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M 2.4md
Earthquake near Lemoore, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Lemoore in the 24 hours to 5:13 am PST (13:13 UTC). The last one was M 3.3, 26 km (16 mi) SSW, at 6:21 am PDT on 4 August 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 2 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Lemoore
This page: a magnitude 2.4 earthquake was recorded 7 km (4 mi) northwest of Lemoore, CA, at 9:31 pm PDT on 30 September 2021 (04:31 UTC), 19 km deep.
USGS: 7km NW of Lemoore, CA
48 km (30 mi) S of Fresno, CA · 16 km (10 mi) W of Hanford, CA
- When
- 9:31 pm PDT on 30 September 2021 ()
- Where
- 7 km (4 mi) northwest of Lemoore, CA · earthquakes near Lemoore
- Magnitude
- M 2.4 (md)
- Depth
- 19 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Kings County, 31 km S
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1868 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 10 km (6 mi) from the epicentre. In Lemoore, 7 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Likely felt in: Lemoore 7 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 130 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.4 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 110,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 80,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 7.2× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.4 about 130 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.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.0 on 2018-11-27 — about 230 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 7 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 6.7 The 1983 Coalinga, California Earthquake · 45 km WSW of this epicentre
- 5.6 8 km SW of Huron, California · 37 km SW of this epicentre
- 5.5 11 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 43 km WSW of this epicentre
- 5.5 11 km NE of Coalinga, California · 42 km WSW of this epicentre
- 5.3 4 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 49 km WSW of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 36.3482, -119.8345. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County, CA | 31 km (19 mi) | S | earthquakes near Kings County |
| Fresno County, CA | 49 km (30 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Fresno County |
| Tulare County, CA | 95 km (59 mi) | E | earthquakes near Tulare County |
| Madera County, CA | 96 km (60 mi) | N | earthquakes near Madera County |
| San Benito County, CA | 116 km (72 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near San Benito County |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | 120 km (75 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near San Luis Obispo County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
55 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.7 10km WSW of Huron, CA
- 1.7 7km E of Avenal, CA
- 1.9 7km WNW of Kettleman City, CA
- 2.4 5km S of Lanare, CA
- 2.6 6km ENE of Avenal, CA
- 1.6 5km ENE of Avenal, CA
- 1.6 12km N of Coalinga, CA
- 2.3 9km SW of Corcoran, CA
- 1.6 9km NNW of Avenal, CA
- 1.6 5km W of Avenal, CA
- 1.5 9km NNW of Avenal, CA
- 1.5 9km NNW of Avenal, CA
- 2.2 9km NNW of Avenal, CA
- 1.7 8km N of Kettleman City, CA
- 1.6 9km NW of Avenal, 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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- 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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