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M 1.7ml
Earthquake near Moreno Valley, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Moreno Valley in the 24 hours to 4:17 am PST (12:17 UTC). The last one was M 2.1, 11 km (7 mi) N, at 10:40 am PDT on 31 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Moreno Valley
This page: a magnitude 1.7 earthquake was recorded 2 km (1 mi) east of Moreno Valley, CA, at 2:13 am PDT on 24 September 2020 (09:13 UTC), 11 km deep.
USGS: 2km NE of Moreno Valley, CA
in Moreno Valley, CA
- When
- 2:13 am PDT on 24 September 2020 ()
- Where
- 2 km (1 mi) east of Moreno Valley, CA · earthquakes near Moreno Valley
- Magnitude
- M 1.7 (ml)
- Depth
- 11 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Orange County, 60 km WSW
- Nearest mapped fault
- San Jacinto fault, 5 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 2240 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 5 km (3 mi) from the epicentre. In Moreno Valley, 2 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: Moreno Valley 2 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 10 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.7 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 1,500,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,000,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 92× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.7 about 10 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 16,000 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 21 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 6.7 The 1918 San Jacinto, California Earthquake · 29 km SE of this epicentre
- 6.3 The 1992 Big Bear, California Earthquake · 46 km NE of this epicentre
- 6.2 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California · 17 km NNW of this epicentre
- 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 32 km SW of this epicentre
- 5.6 7km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 37 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 33.9390, -117.2063. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County, CA | 60 km (37 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Orange County |
| Los Angeles County, CA | 101 km (63 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Los Angeles County |
| San Diego County, CA | 109 km (68 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near San Diego County |
| Riverside County, CA | 114 km (71 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Riverside 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
43 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.6 1km ENE of Redlands, CA
- 1.5 4km S of Redlands, CA
- 1.8 6km NW of Corona, CA
- 2.2 6km N of Valle Vista, CA
- 1.6 9km WSW of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.6 4km SSW of Devore, CA
- 1.5 3km WSW of Redlands, CA
- 1.5 2km NNW of Fontana, CA
- 1.7 10km NNE of Cabazon, CA
- 1.6 2km W of Calimesa, CA
- 1.7 7km N of Fontana, CA
- 1.5 5km SE of Lytle Creek, CA
- 1.8 6km SSW of Calimesa, CA
- 2.1 5km NNE of Banning, CA
- 1.6 10km SSW of Calimesa, 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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- 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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