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M 2.7ml
Earthquake near Redlands, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Redlands in the 24 hours to 6:14 am PST (14:14 UTC). The last one was M 2.0, 9 km (5 mi) SSE, at 10:33 pm PST on 2 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Redlands
This page: a magnitude 2.7 earthquake was recorded 6 km (3 mi) south-southwest of Redlands, CA, at 3:10 am PST on 5 December 2021 (11:10 UTC), 11 km deep. 35 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 6km SSW of Redlands, CA
6 km (4 mi) SW of Redlands, CA · 110 km (68 mi) E of Los Angeles, CA
- When
- 3:10 am PST on 5 December 2021 ()
- Where
- 6 km (3 mi) south-southwest of Redlands, CA · earthquakes near Redlands
- Magnitude
- M 2.7 (ml)
- Depth
- 11 km below the surface
- Felt
- 35 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
- Nearest
- Orange County, 64 km SW
- Nearest mapped fault
- San Jacinto 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 1734 days ago
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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 22 km (14 mi) from the epicentre. In Redlands, 6 km away, the estimate is intensity III (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: Redlands 6 km, intensity III · Loma Linda 6 km, intensity III · Moreno Valley 9 km, intensity II · Mentone 10 km, intensity II · Colton 11 km, intensity II · San Bernardino 13 km, intensity II · Highland 13 km, intensity II · Yucaipa 16 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 310 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.7 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 50,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 35,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 3.1× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.7 about 310 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 540 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 · 36 km SE of this epicentre
- 6.3 The 1992 Big Bear, California Earthquake · 41 km ENE of this epicentre
- 6.2 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California · 9 km NNW of this epicentre
- 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 39 km SSW of this epicentre
- 5.6 7km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 30 km NNE 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 34.0138, -117.2148. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County, CA | 64 km (40 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Orange County |
| Los Angeles County, CA | 99 km (61 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Los Angeles County |
| Riverside County, CA | 116 km (72 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Riverside County |
| San Diego County, CA | 117 km (73 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near San Diego County |
| San Bernardino County, CA | 133 km (83 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
50 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.9 13km NW of Big Bear Lake, CA
- 1.5 4km SSE of Rancho Cucamonga, CA
- 1.7 7km SSE of Home Gardens, CA
- 1.7 10km SSE of Cabazon, CA
- 1.6 1km W of Yucaipa, CA
- 1.7 5km SSE of Lytle Creek, CA
- 1.6 10km NNE of Banning, CA
- 1.7 7km NNE of Beaumont, CA
- 1.7 3km ENE of Moreno Valley, CA
- 1.5 2km S of Valle Vista, CA
- 3.0 2km SSW of Valle Vista, CA
- 1.7 2km NNW of Loma Linda, CA
- 2.4 10km NNW of Idyllwild, CA
- 3.5 10km NNW of Idyllwild, CA
- 1.6 2km ESE 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.
On USGS
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