Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.0md
4km SE of Shaver Lake, CA
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.0 (md)
- Depth
- 35 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Madera County, 44 km WNW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1453 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 29 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.0 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 520,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 370,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 33× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.0 about 29 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 37.0737, -119.2870. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madera County, CA | 44 km (27 mi) | ESE of here | earthquakes near Madera County |
| Fresno County, CA | 48 km (30 mi) | NE of here | earthquakes near Fresno County |
| Mariposa County, CA | 78 km (49 mi) | SE of here | earthquakes near Mariposa County |
| Mono County, CA | 100 km (62 mi) | SSW of here | earthquakes near Mono County |
| Tulare County, CA | 104 km (65 mi) | NNW of here | earthquakes near Tulare County |
| Kings County, CA | 121 km (75 mi) | NNE of here | earthquakes near Kings County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
30 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.1 6km ENE of Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos, CA
- 2.8 2km SSW of North Fork, CA
- 2.0 6km ENE of Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos, CA
- 1.6 12km NNW of Friant, CA
- 1.7 28km NE of Oakhurst, CA
- 1.8 5km ENE of Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos, CA
- 2.0 2km WSW of Oakhurst, CA
- 2.8 22km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA
- 2.9 22km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA
- 2.6 5km ENE of Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos, CA
- 1.6 29km NE of Oakhurst, CA
- 1.8 28km NE of Oakhurst, CA
- 1.9 28km NE of Oakhurst, CA
- 1.6 25km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA
- 2.0 5km NE of Oakhurst, 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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