Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.4md
15km WSW of Cantua Creek, CA
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.4 (md)
- Depth
- 15 km below the surface
- Felt
- 2 reports · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- San Benito County, 57 km WNW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1512 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 130 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.4 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 120,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 83,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 7.4× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.4 about 130 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 36.4632, -120.4755. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Benito County, CA | 57 km (35 mi) | ESE of here | earthquakes near San Benito County |
| Kings County, CA | 73 km (46 mi) | NW of here | earthquakes near Kings County |
| Monterey County, CA | 79 km (49 mi) | ENE of here | earthquakes near Monterey County |
| Fresno County, CA | 80 km (50 mi) | WSW of here | earthquakes near Fresno County |
| Merced County, CA | 84 km (52 mi) | SSE of here | earthquakes near Merced County |
| Madera County, CA | 105 km (65 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
53 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.6 24km NE of King City, CA
- 2.9 23km ENE of San Lucas, CA
- 1.9 1km ESE of Huron, CA
- 2.1 20km SE of Pinnacles, CA
- 1.8 14km NE of Coalinga, CA
- 1.8 8km ENE of Coalinga, CA
- 1.9 22km NE of San Lucas, CA
- 1.7 21km SW of New Idria, CA
- 1.5 21km SW of New Idria, CA
- 1.5 7km SSE of Coalinga, CA
- 1.9 7km NE of Coalinga, CA
- 2.2 21km SW of New Idria, CA
- 1.9 7km NE of Coalinga, CA
- 1.5 23km WSW of New Idria, CA
- 1.6 11km SW 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.
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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