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M 1.9ml
Earthquake near Beaumont, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Beaumont in the 24 hours to 5:53 am PST (13:53 UTC). The last one was M 2.8, 14 km (8 mi) S, at 8:30 pm PDT on 14 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 87 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Beaumont
This page: a magnitude 1.9 earthquake was recorded 5 km (3 mi) north of Beaumont, CA, at 6:48 am PDT on 5 August 2021 (13:48 UTC), 13 km deep.
USGS: 5km N of Beaumont, CA
9 km (5 mi) SE of Yucaipa, CA · 132 km (82 mi) E of Los Angeles, CA
- When
- 6:48 am PDT on 5 August 2021 ()
- Where
- 5 km (3 mi) north of Beaumont, CA · earthquakes near Beaumont
- Magnitude
- M 1.9 (ml)
- Depth
- 13 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Orange County, 80 km WSW
- Nearest mapped fault
- Beaumont Plain fault, under 1 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 1925 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 8 km (5 mi) from the epicentre. In Beaumont, 5 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: Beaumont 5 km, intensity II · Yucaipa 9 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 25 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.9 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 620,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 440,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 39× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.9 about 25 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 6,700 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 24 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 6.7 The 1918 San Jacinto, California Earthquake · 23 km S of this epicentre
- 6.3 The 1992 Big Bear, California Earthquake · 29 km NNE of this epicentre
- 6.2 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California · 28 km WNW of this epicentre
- 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 49 km SW of this epicentre
- 6.0 The 1986 North Palm Springs, California Earthquake · 35 km E 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 33.9725, -116.9848. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County, CA | 80 km (50 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Orange County |
| Riverside County, CA | 95 km (59 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Riverside County |
| San Diego County, CA | 107 km (67 mi) | S | earthquakes near San Diego County |
| Los Angeles County, CA | 120 km (75 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Los Angeles County |
| San Bernardino County, CA | 123 km (76 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
54 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.6 10km NW of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.9 9km NNW of Cabazon, CA
- 1.8 5km NE of Wildomar, CA
- 2.2 4km NE of Beaumont, CA
- 1.5 4km ENE of Big Bear City, CA
- 1.5 7km ENE of Cabazon, CA
- 1.6 4km S of Lucerne Valley, CA
- 2.1 5km SSE of Home Gardens, CA
- 1.6 7km ENE of Cabazon, CA
- 1.6 5km NNE of Fontana, CA
- 2.6 5km NNE of Fontana, CA
- 2.6 5km SE of Loma Linda, CA
- 1.8 4km NE of Beaumont, CA
- 2.4 10km SSW of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.8 14km WNW of Anza, 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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- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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