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M 2.9ml

61km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX

Yes. A magnitude 2.9 earthquake was recorded 61km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX, at 7:28 pm PDT on 27 May 2020 (02:28 UTC), 15 km deep.

· 15 km deep · released about 630 lb of TNT

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When
Magnitude
M 2.9 (ml)
Depth
15 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2280 days ago

This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 27 km (17 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.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 630 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.9 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 24,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 17,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 1.5× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.9 about 630 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 in our catalogue was M 4.2 on 2018-07-25 — about 92 times the energy of this one.

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 31.7808, -115.9255. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 2.3 55 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico
  2. 3.2 55 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico
  3. 2.7 55 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico
  4. 2.1 89km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX
  5. 2.2 57km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX
  6. 2.4 54 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico
  7. 2.5 54 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico
  8. 2.2 57 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico
  9. 2.1 91km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX
  10. 2.9 89km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX
  11. 2.6 56 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico
  12. 2.7 54 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico
  13. 2.6 56 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico
  14. 2.4 55 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico
  15. 2.4 59 km ENE of San Vicente, Mexico

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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