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M 1.9ml
Earthquake near Yucaipa, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Yucaipa in the 24 hours to 7:27 am PST (15:27 UTC). The last one was M 1.5, 8 km (5 mi) ESE, at 3:54 pm PST on 9 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Yucaipa
This page: a magnitude 1.9 earthquake was recorded 8 km (5 mi) northeast of Yucaipa, CA, at 3:25 pm PST on 21 January 2021 (23:25 UTC), 2.1 km deep. 2 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 8km NE of Yucaipa, CA
8 km (5 mi) NE of Yucaipa, CA · 133 km (82 mi) E of Los Angeles, CA
- When
- 3:25 pm PST on 21 January 2021 ()
- Where
- 8 km (5 mi) northeast of Yucaipa, CA · earthquakes near Yucaipa
- Magnitude
- M 1.9 (ml)
- Depth
- 2.1 km below the surface
- Felt
- 2 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Orange County, 87 km WSW
- Nearest mapped fault
- San Andreas 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 2120 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 15 km (9 mi) from the epicentre. In Yucaipa, 8 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: Yucaipa 8 km, intensity II · Mentone 15 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 22 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 5.8 680,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 480,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 43× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.9 about 22 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 7,400 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 · 36 km S of this epicentre
- 6.3 The 1992 Big Bear, California Earthquake · 19 km NE of this epicentre
- 6.2 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California · 26 km W of this epicentre
- 6.0 The 1986 North Palm Springs, California Earthquake · 35 km ESE of this epicentre
- 5.6 7km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 18 km NNW 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 34.0828, -116.9745. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County, CA | 87 km (54 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Orange County |
| Riverside County, CA | 98 km (61 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Riverside County |
| San Bernardino County, CA | 113 km (70 mi) | NE | earthquakes near San Bernardino County |
| Los Angeles County, CA | 119 km (74 mi) | W | earthquakes near Los Angeles County |
| San Diego County, CA | 119 km (74 mi) | S | earthquakes near San Diego 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.
- 1.5 7km S of Redlands, CA
- 2.0 5km SSW of Redlands, CA
- 2.1 10km NNE of Running Springs, CA
- 1.6 4km N of Fontana, CA
- 1.6 5km NE of Moreno Valley, CA
- 1.6 3km SSE of Muscoy, CA
- 1.6 5km E of Calimesa, CA
- 1.5 3km SSW of Calimesa, CA
- 1.8 1km WNW of Fontana, CA
- 1.7 10km NNE of Running Springs, CA
- 1.5 9km N of Big Bear Lake, CA
- 2.9 9km N of Big Bear Lake, CA
- 1.5 9km N of Big Bear Lake, CA
- 1.7 9km N of Big Bear Lake, CA
- 1.5 10km NNE of Banning, 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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