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Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist

M 2.1md

16km NW of Parkfield, CA

· 4.3 km deep · released about 37 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Kings County 68 kmSan Luis Obispo County 68 kmMonterey County 73 kmSan Benito County 83 kmFresno County 118 km
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When
Magnitude
M 2.1 (md)
Depth
4.3 km below the surface
Felt
2 reports · strongest reported intensity III
Nearest
Kings County, 68 km E
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3152 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage. 2 people have reported feeling it to USGS.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 37 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.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 410,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 290,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 26× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.1 about 37 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 35.9960, -120.5668. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection
Kings County, CA 68 km (42 mi) W of here earthquakes near Kings County
San Luis Obispo County, CA 68 km (43 mi) N of here earthquakes near San Luis Obispo County
Monterey County, CA 73 km (45 mi) ESE of here earthquakes near Monterey County
San Benito County, CA 83 km (51 mi) SE of here earthquakes near San Benito County
Fresno County, CA 118 km (73 mi) SW of here earthquakes near Fresno County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

41 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 1.5 7km N of Avenal, CA
  2. 1.9 3km SE of San Ardo, CA
  3. 1.8 3km SE of San Ardo, CA
  4. 1.9 3km SE of San Ardo, CA
  5. 1.9 22km NNE of San Lucas, CA
  6. 2.6 9km NW of Avenal, CA
  7. 1.6 16km NW of Parkfield, CA
  8. 2.0 10km NW of Parkfield, CA
  9. 1.6 2km SE of San Ardo, CA
  10. 1.7 18km S of Avenal, CA
  11. 2.8 3km SE of San Ardo, CA
  12. 2.4 3km SE of San Ardo, CA
  13. 1.6 3km SE of San Ardo, CA
  14. 2.6 17km NW of Parkfield, CA
  15. 2.3 10km SSW of Huron, 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.

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