quarry blast · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.9ml
46km NNW of Los Algodones, B.C., MX
No: USGS classifies this as a quarry blast, not an earthquake. A magnitude 1.9 quarry blast was recorded 46km NNW of Los Algodones, B.C., MX, 73 km (46 mi) NW of Yuma, AZ, at 11:15 am PDT on 3 June 2021 (18:15 UTC), less than 1 km deep.
73 km (46 mi) NW of Yuma, AZ
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.9 (ml)
- Depth
- -0.3 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Imperial County, 35 km W
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1989 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. 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.
USGS catalogues this as quarry blast, not an earthquake.
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.
Where
Epicentre 33.0550, -114.9752. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial County, CA | 35 km (22 mi) | W | earthquakes near Imperial County |
| Yuma County, AZ | 104 km (65 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Yuma County |
| La Paz County, AZ | 115 km (71 mi) | NE | earthquakes near La Paz County |
| Riverside County, CA | 121 km (75 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Riverside County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
10 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.7 44km NE of Holtville, CA
- 1.7 45km NE of Holtville, CA
- 1.5 46km NE of Holtville, CA
- 1.6 46km NE of Holtville, CA
- 1.6 45km NE of Holtville, CA
- 1.7 45km NE of Holtville, CA
- 2.0 45km NE of Holtville, CA
- 1.6 46km NE of Holtville, CA
- 1.9 43km NE of Holtville, CA
- 1.9 45km NE of Holtville, 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.
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