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M 2.0ml
Earthquake near Norco, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Norco in the 24 hours to 3:00 am PST (11:00 UTC). The last one was M 1.8, 11 km (7 mi) SSE, at 11:31 am PST on 5 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Norco
This page: a magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded 3 km (2 mi) north-northeast of Norco, CA, at 7:33 am PDT on 30 April 2018 (14:33 UTC), 3.1 km deep. 83 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 3km NNE of Norco, CA
in Eastvale, CA · 81 km (50 mi) E of Los Angeles, CA
- When
- 7:33 am PDT on 30 April 2018 ()
- Where
- 3 km (2 mi) north-northeast of Norco, CA · earthquakes near Norco
- Magnitude
- M 2.0 (ml)
- Depth
- 3.1 km below the surface
- Felt
- 83 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Orange County, 38 km SW
- Nearest mapped fault
- Elsinore fault, 14 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 3030 days ago
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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 16 km (10 mi) from the epicentre. In Norco, 3 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: Eastvale 3 km, intensity II · Norco 3 km, intensity II · Pedley 6 km, intensity II · Corona 9 km, intensity II · Rubidoux 13 km, intensity II · Riverside 13 km, intensity II · Chino 15 km, intensity II · Ontario 16 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 33 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.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 450,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 320,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 29× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.0 about 33 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 11 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 6.2 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California · 29 km ENE of this epicentre
- 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 31 km SSE of this epicentre
- 5.5 The 1990 Upland, California Earthquake · 26 km NW of this epicentre
- 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 21 km W of this epicentre
- 5.3 Near San Bernardino, California · 48 km NE 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 33.9562, -117.5353. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County, CA | 38 km (24 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Orange County |
| Los Angeles County, CA | 72 km (45 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Los Angeles County |
| San Diego County, CA | 125 km (78 mi) | SE | earthquakes near San Diego 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.
- 2.1 4km NW of Glen Avon, CA
- 2.4 6km SE of Ontario, CA
- 1.7 6km SE of Ontario, CA
- 2.1 2km SSE of Devore, CA
- 1.7 3km SE of Loma Linda, CA
- 2.9 2km S of Buena Park, CA
- 1.6 4km SE of Home Gardens, CA
- 2.1 6km SE of Ontario, CA
- 1.6 6km SE of Ontario, CA
- 2.5 6km SE of Ontario, CA
- 3.6 6km SE of Ontario, CA
- 2.0 2km SE of Loma Linda, CA
- 1.9 9km WSW of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.7 2km E of Foothill Ranch, CA
- 1.8 5km ENE of Coto De Caza, 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
- 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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