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M 2.3ml

Earthquake near Corona, CA

No earthquake was likely felt in Corona in the 24 hours to 9:16 am PST (17:16 UTC). The last one was M 1.6, 9 km (6 mi) SE, at 1:57 pm PST on 6 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Corona

This page: a magnitude 2.3 earthquake was recorded 10 km (6 mi) west-southwest of Corona, CA, at 11:43 pm PDT on 18 April 2023 (06:43 UTC), 3.0 km deep. 2 people have reported feeling it to USGS.

USGS: 10km WSW of Corona, CA

9 km (6 mi) WSW of Corona, CA · 73 km (45 mi) ESE of Los Angeles, CA

11:43 pm PDT, Apr 18, 2023 · · 3.0 km deep · released about 74 lb of TNT

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When
11:43 pm PDT on 18 April 2023 ()
Where
10 km (6 mi) west-southwest of Corona, CA · earthquakes near Corona
Magnitude
M 2.3 (ml)
Depth
3.0 km below the surface
Felt
2 reports · strongest reported intensity II
Nearest
Orange County, 20 km SSW
Nearest mapped fault
Elsinore fault, 4 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 1303 days ago

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 19 km (12 mi) from the epicentre. In Corona, 10 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: Corona 10 km, intensity II · North Tustin 14 km, intensity II · Norco 15 km, intensity II · Yorba Linda 16 km, intensity II · Eastvale 17 km, intensity II · Tustin 18 km, intensity II · Orange 18 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 74 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.3 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 200,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 140,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 13× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.3 about 74 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 2020-09-19 — about 2,600 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 14 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

  1. 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 38 km SW of this epicentre
  2. 6.2 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California · 47 km NE of this epicentre
  3. 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 28 km ESE of this epicentre
  4. 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 47 km NW of this epicentre
  5. 5.5 The 1990 Upland, California Earthquake · 35 km N 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 33.8278, -117.6592. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Orange County, CA 20 km (13 mi) SSW earthquakes near Orange County
Los Angeles County, CA 69 km (43 mi) NW earthquakes near Los Angeles County
San Diego County, CA 121 km (75 mi) SE earthquakes near San Diego County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

53 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 1.8 6km NW of Glen Avon, CA
  2. 2.3 3km NNE of Buena Park, CA
  3. 1.9 6km S of Redlands, CA
  4. 2.1 2km WSW of Redlands, CA
  5. 1.6 1km NW of Loma Linda, CA
  6. 3.0 11km WNW of Lake Elsinore, CA
  7. 1.6 4km SE of Home Gardens, CA
  8. 1.5 6km NE of Fontana, CA
  9. 1.5 5 km SSE of Home Gardens, CA
  10. 2.6 8km NNW of Rancho Cucamonga, CA
  11. 1.7 2km NNW of Colton, CA
  12. 1.6 10km WSW of Corona, CA
  13. 1.8 10km WSW of Corona, CA
  14. 2.7 6km NE of Fontana, CA
  15. 1.5 4km SE of Home Gardens, 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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