Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.1md
Earthquake near Minkler, CA
USGS: 7 km E of Minkler, California
37 km (23 mi) E of Fresno, CA · 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Clovis, CA
- When
- 12:48 am PDT on 16 August 2016 ()
- Where
- 7 km (4 mi) E of Minkler, CA · earthquakes near Minkler
- Magnitude
- M 2.1 (md)
- Depth
- 17 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Fresno County, 25 km W
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3521 days ago
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake was recorded 7 km (4 mi) E of Minkler, CA, at 12:48 am PDT on 16 August 2016 (07:48 UTC). This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Yokuts Valley, Orange Cove, Sanger, Reedley, Parlier, Del Rey.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 49 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.1 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 310,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 220,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 19× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.1 about 49 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 36.7308, -119.3782. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno County, CA | 25 km (15 mi) | W | earthquakes near Fresno County |
| Madera County, CA | 63 km (39 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Madera County |
| Tulare County, CA | 77 km (48 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Tulare County |
| Kings County, CA | 83 km (52 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Kings County |
| Mariposa County, CA | 105 km (65 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Mariposa County |
| Merced County, CA | 130 km (81 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Merced County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
38 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.9 18km SSE of Shaver Lake, CA
- 2.8 18km SSE of Shaver Lake, CA
- 2.3 24km NNE of Squaw Valley, CA
- 1.8 12km W of Auberry, CA
- 1.6 4km N of Shaver Lake, CA
- 2.6 5km ENE of West Park, CA
- 1.6 4km WSW of Auberry, CA
- 1.8 3 km NNW of Shaver Lake, California
- 2.1 2km SW of Shaver Lake, CA
- 3.2 5km ESE of Shaver Lake, CA
- 2.2 11km W of Squaw Valley, CA
- 2.1 6km SSE of Shaver Lake, CA
- 2.2 10km WSW of Squaw Valley, CA
- 2.4 11km WSW of Squaw Valley, CA
- 2.1 7km SSE of Shaver Lake, 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
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
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- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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