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M 1.5md
Earthquake near Ukiah, CA
Yes: an earthquake was likely felt in Ukiah in the last 24 hours. M 1.5, 5 km (3 mi) E of Ukiah, at 3:26 am PST on 12 November 2026 (11:26 UTC); the estimated shaking in Ukiah was intensity II (weak). Every earthquake near Ukiah
This page: a magnitude 1.5 earthquake was recorded 47 km (29 mi) west-southwest of Ukiah, CA, at 11:31 pm PDT on 9 September 2019 (06:31 UTC), 8.6 km deep.
USGS: 11km NNW of Point Arena, CA
- When
- 11:31 pm PDT on 9 September 2019 ()
- Where
- 47 km (29 mi) west-southwest of Ukiah, CA · earthquakes near Ukiah
- Magnitude
- M 1.5 (md)
- Depth
- 8.6 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Mendocino County, 53 km NNE
- Nearest mapped fault
- San Andreas fault, 2 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 2620 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 6 km (4 mi) from the epicentre. In Ukiah, 47 km away, the estimate is intensity I (not felt). 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 5.7 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.5 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 2,600,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,900,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 170× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.5 about 5.7 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 since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.
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 39.0070, -123.7237. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendocino County, CA | 53 km (33 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Mendocino County |
| Lake County, CA | 85 km (53 mi) | E | earthquakes near Lake County |
| Sonoma County, CA | 87 km (54 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Sonoma County |
| Glenn County, CA | 132 km (82 mi) | ENE | earthquakes near Glenn County |
| Marin County, CA | 136 km (85 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Marin County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
32 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.0 12km WNW of Redwood Valley, CA
- 1.5 14km ESE of Boonville, CA
- 2.6 5km SW of Redwood Valley, CA
- 2.1 12km S of Boonville, CA
- 2.4 12km SE of Point Arena, CA
- 1.5 17km ESE of Boonville, CA
- 1.6 12km WNW of Redwood Valley, CA
- 2.2 16km ESE of Boonville, CA
- 1.8 16km ESE of Navarro Head, CA
- 2.6 12km N of Point Arena, CA
- 2.2 12km N of Point Arena, CA
- 2.3 13km N of Point Arena, CA
- 1.6 4km SE of Boonville, CA
- 1.6 23km SSW of Willits, CA
- 1.6 15km ESE of Navarro Head, 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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