Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.9md
14km WSW of Chester, CA
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.9 (md)
- Depth
- 7.1 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Plumas County, 57 km ESE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1318 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 18 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.9 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 840,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 600,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 53× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.9 about 18 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 40.2670, -121.3872. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumas County, CA | 57 km (35 mi) | WNW of here | earthquakes near Plumas County |
| Butte County, CA | 69 km (43 mi) | NNE of here | earthquakes near Butte County |
| Tehama County, CA | 73 km (46 mi) | ENE of here | earthquakes near Tehama County |
| Shasta County, CA | 78 km (48 mi) | SE of here | earthquakes near Shasta County |
| Lassen County, CA | 82 km (51 mi) | SW of here | earthquakes near Lassen County |
| Sierra County, CA | 106 km (66 mi) | NW of here | earthquakes near Sierra 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.
- 2.9 1km N of Prattville, CA
- 2.4 4km NW of Canyondam, CA
- 3.1 3km NNW of Canyondam, CA
- 2.8 4km ESE of Prattville, CA
- 2.3 6km N of Caribou, CA
- 2.7 3km ESE of Prattville, CA
- 2.2 2km NNE of Prattville, CA
- 1.9 4km NNE of Almanor, CA
- 2.4 4km S of East Shore, CA
- 2.2 3km NE of Prattville, CA
- 2.2 4km ENE of Prattville, CA
- 2.2 4km N of Canyondam, CA
- 2.4 3km NNW of Canyondam, CA
- 2.0 3km ESE of Prattville, CA
- 2.5 4km NW of Canyondam, 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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