Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.6md
38km S of Qualeys Camp, NV
Yes. A magnitude 2.6 earthquake was recorded 38km S of Qualeys Camp, NV, at 4:17 am PST on 9 February 2019 (12:17 UTC), 7.5 km deep. 3 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.6 (md)
- Depth
- 7.5 km below the surface
- Felt
- 3 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Mono County, 30 km WSW
- Nearest mapped fault
- White Mountains fault, 9 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 2829 days ago
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 23 km (14 mi) from the epicentre. 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 280 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.6 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 55,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 39,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 3.5× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.6 about 280 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 43 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 6.4 The 1986 Chalfant Valley, California Earthquake · 49 km S of this epicentre
- 6.3 The 1934 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada Earthquake · 38 km NNE of this epicentre
- 6.1 Near Tonopah Junction, Nevada · 47 km E of this epicentre
- 6.1 11 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 49 km SSW of this epicentre
- 6.0 Mammoth Lakes area, California · 47 km SSW 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 37.9692, -118.5397. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mono County, CA | 30 km (19 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Mono County |
| Mineral County, NV | 62 km (38 mi) | N | earthquakes near Mineral County |
| Esmeralda County, NV | 82 km (51 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Esmeralda County |
| Lyon County, NV | 130 km (81 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Lyon County |
| Alpine County, CA | 132 km (82 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Alpine County |
| Madera County, CA | 136 km (85 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Madera County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
25 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.9 27 km N of Dyer, Nevada
- 3.9 20 km NNE of Benton, California
- 1.6 6km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA
- 3.0 25km SE of Bodie, CA
- 1.7 11km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA
- 2.2 11km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA
- 1.8 33km E of Lee Vining, CA
- 1.6 30 km S of Mina, Nevada
- 2.0 21km SE of Bodie, CA
- 1.5 22 km N of Dyer, Nevada
- 1.9 24 km N of Dyer, Nevada
- 2.0 14km NW of Toms Place, CA
- 2.5 34 km S of Mina, Nevada
- 2.8 11km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA
- 2.0 10km 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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