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M 2.5md
Earthquake near Coalinga, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Coalinga in the 24 hours to 10:48 am PST (18:48 UTC). The last one was M 2.3, 4 km (3 mi) SE, at 1:44 am PDT on 4 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Coalinga
This page: a magnitude 2.5 earthquake was recorded 24 km (15 mi) west-southwest of Coalinga, CA, at 1:33 am PST on 11 November 2018 (09:33 UTC), 7.7 km deep. 2 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 21km NW of Parkfield, CA
- When
- 1:33 am PST on 11 November 2018 ()
- Where
- 24 km (15 mi) west-southwest of Coalinga, CA · earthquakes near Coalinga
- Magnitude
- M 2.5 (md)
- Depth
- 7.7 km below the surface
- Felt
- 2 reports · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Monterey County, 69 km WNW
- Nearest mapped fault
- San Andreas fault, under 1 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2918 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 21 km (13 mi) from the epicentre. In Coalinga, 24 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
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 92,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 65,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 5.8× 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.
For this area
No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 24 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 6.7 The 1983 Coalinga, California Earthquake · 33 km NE of this epicentre
- 6.5 1922 Parkfield, California Earthquake · 44 km SE of this epicentre
- 6.4 1901 Parkfield, California Earthquake · 9 km ESE of this epicentre
- 6.0 2004 Parkfield, California Earthquake · 32 km SE of this epicentre
- 5.8 29 km NE of San Lucas, California · 34 km NNW of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 36.0345, -120.5920. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey County, CA | 69 km (43 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Monterey County |
| Kings County, CA | 70 km (43 mi) | E | earthquakes near Kings County |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | 73 km (45 mi) | S | earthquakes near San Luis Obispo County |
| San Benito County, CA | 78 km (48 mi) | NW | earthquakes near San Benito County |
| Fresno County, CA | 116 km (72 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Fresno County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
44 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.9 23km ENE of San Ardo, CA
- 1.8 13km NW of Parkfield, CA
- 1.7 11km NNW of Avenal, CA
- 1.6 6km NE of Coalinga, CA
- 1.9 22km NE of San Ardo, CA
- 1.6 7km SSE of Parkfield, CA
- 2.8 7km SSE of Parkfield, CA
- 1.8 7km SW of Huron, CA
- 2.3 12km NNW of Avenal, CA
- 1.8 8km SSE of Huron, CA
- 1.7 10km NNW of Avenal, CA
- 1.8 5km NE of Coalinga, CA
- 1.6 10km NE of Coalinga, CA
- 2.0 3km NW of Avenal, CA
- 1.7 6km 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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