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M 3.2mw
Earthquake near Angwin, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Angwin in the 24 hours to 3:22 am PST (11:22 UTC). The last one was M 1.6, in Angwin, at 11:57 pm PDT on 10 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Angwin
This page: a magnitude 3.2 earthquake was recorded 14 km (9 mi) east of Angwin, CA, at 1:00 am PST on 11 February 2017 (09:00 UTC), 4.8 km deep. 5 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 14 km E of Angwin, California
87 km (54 mi) N of San Francisco, CA · 29 km (18 mi) N of Napa, CA
- When
- 1:00 am PST on 11 February 2017 ()
- Where
- 14 km (9 mi) east of Angwin, CA · earthquakes near Angwin
- Magnitude
- M 3.2 (mw)
- Depth
- 4.8 km below the surface
- Felt
- 5 reports · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Napa County, 7 km SSW
- Nearest mapped fault
- Hunting Creek-Berryessa fault system, 3 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 1787 days ago
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 48 km (30 mi) from the epicentre. In Angwin, 14 km away, the estimate is intensity III (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: Angwin 14 km, intensity III · Calistoga 26 km, intensity II · Kenwood 28 km, intensity II · Napa 29 km, intensity II · Agua Caliente 31 km, intensity II · Vacaville 34 km, intensity II · Monument Hills 38 km, intensity II · Santa Rosa 39 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 1.1 tons of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 4.2 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 150,000× the energy of this one
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 6,900× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 4,900× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 3.2 about 1.1 tons of TNT
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 this one released 2.3× more
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 lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 38 km S of this epicentre
- 5.4 South of Elmira, California · 44 km SE 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 38.5592, -122.2873. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Napa County, CA | 7 km (4 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Napa County |
| Yolo County, CA | 36 km (22 mi) | ENE | earthquakes near Yolo County |
| Solano County, CA | 44 km (28 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Solano County |
| Sonoma County, CA | 56 km (35 mi) | W | earthquakes near Sonoma County |
| Colusa County, CA | 69 km (43 mi) | N | earthquakes near Colusa County |
| Marin County, CA | 69 km (43 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Marin County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
28 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.9 7 km S of Calistoga, California
- 1.9 4 km SW of Cobb, California
- 1.5 2 km E of Saint Helena, California
- 2.7 4 km S of Cobb, California
- 2.6 5 km SW of Cobb, California
- 1.6 6 km SW of Cobb, California
- 1.5 9 km S of Cobb, California
- 1.7 6 km S of Cobb, California
- 1.6 7 km W of Middletown, California
- 1.6 7 km W of Middletown, California
- 1.8 3 km S of Cobb, California
- 1.6 7 km S of Cobb, California
- 1.6 2 km S of Cobb, California
- 1.6 3 km S of Cobb, California
- 1.8 3 km SSW of Cobb, 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
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- 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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