Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.2ml
12km ESE of San Miguel Is., CA
Yes. A magnitude 2.2 earthquake was recorded 12km ESE of San Miguel Is., CA, 99 km (61 mi) WSW of Oxnard, CA, at 9:34 am PDT on 13 May 2023 (16:34 UTC), 13 km deep.
99 km (61 mi) WSW of Oxnard, CA
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.2 (ml)
- Depth
- 13 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Santa Barbara County, 64 km NNE
- Nearest mapped fault
- Santa Cruz Island fault, 23 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 1277 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 13 km (8 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.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 52 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.2 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 290,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 200,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 18× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.2 about 52 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
No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.
Before 2016, the USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.
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 33.9868, -120.2468. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Barbara County, CA | 64 km (40 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Santa Barbara County |
| Ventura County, CA | 110 km (69 mi) | ENE | earthquakes near Ventura County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
16 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.9 25 km SSW of Solvang, CA
- 1.6 24 km SSW of Santa Rosa Is., CA
- 1.8 15 km N of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA
- 1.5 13 km SSW of Isla Vista, CA
- 2.6 15 km S of Santa Rosa Is., CA
- 2.5 16 km S of Santa Rosa Is., CA
- 2.4 26 km S of Solvang, CA
- 2.2 23 km NW of Santa Cruz Is. (NW end), CA
- 1.6 15 km WSW of Isla Vista, CA
- 2.3 22 km S of Santa Rosa Is., CA
- 1.9 16 km W of Isla Vista, CA
- 2.3 21 km S of Solvang, CA
- 2.0 13 km S of Isla Vista, CA
- 3.2 23 km SSE of Santa Rosa Is., CA
- 2.0 15km SSW of San Miguel Is., 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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