Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.6md
23km E of Point Sur, CA
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.6 (md)
- Depth
- 8.7 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Monterey County, 30 km ESE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2340 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 7.8 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.6 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 1,900,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,400,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 120× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.6 about 7.8 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 36.2945, -121.6382. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey County, CA | 30 km (18 mi) | WNW of here | earthquakes near Monterey County |
| San Benito County, CA | 61 km (38 mi) | SW of here | earthquakes near San Benito County |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | 86 km (54 mi) | SSE of here | earthquakes near Santa Cruz County |
| Santa Clara County, CA | 103 km (64 mi) | S of here | earthquakes near Santa Clara County |
| Merced County, CA | 129 km (80 mi) | SW of here | earthquakes near Merced County |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | 147 km (91 mi) | NW of here | earthquakes near San Luis Obispo County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
12 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.3 22km NNW of Lopez Point, CA
- 2.3 19km ESE of Point Sur, CA
- 2.2 22km ESE of Point Sur, CA
- 2.0 11km N of Point Sur, CA
- 1.8 7km SSW of Gonzales, CA
- 1.5 24km N of Lopez Point, CA
- 2.8 22km NNW of Lopez Point, CA
- 1.7 6km S of Gonzales, CA
- 1.5 1km S of Monterey, CA
- 1.7 1km SSW of Monterey, CA
- 1.5 12km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA
- 1.9 13km ESE of Point Sur, 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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