Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.7md
20km SW of New Idria, CA
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.7 (md)
- Depth
- 8.9 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- San Benito County, 44 km NNW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3027 days ago
This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 11 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.7 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 1,400,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,000,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 89× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.7 about 11 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 36.2825, -120.8182. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Benito County, CA | 44 km (27 mi) | SSE of here | earthquakes near San Benito County |
| Monterey County, CA | 45 km (28 mi) | E of here | earthquakes near Monterey County |
| Kings County, CA | 93 km (58 mi) | WNW of here | earthquakes near Kings County |
| Merced County, CA | 102 km (63 mi) | S of here | earthquakes near Merced County |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | 105 km (65 mi) | NNW of here | earthquakes near San Luis Obispo County |
| Fresno County, CA | 117 km (73 mi) | WSW of here | earthquakes near Fresno County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
50 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.7 6km N of Pinnacles, CA
- 2.2 6km N of Pinnacles, CA
- 1.8 3km SSE of San Ardo, CA
- 1.9 7km N of Pinnacles, CA
- 1.9 3km SSE of San Ardo, CA
- 1.5 3km N of Pinnacles, CA
- 1.6 5km NE of Pinnacles, CA
- 1.9 7km NE of Coalinga, CA
- 2.2 3km SE of San Ardo, CA
- 1.9 3km SSE of San Ardo, CA
- 2.1 11km NE of Pinnacles, CA
- 2.0 8km ENE of Pinnacles, CA
- 1.5 23km WSW of New Idria, CA
- 1.9 12km NW of Parkfield, CA
- 1.9 2km NNE 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.
On USGS
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