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M 2.0ml

Earthquake near Redlands, CA

No earthquake was likely felt in Redlands in the 24 hours to 8:58 pm PST (04:58 UTC). The last one was M 2.0, 9 km (5 mi) SSE, at 10:33 pm PST on 2 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Redlands

This page: a magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded 7 km (4 mi) south-southeast of Redlands, CA, at 7:26 am PDT on 30 June 2017 (14:26 UTC), 15 km deep. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.

USGS: 7km SSE of Redlands, CA

6 km (4 mi) S of Redlands, CA · 115 km (71 mi) E of Los Angeles, CA

7:26 am PDT, Jun 30, 2017 · · 15 km deep · released about 27 lb of TNT

10 km30 km60 km120 km N Orange County 67 kmLos Angeles County 103 kmRiverside County 112 kmSan Diego County 114 km
Distance rings around the epicentre, with the nearest towns at their true direction and later quakes as coloured dots. Not a shaking map — see the USGS ShakeMap for that.
When
7:26 am PDT on 30 June 2017 ()
Where
7 km (4 mi) south-southeast of Redlands, CA · earthquakes near Redlands
Magnitude
M 2.0 (ml)
Depth
15 km below the surface
Felt
1 report · strongest reported intensity II
Nearest
Orange County, 67 km WSW
Nearest mapped fault
Crafton Hills fault, under 1 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 3421 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 5 km (3 mi) from the epicentre. In Redlands, 7 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.

Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Mentone, Moreno Valley, Calimesa, Loma Linda, Yucaipa, Grand Terrace.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 27 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.0 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 560,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 390,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 35× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.0 about 27 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 4,300 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 23 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

  1. 6.7 The 1918 San Jacinto, California Earthquake · 32 km SE of this epicentre
  2. 6.3 The 1992 Big Bear, California Earthquake · 39 km NE of this epicentre
  3. 6.2 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California · 13 km NW of this epicentre
  4. 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 39 km SSW of this epicentre
  5. 5.6 7km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 30 km NNE 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 33.9968, -117.1683. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Orange County, CA 67 km (41 mi) WSW earthquakes near Orange County
Los Angeles County, CA 103 km (64 mi) WNW earthquakes near Los Angeles County
Riverside County, CA 112 km (69 mi) ESE earthquakes near Riverside County
San Diego County, CA 114 km (71 mi) SSE earthquakes near San Diego County
San Bernardino County, CA 132 km (82 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

50 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 1.9 5km S of Redlands, CA
  2. 1.6 11km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA
  3. 2.0 8km ENE of Cabazon, CA
  4. 1.9 4km SE of Home Gardens, CA
  5. 1.5 11km SW of Morongo Valley, CA
  6. 1.5 6km NNE of Running Springs, CA
  7. 3.5 2km E of Big Bear Lake, CA
  8. 1.6 7km NW of Banning, CA
  9. 1.9 5km N of Big Bear City, CA
  10. 2.0 11km N of Banning, CA
  11. 1.7 1km SW of Loma Linda, CA
  12. 1.6 7km SSE of Home Gardens, CA
  13. 2.7 7km S of Lytle Creek, CA
  14. 1.5 6km SE of Loma Linda, CA
  15. 1.6 5km N 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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