Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.9md
12km SSE of Los Banos, CA
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.9 (md)
- Depth
- 12 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Merced County, 26 km NNE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2374 days ago
This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 23 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.9 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 660,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 470,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 42× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.9 about 23 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 36.9702, -120.7823. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merced County, CA | 26 km (16 mi) | SSW of here | earthquakes near Merced County |
| San Benito County, CA | 48 km (30 mi) | NE of here | earthquakes near San Benito County |
| Stanislaus County, CA | 69 km (43 mi) | SSE of here | earthquakes near Stanislaus County |
| Santa Clara County, CA | 85 km (53 mi) | ESE of here | earthquakes near Santa Clara County |
| Monterey County, CA | 94 km (58 mi) | NNE of here | earthquakes near Monterey County |
| Madera County, CA | 95 km (59 mi) | WSW of here | earthquakes near Madera County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
14 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.1 24km SSW of Los Banos, CA
- 3.1 5km NE of Tres Pinos, CA
- 1.7 28km SW of Gustine, CA
- 2.0 5km SE of Tres Pinos, CA
- 2.4 26km NNW of New Idria, CA
- 1.9 22km W of Los Banos, CA
- 1.5 33km NE of Pinnacles, CA
- 2.1 22km W of Los Banos, CA
- 1.5 25km NE of Hollister, CA
- 1.6 28km SW of South Dos Palos, CA
- 1.9 11km SSE of Los Banos, CA
- 1.6 10km SSE of Los Banos, CA
- 2.5 11km SE of Los Banos, CA
- 1.8 10km SE of Los Banos, 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
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