Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.6md
19km E of Toms Place, CA
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.6 (md)
- Depth
- 7.4 km below the surface
- Felt
- 1 report · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Mono County, 53 km NW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2098 days ago
This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 260 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.6 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 59,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 42,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 3.7× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.6 about 260 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 37.5740, -118.4615. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mono County, CA | 53 km (33 mi) | SE of here | earthquakes near Mono County |
| Esmeralda County, NV | 76 km (48 mi) | WSW of here | earthquakes near Esmeralda County |
| Mineral County, NV | 105 km (65 mi) | S of here | earthquakes near Mineral County |
| Madera County, CA | 121 km (75 mi) | ENE of here | earthquakes near Madera County |
| Fresno County, CA | 139 km (86 mi) | NE of here | earthquakes near Fresno County |
| Inyo County, CA | 146 km (91 mi) | NW of here | earthquakes near Inyo County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
50 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.7 8km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA
- 1.8 38km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV
- 1.9 38km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV
- 1.7 15km WSW of Toms Place, CA
- 2.0 10km SSW of Toms Place, CA
- 2.1 43km NNE of Toms Place, CA
- 1.9 16 km NW of Dyer, Nevada
- 2.7 11km SW of Toms Place, CA
- 1.8 9km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA
- 1.7 9km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA
- 2.3 6km ESE of Round Valley, CA
- 1.7 21 km S of Dyer, Nevada
- 2.9 19km NNW of Toms Place, CA
- 1.7 12km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA
- 1.9 11km E of Mammoth Lakes, 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 4.8 on 2016-02-16 — it released about 1,700 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
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert.