Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.7ml
3km ESE of Valle Vista, CA
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.7 (ml)
- Depth
- 11 km below the surface
- Felt
- 16 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- San Diego County, 80 km S
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2786 days ago
This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage. 16 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 380 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 40,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 29,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 2.5× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.7 about 380 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.
Where
Epicentre 33.7348, -116.8663. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego County, CA | 80 km (49 mi) | N of here | earthquakes near San Diego County |
| Riverside County, CA | 80 km (50 mi) | W of here | earthquakes near Riverside County |
| Orange County, CA | 85 km (53 mi) | E of here | earthquakes near Orange County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
56 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.6 7km NNE of Cabazon, CA
- 1.6 10km SSW of Idyllwild, CA
- 2.1 9km NNW of Anza, CA
- 2.5 2km NE of Redlands, CA
- 1.9 2km NE of Redlands, CA
- 1.6 2km NE of Redlands, CA
- 1.5 10km N of Cabazon, CA
- 1.7 9km SSW of Idyllwild, CA
- 2.0 5km S of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.8 8km NE of Aguanga, CA
- 2.1 5km SSW of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.8 5km S of Idyllwild, CA
- 2.4 5km SSW of Idyllwild, CA
- 2.3 5km SSE of Mentone, CA
- 1.6 10km SSW of Idyllwild, 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.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km in our catalogue was M 4.4 on 2016-01-06 — it released about 310 times the energy of this one.
From the QuakeIndex catalogue, built from the USGS FDSN event service.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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