15 mi) | β N | Wasco | California | πΊπΈ United States |
31 km (19 mi) | β NE | Bakersfield | California | πΊπΈ United States |
32 km (19 mi) | β NE | Oildale | California | πΊπΈ United States |
36 km (22 mi) | β N | McFarland | California | πΊπΈ United States |
43 km (26 mi) | β E | Lamont | California | πΊπΈ United States |
43 km (27 mi) | β E | Weedpatch | California | πΊπΈ United States |
45 km (28 mi) | β N | Delano | California | πΊπΈ United States |
52 km (32 mi) | β N | Richgrove | California | πΊπΈ United States |
52 km (32 mi) | β E | Arvin | California | πΊπΈ United States |
57 km (36 mi) | β E | Kern County | California | πΊπΈ United States |
57 km (35 mi) | β N | Earlimart | California | πΊπΈ United States |
58 km (36 mi) | β NW | Alpaugh | California | πΊπΈ United States |
62 km (38 mi) | β N | Teviston | California | πΊπΈ United States |
66 km (41 mi) | β N | Pixley | California | πΊπΈ United States |
71 km (44 mi) | β N | Terra Bella | California | πΊπΈ United States |
71 km (44 mi) | β E | Bear Valley Springs | California | πΊπΈ United States |
76 km (47 mi) | β N | Tipton | California | πΊπΈ United States |
78 km (48 mi) | β N | Poplar-Cotton Center | California | πΊπΈ United States |
81 km (50 mi) | β N | Woodville | California | πΊπΈ United States |
82 km (51 mi) | β NE | Bodfish | California | πΊπΈ United States |
83 km (52 mi) | β NE | Alta Sierra | California | πΊπΈ United States |
83 km (51 mi) | β N | Porterville | California | πΊπΈ United States |
84 km (52 mi) | β N | East Porterville | California | πΊπΈ United States |
85 km (53 mi) | β NE | Lake Isabella | California | πΊπΈ United States |
88 km (55 mi) | β N | Matheny | California | πΊπΈ United States |
90 km (56 mi) | β NE | Wofford Heights | California | πΊπΈ United States |
90 km (56 mi) | β N | Strathmore | California | πΊπΈ United States |
93 km (57 mi) | β N | Tulare | California | πΊπΈ United States |
95 km (59 mi) | β N | Lindsay | California | πΊπΈ United States |
95 km (59 mi) | β NE | Kernville | California | πΊπΈ United States |
102 km (63 mi) | β NE | Weldon | California | πΊπΈ United States |
104 km (65 mi) | β N | Exeter | California | πΊπΈ United States |
104 km (64 mi) | β N | Farmersville | California | πΊπΈ United States |
106 km (66 mi) | β N | Visalia | California | πΊπΈ United States |
107 km (66 mi) | β N | Tulare County | California | πΊπΈ United States |
109 km (67 mi) | β NW | Goshen | California | πΊπΈ United States |
112 km (69 mi) | β N | Patterson Tract | California | πΊπΈ United States |
113 km (70 mi) | β N | Ivanhoe | California | πΊπΈ United States |
118 km (73 mi) | β N | Woodlake | California | πΊπΈ United States |
123 km (76 mi) | β NW | London | California | πΊπΈ United States |
125 km (78 mi) | β N | Three Rivers | California | πΊπΈ United States |
128 km (79 mi) | β N | Cutler | California | πΊπΈ United States |
130 km (81 mi) | β NW | Dinuba | California | πΊπΈ United States |
130 km (81 mi) | β N | Orosi | California | πΊπΈ 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 |
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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) | β S | Elk Hills Power LLC | Gas | 623.0 MW |
17 km (10 mi) | β S | Eagle Creek | Solar | 3.0 MW |
17 km (11 mi) | β 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) | β 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) | β N | Roll Delano | Gas | 1.1 MW |
42 km (26 mi) | β N | Roll Delano 2 | Gas | 1.0 MW |
43 km (26 mi) | β N | Delano Land 1 | Solar | 1.0 MW |
44 km (27 mi) | β E | Hayworth Solar | Solar | 27.0 MW |
45 km (28 mi) | β N | North Kern State Prison Phase II | Solar | 4.0 MW |
47 km (29 mi) | β 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) | β 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) | β 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) | β 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) | β N | CED Ducor 2 | Solar | 20.0 MW |
59 km (37 mi) | β N | CED Ducor 3 | Solar | 15.0 MW |
60 km (37 mi) | β N | CED Ducor 1 | Solar | 20.0 MW |
61 km (38 mi) | β N | CED Ducor 4 | Solar | 20.0 MW |
63 km (39 mi) | β N | White River Solar 2 | Solar | 19.8 MW |
77 km (48 mi) | β N | Solar Photovoltaic Project #42 | Solar | 5.0 MW |
80 km (49 mi) | β NE | Borel | Hydro | 12.0 MW |
81 km (50 mi) | β 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) | β N | Porterville Solar | Solar | 3.5 MW |
86 km (53 mi) | β 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) | β N | Farmersville | Solar | 4.5 MW |
95 km (59 mi) | β NE | Kern River 3 | Hydro | 40.3 MW |
95 km (59 mi) | β N | Lindsay Solar | Solar | 4.0 MW |
99 km (62 mi) | β N | Lower Tule River | Hydro | 2.6 MW |
102 km (63 mi) | β N | Exeter Solar | Solar | 3.5 MW |
102 km (63 mi) | β E | Sky River LLC | Wind | 76.9 MW |
106 km (66 mi) | β N | Tule River | Hydro | 8.4 MW |
106 km (66 mi) | β 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) | β N | Ivanhoe Solar | Solar | 3.5 MW |
120 km (74 mi) | β N | Terminus Hydroelectric Project | Hydro | 20.1 MW |
128 km (80 mi) | β 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) | β N | Kaweah 1 | Hydro | 2.3 MW |
132 km (82 mi) | β 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.