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M 2.2ml

Earthquake near Fontana, CA

No earthquake was likely felt in Fontana in the 24 hours to 4:00 am PST (12:00 UTC). The last one was M 1.6, 5 km (3 mi) W, at 6:17 am PDT on 26 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Fontana

This page: a magnitude 2.2 earthquake was recorded 6 km (4 mi) north of Fontana, CA, at 4:28 pm PST on 9 February 2018 (00:28 UTC), 6.3 km deep. 4 people have reported feeling it to USGS.

USGS: 6km NNE of Fontana, CA

5 km (3 mi) NE of Fontana, CA · in Rialto, CA

4:28 pm PST, Feb 9, 2018 · · 6.3 km deep · released about 60 lb of TNT

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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
4:28 pm PST on 9 February 2018 ()
Where
6 km (4 mi) north of Fontana, CA · earthquakes near Fontana
Magnitude
M 2.2 (ml)
Depth
6.3 km below the surface
Felt
4 reports · strongest reported intensity II
Nearest
Orange County, 61 km SSW
Nearest mapped fault
San Jacinto fault, 3 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 3187 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 17 km (11 mi) from the epicentre. In Fontana, 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: Fontana 6 km, intensity II · Rialto 7 km, intensity II · Muscoy 8 km, intensity II · Colton 13 km, intensity II · San Bernardino 13 km, intensity II · Rancho Cucamonga 16 km, intensity II · Rubidoux 17 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 60 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.2 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 250,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 180,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 16× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.2 about 60 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

No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 13 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

  1. 6.2 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California · 17 km ESE of this epicentre
  2. 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 50 km S of this epicentre
  3. 5.6 7km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 37 km ENE of this epicentre
  4. 5.5 The 1990 Upland, California Earthquake · 25 km W of this epicentre
  5. 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 38 km SW 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 34.1450, -117.4273. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Orange County, CA 61 km (38 mi) SSW earthquakes near Orange County
Los Angeles County, CA 77 km (48 mi) W earthquakes near Los Angeles County
San Bernardino County, CA 139 km (86 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

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

  1. 1.8 6km SSE of Loma Linda, CA
  2. 1.7 10km WNW of Big Bear Lake, CA
  3. 1.7 8km SSE of Home Gardens, CA
  4. 1.6 12km NE of Trabuco Canyon, CA
  5. 1.6 8km N of Fontana, CA
  6. 2.2 5km NNW of Mountain View Acres, CA
  7. 2.5 2km NE of Redlands, CA
  8. 1.9 2km NE of Redlands, CA
  9. 1.8 8km ESE of Wrightwood, CA
  10. 1.6 2km NE of Redlands, CA
  11. 2.5 3km ENE of Upland, CA
  12. 2.3 5km SSE of Mentone, CA
  13. 2.6 1km SSW of Loma Linda, CA
  14. 1.6 1km E of Yorba Linda, CA
  15. 2.6 7km NW of Big Bear Lake, 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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