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M 2.0ml

Earthquake near San Bernardino, CA

No earthquake was likely felt in San Bernardino in the 24 hours to 11:44 pm PST (07:44 UTC). The last one was M 2.1, 9 km (6 mi) SSE, at 10:40 am PDT on 31 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near San Bernardino

This page: a magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded in San Bernardino, CA, at 11:48 pm PDT on 10 March 2020 (06:48 UTC), 14 km deep. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.

USGS: 2km SSW of San Bernardino, CA

in San Bernardino, CA

11:48 pm PDT, Mar 10, 2020 · · 14 km deep · released about 29 lb of TNT

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When
11:48 pm PDT on 10 March 2020 ()
Where
in San Bernardino, CA · earthquakes near San Bernardino
Magnitude
M 2.0 (ml)
Depth
14 km below the surface
Felt
1 report · strongest reported intensity II
Nearest
Orange County, 65 km SW
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 2437 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 7 km (4 mi) from the epicentre. 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: San Bernardino in town, intensity II · Colton 4 km, intensity II · Muscoy 6 km, intensity II · Rialto 6 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 29 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 5.8 520,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 370,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 33× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.0 about 29 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 4.5 on 2018-05-08 — about 5,600 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 21 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

  1. 6.7 The 1918 San Jacinto, California Earthquake · 49 km SE of this epicentre
  2. 6.3 The 1992 Big Bear, California Earthquake · 45 km ENE of this epicentre
  3. 6.2 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California · 5 km ESE of this epicentre
  4. 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 46 km SSW of this epicentre
  5. 5.6 7km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 28 km ENE 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 34.1098, -117.3020. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Orange County, CA 65 km (41 mi) SW earthquakes near Orange County
Los Angeles County, CA 89 km (55 mi) W earthquakes near Los Angeles County
Riverside County, CA 127 km (79 mi) ESE earthquakes near Riverside 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

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

  1. 1.8 1km ESE of Redlands, CA
  2. 1.6 7km NE of Beaumont, CA
  3. 1.8 1km SE of Redlands, CA
  4. 1.7 10km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA
  5. 2.0 10km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CA
  6. 1.7 1km ESE of Redlands, CA
  7. 1.8 1km SE of Redlands, CA
  8. 1.6 1km ESE of Redlands, CA
  9. 2.2 5km NW of Mira Loma, CA
  10. 1.6 7km SSE of Home Gardens, CA
  11. 1.6 6km S of Redlands, CA
  12. 1.8 6km E of Calimesa, CA
  13. 1.6 4km SE of Loma Linda, CA
  14. 2.0 3km NNW of Fontana, CA
  15. 1.5 3km SE of Home Gardens, 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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