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M 1.8md
Earthquake near Parkwood, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Parkwood in the 24 hours to 1:29 am PST (09:29 UTC). The last one was M 2.6, 9 km (5 mi) NW, at 5:14 am PDT on 29 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Parkwood
This page: a magnitude 1.8 earthquake was recorded 3 km (2 mi) south-southwest of Parkwood, CA, at 5:25 pm PDT on 13 October 2019 (00:25 UTC), 1.8 km deep.
USGS: 3km SSW of Parkwood, CA
27 km (17 mi) WNW of Fresno, CA · 7 km (4 mi) SSE of Madera, CA
- When
- 5:25 pm PDT on 13 October 2019 ()
- Where
- 3 km (2 mi) south-southwest of Parkwood, CA · earthquakes near Parkwood
- Magnitude
- M 1.8 (md)
- Depth
- 1.8 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Fresno County, 40 km ESE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2576 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 14 km (9 mi) from the epicentre. In Parkwood, 3 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.
Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Parksdale, Madera, Biola, Madera Acres, Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos, Kerman.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 17 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.8 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 900,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 640,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 57× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.8 about 17 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 36.9070, -120.0600. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno County, CA | 40 km (25 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Fresno County |
| Madera County, CA | 43 km (27 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Madera County |
| Merced County, CA | 67 km (42 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Merced County |
| Mariposa County, CA | 75 km (47 mi) | N | earthquakes near Mariposa County |
| Kings County, CA | 95 km (59 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Kings County |
| San Benito County, CA | 97 km (60 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near San Benito County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
43 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.7 9km NNW of Yosemite Lakes, CA
- 1.7 7km W of Madera, CA
- 1.7 6km NW of Yosemite Lakes, CA
- 2.4 10km SW of Tranquillity, CA
- 2.2 21km ENE of Le Grand, CA
- 1.5 1km E of Yosemite Lakes, CA
- 1.6 18km S of Bootjack, CA
- 1.7 15km S of Bootjack, CA
- 1.6 13km WNW of Yosemite Lakes, CA
- 1.6 9km SSE of Yosemite Lakes, CA
- 2.0 9km SW of Yosemite Lakes, CA
- 1.8 12km W of Auberry, CA
- 2.2 6km WNW of Yosemite Lakes, CA
- 2.6 5km ENE of West Park, CA
- 1.6 19km SSW of Bootjack, 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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