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M 2.2ml

Earthquake near Rancho Cucamonga, CA

No earthquake was likely felt in Rancho Cucamonga in the 24 hours to 3:29 am PST (11:29 UTC). The last one was M 2.0, 10 km (6 mi) E, at 2:35 am PDT on 23 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 3 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Rancho Cucamonga

This page: a magnitude 2.2 earthquake was recorded 10 km (6 mi) south-southeast of Rancho Cucamonga, CA, at 2:54 am PDT on 20 September 2019 (09:54 UTC), 2.8 km deep. 5 people have reported feeling it to USGS.

USGS: 4km NNW of Mira Loma, CA

7 km (4 mi) E of Ontario, CA · 81 km (50 mi) E of Los Angeles, CA

2:54 am PDT, Sep 20, 2019 · · 2.8 km deep · released about 52 lb of TNT

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When
2:54 am PDT on 20 September 2019 ()
Where
10 km (6 mi) south-southeast of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · earthquakes near Rancho Cucamonga
Magnitude
M 2.2 (ml)
Depth
2.8 km below the surface
Felt
5 reports · strongest reported intensity II
Nearest
Orange County, 45 km SSW
Nearest mapped fault
Red Hill-Etiwanda Avenue fault, 11 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 2608 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 18 km (11 mi) from the epicentre. In Rancho Cucamonga, 10 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 8 km, intensity II · Pedley 8 km, intensity II · Rancho Cucamonga 10 km, intensity II · Norco 11 km, intensity II · Fontana 12 km, intensity II · Ontario 12 km, intensity II · Rubidoux 12 km, intensity II · Upland 13 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 52 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 5.8 290,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 200,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 18× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.2 about 52 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 2018-08-29 — about 2,100 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 10 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

  1. 6.2 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California · 26 km ENE of this epicentre
  2. 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 38 km SSE of this epicentre
  3. 5.5 The 1990 Upland, California Earthquake · 20 km NW of this epicentre
  4. 5.4 5km S of Chino Hills, CA · 23 km WSW of this epicentre
  5. 5.3 Near San Bernardino, California · 44 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 34.0280, -117.5332. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Orange County, CA 45 km (28 mi) SSW earthquakes near Orange County
Los Angeles County, CA 70 km (43 mi) WNW earthquakes near Los Angeles County
San Diego County, CA 132 km (82 mi) SSE earthquakes near San Diego County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 2.2 5km SE of Lytle Creek, CA
  2. 1.6 2km ENE of Colton, CA
  3. 3.0 4km ENE of Lytle Creek, CA
  4. 1.7 3km ENE of Colton, CA
  5. 1.6 3 km SE of Home Gardens, CA
  6. 1.9 5km E of Yucaipa, CA
  7. 1.7 4 km SE of Home Gardens, CA
  8. 2.0 4km NE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA
  9. 1.6 8km NNE of Yucaipa, CA
  10. 1.8 5km SE of Loma Linda, CA
  11. 3.0 3km ENE of Brea, CA
  12. 1.6 4km SSW of Redlands, CA
  13. 2.0 1km WSW of Muscoy, CA
  14. 1.6 5km NNW of Glen Avon, CA
  15. 1.8 2km SE of Loma Linda, 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.

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