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M 2.7ml
Earthquake near Calimesa, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Calimesa in the 24 hours to 2:53 am PST (10:53 UTC). The last one was M 2.0, 7 km (4 mi) WSW, at 10:33 pm PST on 2 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Calimesa
This page: a magnitude 2.7 earthquake was recorded 6 km (4 mi) east-southeast of Calimesa, CA, at 2:17 am PST on 15 November 2017 (10:17 UTC), 15 km deep. 4 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 5km E of Calimesa, CA
6 km (4 mi) SE of Yucaipa, CA · 130 km (81 mi) E of Los Angeles, CA
- When
- 2:17 am PST on 15 November 2017 ()
- Where
- 6 km (4 mi) east-southeast of Calimesa, CA · earthquakes near Calimesa
- Magnitude
- M 2.7 (ml)
- Depth
- 15 km below the surface
- Felt
- 4 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Orange County, 80 km WSW
- Nearest mapped fault
- San Gorgonio Pass fault, 2 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3281 days ago
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 20 km (12 mi) from the epicentre. In Calimesa, 6 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Likely felt in: Yucaipa 6 km, intensity II · Beaumont 7 km, intensity II · Banning 14 km, intensity II · Mentone 15 km, intensity II · Redlands 18 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 320 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.7 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 48,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 34,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 3× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.7 about 320 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.4 on 2016-01-06 — about 370 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 24 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 6.7 The 1918 San Jacinto, California Earthquake · 26 km S of this epicentre
- 6.3 The 1992 Big Bear, California Earthquake · 28 km NE of this epicentre
- 6.2 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California · 26 km WNW of this epicentre
- 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 49 km SW of this epicentre
- 6.0 The 1986 North Palm Springs, California Earthquake · 36 km E of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 33.9910, -117.0005. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County, CA | 80 km (50 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Orange County |
| Riverside County, CA | 97 km (60 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Riverside County |
| San Diego County, CA | 110 km (68 mi) | S | earthquakes near San Diego County |
| Los Angeles County, CA | 118 km (74 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Los Angeles County |
| San Bernardino County, CA | 122 km (76 mi) | NE | earthquakes near San Bernardino County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
52 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.5 3km ENE of Rialto, CA
- 1.8 5km SSW of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.7 11km SSW of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.5 6km N of Big Bear City, CA
- 3.2 6km N of Big Bear City, CA
- 1.6 4km WNW of Muscoy, CA
- 1.7 4km S of Redlands, CA
- 1.6 2km W of Devore, CA
- 1.6 9km SE of Valle Vista, CA
- 2.4 3km SW of San Bernardino, CA
- 2.5 6km SW of Idyllwild, CA
- 2.2 3km NNW of Glen Avon, CA
- 2.0 7km SSE of Redlands, CA
- 2.4 6km N of Big Bear City, CA
- 2.1 14km NNE of Cabazon, CA
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
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- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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