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M 1.8md
Earthquake near Lemoore Station, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Lemoore Station in the 24 hours to 8:54 am PST (16:54 UTC). The last one was M 2.2, 16 km (10 mi) SW, at 2:35 am PDT on 16 September 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Lemoore Station
This page: a magnitude 1.8 earthquake was recorded 8 km (5 mi) southwest of Lemoore Station, CA, at 1:35 pm PDT on 17 May 2023 (20:35 UTC), 2.5 km deep.
USGS: 8km SW of Lemoore Station, CA
66 km (41 mi) SSW of Fresno, CA · 31 km (19 mi) WSW of Hanford, CA
- When
- 1:35 pm PDT on 17 May 2023 ()
- Where
- 8 km (5 mi) southwest of Lemoore Station, CA · earthquakes near Lemoore Station
- Magnitude
- M 1.8 (md)
- Depth
- 2.5 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Kings County, 20 km SE
- Nearest mapped fault
- Great Valley thrust fault system, 15 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1275 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 13 km (8 mi) from the epicentre. In Lemoore Station, 8 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: Huron 13 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 14 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.8 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 1,100,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 790,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 70× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.8 about 14 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 2,200 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 9 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 6.7 The 1983 Coalinga, California Earthquake · 32 km W of this epicentre
- 5.6 8 km SW of Huron, California · 19 km WSW of this epicentre
- 5.5 11 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 30 km W of this epicentre
- 5.5 11 km NE of Coalinga, California · 29 km W of this epicentre
- 5.4 11 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 41 km W 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 36.2037, -119.9623. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County, CA | 20 km (12 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Kings County |
| Fresno County, CA | 68 km (42 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Fresno County |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | 101 km (63 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near San Luis Obispo County |
| Tulare County, CA | 106 km (66 mi) | E | earthquakes near Tulare County |
| San Benito County, CA | 110 km (69 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near San Benito County |
| Madera County, CA | 113 km (71 mi) | N | earthquakes near Madera County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
44 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.5 7 km S of Cantua Creek, CA
- 2.2 15 km NNW of Coalinga, CA
- 1.6 8 km NW of Kettleman City, CA
- 1.7 8 km NNW of Avenal, CA
- 1.6 12 km SW of Huron, CA
- 1.9 15 km N of Coalinga, CA
- 1.7 2 km E of Kettleman City, CA
- 1.6 10 km W of Huron, CA
- 1.7 2 km S of Avenal, CA
- 1.9 2 km SE of Avenal, CA
- 2.9 2 km SSE of Avenal, CA
- 1.7 16 km NNW of Coalinga, CA
- 1.9 20 km NNE of Coalinga, CA
- 2.5 10 km SSW of Cantua Creek, CA
- 2.0 2 km ESE of Cantua Creek, 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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