Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.7md
18km NW of Belden, CA
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.7 (md)
- Depth
- 14 km below the surface
- Felt
- 1 report · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Plumas County, 51 km ESE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1366 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 320 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.7 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 48,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 34,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 3× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.7 about 320 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 40.1222, -121.4010. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumas County, CA | 51 km (32 mi) | WNW of here | earthquakes near Plumas County |
| Butte County, CA | 54 km (33 mi) | NNE of here | earthquakes near Butte County |
| Tehama County, CA | 71 km (44 mi) | E of here | earthquakes near Tehama County |
| Shasta County, CA | 89 km (56 mi) | SE of here | earthquakes near Shasta County |
| Lassen County, CA | 93 km (58 mi) | SW of here | earthquakes near Lassen County |
| Yuba County, CA | 95 km (59 mi) | N of here | earthquakes near Yuba County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
59 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.3 2km N of Prattville, CA
- 2.4 4km NW of Canyondam, CA
- 1.9 4km NNE of Prattville, CA
- 2.3 2km NE of Almanor, CA
- 2.4 2km NE of Almanor, CA
- 2.0 4km ESE of Prattville, CA
- 2.8 2km NNE of Prattville, CA
- 2.4 4km E of Prattville, CA
- 2.1 3km ENE of Prattville, CA
- 2.1 4km E of Prattville, CA
- 3.0 1km N of Prattville, CA
- 2.5 1km ENE of Almanor, CA
- 2.6 4km E of Prattville, CA
- 2.4 3km E of Prattville, CA
- 2.6 3km SSW of East Shore, 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
- 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
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