Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.9ml
6km SSE of Lemoore, CA
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.9 (ml)
- Depth
- 21 km below the surface
- Felt
- 53 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
- Nearest
- Kings County, 20 km SSW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3165 days ago
This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage. 53 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 700 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.9 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 22,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 15,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 1.4× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.9 about 700 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.
Where
Epicentre 36.2507, -119.7680. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County, CA | 20 km (13 mi) | NNE of here | earthquakes near Kings County |
| Fresno County, CA | 58 km (36 mi) | S of here | earthquakes near Fresno County |
| Tulare County, CA | 89 km (55 mi) | W of here | earthquakes near Tulare County |
| Madera County, CA | 107 km (66 mi) | S of here | earthquakes near Madera County |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | 114 km (71 mi) | NNE of here | earthquakes near San Luis Obispo County |
| San Benito County, CA | 125 km (77 mi) | ESE of here | earthquakes near San Benito County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
57 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.8 8km NNE of Kettleman City, CA
- 2.1 9km NE of Avenal, CA
- 1.9 6km NNE of Avenal, CA
- 2.1 18km WSW of Corcoran, CA
- 1.9 12km SE of Coalinga, CA
- 1.5 13km SW of Huron, CA
- 1.9 7km NNW of Avenal, CA
- 2.1 6km SE of Huron, CA
- 1.6 9km E of Coalinga, CA
- 2.6 7km NE of Coalinga, CA
- 1.7 12km WSW of Huron, CA
- 1.6 10km NW of Avenal, CA
- 2.1 9km SSE of Huron, CA
- 2.4 9km SSE of Huron, CA
- 1.9 5km SSW of Kettleman City, 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
- 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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