Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.2md
2km WNW of Orinda, CA
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.2 (md)
- Depth
- 12 km below the surface
- Felt
- 9 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Contra Costa County, 23 km E
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2454 days ago
This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage. 9 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 62 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.2 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 240,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 170,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 15× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.2 about 62 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 37.8818, -122.2043. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contra Costa County, CA | 23 km (14 mi) | W of here | earthquakes near Contra Costa County |
| Alameda County, CA | 37 km (23 mi) | NW of here | earthquakes near Alameda County |
| Solano County, CA | 49 km (30 mi) | SSW of here | earthquakes near Solano County |
| Marin County, CA | 51 km (32 mi) | ESE of here | earthquakes near Marin County |
| San Mateo County, CA | 54 km (34 mi) | NNE of here | earthquakes near San Mateo County |
| Napa County, CA | 70 km (44 mi) | S of here | earthquakes near Napa County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
53 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.9 5km NNE of Dublin, CA
- 1.9 14km W of Rio Vista, CA
- 2.0 15km N of Pittsburg, CA
- 1.9 4km NNE of Crockett, CA
- 2.5 1km NNE of Diablo, CA
- 1.7 1km WSW of Pleasant Hill, CA
- 2.3 1km W of Pleasant Hill, CA
- 1.8 1km S of San Ramon, CA
- 1.7 1km E of Fremont, CA
- 1.7 4km NNW of Pittsburg, CA
- 2.4 3km NW of Pittsburg, CA
- 1.6 4km ENE of Walnut Creek, CA
- 1.6 1km N of San Pablo, CA
- 2.0 12km SW of Byron, CA
- 1.7 1km NE of Diablo, 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.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km in our catalogue was M 4.5 on 2019-10-15 — it released about 2,400 times the energy of this one.
From the QuakeIndex catalogue, built from the USGS FDSN event service.
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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