Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.9md
12km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.9 (md)
- Depth
- 2.6 km below the surface
- Felt
- 2 reports · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Mono County, 28 km N
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3104 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 22 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.9 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 680,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 480,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 43× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.9 about 22 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 37.6610, -118.8435. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mono County, CA | 28 km (18 mi) | S of here | earthquakes near Mono County |
| Madera County, CA | 94 km (59 mi) | ENE of here | earthquakes near Madera County |
| Mariposa County, CA | 95 km (59 mi) | E of here | earthquakes near Mariposa County |
| Mineral County, NV | 102 km (64 mi) | SSW of here | earthquakes near Mineral County |
| Tuolumne County, CA | 106 km (66 mi) | ESE of here | earthquakes near Tuolumne County |
| Esmeralda County, NV | 107 km (67 mi) | W of here | earthquakes near Esmeralda County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
49 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.8 17km WSW of Toms Place, CA
- 1.6 2km W of Bishop, CA
- 1.7 8km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA
- 1.9 6km E of Round Valley, CA
- 1.9 9km SW of Toms Place, CA
- 1.6 11km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA
- 1.5 10km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA
- 2.1 15km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA
- 2.2 11km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA
- 1.7 12km SSW of Toms Place, CA
- 1.9 13km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA
- 1.7 11km WSW of Toms Place, CA
- 2.2 10km W of Toms Place, CA
- 1.6 4km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA
- 1.9 4km E of Mammoth Lakes, 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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