Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.5md
13km WNW of Avenal, CA
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.5 (md)
- Depth
- 16 km below the surface
- Felt
- 3 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Kings County, 39 km E
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2945 days ago
This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage. 3 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 160 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.5 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 95,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 68,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 6× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.5 about 160 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 36.0600, -120.2515. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County, CA | 39 km (24 mi) | W of here | earthquakes near Kings County |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | 77 km (48 mi) | NNE of here | earthquakes near San Luis Obispo County |
| Fresno County, CA | 94 km (59 mi) | SW of here | earthquakes near Fresno County |
| San Benito County, CA | 97 km (60 mi) | SE of here | earthquakes near San Benito County |
| Monterey County, CA | 98 km (61 mi) | ESE of here | earthquakes near Monterey County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
54 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 4.0 9km NW of Avenal, CA
- 2.0 17km SSW of New Idria, CA
- 2.1 23km NE of San Ardo, CA
- 1.8 16km NW of Parkfield, CA
- 2.3 22km ENE of San Ardo, CA
- 1.7 22km NW of Parkfield, CA
- 2.1 5km SSW of Huron, CA
- 1.6 22km ENE of San Ardo, CA
- 2.5 21km NW of Parkfield, CA
- 1.8 11km NW of Parkfield, CA
- 1.6 18km NW of Parkfield, CA
- 1.8 2km SSE of Avenal, CA
- 2.3 2km SSE of Avenal, CA
- 1.7 7km NE of Avenal, CA
- 1.6 11km E of Parkfield, 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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