Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.5ml
15km WNW of Adelanto, CA
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.5 (ml)
- Depth
- 7.0 km below the surface
- Felt
- 6 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Los Angeles County, 82 km SW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2045 days ago
This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage. 6 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 150 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.5 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 100,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 72,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 6.5× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.5 about 150 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.
Where
Epicentre 34.6457, -117.5543. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County, CA | 82 km (51 mi) | NE of here | earthquakes near Los Angeles County |
| Orange County, CA | 110 km (68 mi) | N of here | earthquakes near Orange County |
| Kern County, CA | 132 km (82 mi) | SE of here | earthquakes near Kern County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
44 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.2 7km SW of Pearblossom, CA
- 1.6 5km NW of Boron, CA
- 1.6 6km NNW of Boron, CA
- 1.9 7km SW of Pearblossom, CA
- 1.7 6km NNW of Boron, CA
- 1.5 7km SSE of Littlerock, CA
- 1.8 5km NNW of Boron, CA
- 1.7 5km NNW of Boron, CA
- 1.6 5km N of Boron, CA
- 2.0 2km N of Lytle Creek, CA
- 1.8 4km NNW of Wrightwood, CA
- 1.5 5km NNW of Boron, CA
- 1.8 5km NNW of Boron, CA
- 1.5 5km NNW of Boron, CA
- 1.7 6km NNW of Boron, 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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