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Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist

M 2.0md

5km ENE of New Idria, CA

· 15 km deep · released about 27 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N San Benito County 46 kmMonterey County 66 kmKings County 82 kmMerced County 85 kmFresno County 93 kmMadera County 116 kmSan Luis Obispo County 117 km
Distance rings around the epicentre, with the nearest towns at their true direction and later quakes as coloured dots. Not a shaking map — see the USGS ShakeMap for that.
When
Magnitude
M 2.0 (md)
Depth
15 km below the surface
Felt
1 report · strongest reported intensity II
Nearest
San Benito County, 46 km WNW
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3126 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 27 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.0 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 560,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 390,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 35× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.0 about 27 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 36.4353, -120.6170. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection
San Benito County, CA 46 km (29 mi) ESE of here earthquakes near San Benito County
Monterey County, CA 66 km (41 mi) ENE of here earthquakes near Monterey County
Kings County, CA 82 km (51 mi) WNW of here earthquakes near Kings County
Merced County, CA 85 km (53 mi) S of here earthquakes near Merced County
Fresno County, CA 93 km (58 mi) WSW of here earthquakes near Fresno County
Madera County, CA 116 km (72 mi) SW of here earthquakes near Madera 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. 1.5 11km ESE of Pinnacles, CA
  2. 1.6 22km NNE of San Ardo, CA
  3. 3.1 23km NNE of San Ardo, CA
  4. 1.8 10km SE of Pinnacles, CA
  5. 2.2 14km NNW of Coalinga, CA
  6. 1.7 5km WSW of Huron, CA
  7. 1.6 5km N of Pinnacles, CA
  8. 2.0 3km NNE of Pinnacles, CA
  9. 2.4 23km SE of Pinnacles, CA
  10. 2.0 19km NNE of New Idria, CA
  11. 1.9 22km NNE of San Lucas, CA
  12. 2.3 10km SE of Pinnacles, CA
  13. 2.1 11km SE of Pinnacles, CA
  14. 1.8 19km SE of Pinnacles, CA
  15. 2.3 19km SE of Pinnacles, 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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