Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.7md
Earthquake near Tipton, CA
USGS: 9 km WNW of Tipton, California
14 km (8 mi) SSW of Tulare, CA · 84 km (52 mi) SSE of Fresno, CA
- When
- 11:48 am PDT on 10 June 2016 ()
- Where
- 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Tipton, CA · earthquakes near Tipton
- Magnitude
- M 2.7 (md)
- Depth
- 20 km below the surface
- Felt
- 66 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Kings County, 37 km W
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1522 days ago
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake was recorded 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Tipton, CA, at 11:48 am PDT on 10 June 2016 (18:48 UTC). 66 people have reported feeling it to USGS. This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Matheny, Corcoran, Tulare, Pixley, Woodville, Teviston.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 340 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 45,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 32,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 2.8× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.7 about 340 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 36.0920, -119.4082. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County, CA | 37 km (23 mi) | W | earthquakes near Kings County |
| Tulare County, CA | 58 km (36 mi) | ENE | earthquakes near Tulare County |
| Fresno County, CA | 78 km (48 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Fresno County |
| Kern County, CA | 103 km (64 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Kern County |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | 122 km (76 mi) | SW | earthquakes near San Luis Obispo County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
47 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.9 6km SSE of Lemoore, CA
- 1.9 24km SE of Kettleman City, CA
- 2.3 18km SSE of Kettleman City, CA
- 1.7 25km SE of Kettleman City, CA
- 2.6 18km WSW of Corcoran, CA
- 3.0 20km ESE of Kettleman City, CA
- 2.8 20 km SW of Corcoran, California
- 1.8 8 km ESE of Kettleman City, California
- 1.8 8 km ESE of Kettleman City, California
- 2.2 6 km SE of Kettleman City, California
- 1.7 Central California
- 1.7 8 km SE of Kettleman City, California
- 2.1 9 km WSW of Corcoran, California
- 2.2 9 km SW of Corcoran, California
- 2.4 8 km WSW of Corcoran, California
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
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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