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M 2.3ml
Earthquake near Loma Linda, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Loma Linda in the 24 hours to 8:57 am PST (16:57 UTC). The last one was M 2.1, 2 km (1 mi) SE, at 10:40 am PDT on 31 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Loma Linda
This page: a magnitude 2.3 earthquake was recorded 2 km (1 mi) southeast of Loma Linda, CA, at 11:25 am PDT on 15 July 2025 (18:25 UTC), 18 km deep.
USGS: 2 km SE of Loma Linda, CA
7 km (4 mi) WSW of Redlands, CA · 108 km (67 mi) E of Los Angeles, CA
- When
- 11:25 am PDT on 15 July 2025 ()
- Where
- 2 km (1 mi) southeast of Loma Linda, CA · earthquakes near Loma Linda
- Magnitude
- M 2.3 (ml)
- Depth
- 18 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Orange County, 63 km SW
- Nearest mapped fault
- Crafton Hills 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 471 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 7 km (4 mi) from the epicentre. In Loma Linda, 2 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: Loma Linda 2 km, intensity II · Redlands 6 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.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 200,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 140,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 13× the energy of this one
- 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 2018-05-08 — about 2,200 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 23 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 6.7 The 1918 San Jacinto, California Earthquake · 39 km SE of this epicentre
- 6.3 The 1992 Big Bear, California Earthquake · 43 km ENE of this epicentre
- 6.2 3 km SE of San Bernardino, California · 6 km NNW of this epicentre
- 6.0 The 1910 Lake Elsinore, California Earthquake · 40 km SSW of this epicentre
- 5.6 7km ENE of Running Springs, CA · 30 km NE 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 34.0333, -117.2425. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County, CA | 63 km (39 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Orange County |
| Los Angeles County, CA | 96 km (59 mi) | W | earthquakes near Los Angeles County |
| Riverside County, CA | 119 km (74 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Riverside County |
| San Diego County, CA | 120 km (75 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near San Diego County |
| San Bernardino County, CA | 134 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
53 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.7 3 km WNW of Valle Vista, CA
- 2.2 10 km WSW of Corona, CA
- 1.8 5 km S of Lytle Creek, CA
- 2.0 4 km W of San Jacinto, CA
- 2.5 4 km N of San Jacinto, CA
- 1.5 3 km NNW of Lytle Creek, CA
- 1.7 4 km SE of Home Gardens, CA
- 1.6 2 km NNE of Loma Linda, CA
- 2.7 6 km NW of Rialto, CA
- 2.6 6 km WNW of Calimesa, CA
- 1.6 2 km SSW of Loma Linda, CA
- 2.0 3 km N of Big Bear City, CA
- 1.5 6 km SE of Beaumont, CA
- 2.3 1 km S of Mentone, CA
- 2.2 1 km S of Mentone, 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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