Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.0md
18km SSE of Mineral, CA
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.0 (md)
- Depth
- 6.3 km below the surface
- Felt
- 2 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
- Nearest
- Plumas County, 61 km ESE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2405 days ago
This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage. 2 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 32 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.0 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 470,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 330,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 30× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.0 about 32 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 40.2120, -121.4835. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumas County, CA | 61 km (38 mi) | WNW of here | earthquakes near Plumas County |
| Butte County, CA | 62 km (38 mi) | N of here | earthquakes near Butte County |
| Tehama County, CA | 64 km (40 mi) | E of here | earthquakes near Tehama County |
| Shasta County, CA | 77 km (48 mi) | SE of here | earthquakes near Shasta County |
| Lassen County, CA | 92 km (57 mi) | SW of here | earthquakes near Lassen County |
| Glenn County, CA | 104 km (64 mi) | NE of here | earthquakes near Glenn County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
36 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.1 6km NNW of Greenville, CA
- 3.1 2km NE of Prattville, CA
- 1.6 12km ESE of Viola, CA
- 2.2 12km ESE of Viola, CA
- 1.6 22km NE of Viola, CA
- 2.0 14km NNE of Mineral, CA
- 1.8 11km NW of Viola, CA
- 1.6 4km NNE of Belden, CA
- 1.7 5km NE of Canyondam, CA
- 1.7 14km SW of Almanor, CA
- 1.6 3km SSW of East Shore, CA
- 1.5 4km NNW of Almanor, CA
- 2.3 4km N of Almanor, CA
- 1.8 3km NNE of Prattville, CA
- 2.1 9km NW of Caribou, 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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