Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.9md
1km WNW of Los Banos, CA
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.9 (md)
- Depth
- 5.7 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Merced County, 19 km NE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1208 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 23 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 5.8 660,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 470,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 42× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.9 about 23 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 37.0598, -120.8580. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merced County, CA | 19 km (12 mi) | SW of here | earthquakes near Merced County |
| San Benito County, CA | 54 km (33 mi) | NNE of here | earthquakes near San Benito County |
| Stanislaus County, CA | 57 km (36 mi) | SSE of here | earthquakes near Stanislaus County |
| Santa Clara County, CA | 76 km (47 mi) | ESE of here | earthquakes near Santa Clara County |
| Madera County, CA | 100 km (62 mi) | W of here | earthquakes near Madera County |
| Monterey County, CA | 100 km (62 mi) | NNE of here | earthquakes near Monterey County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
9 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.7 5 km SE of Tres Pinos, CA
- 1.6 10 km NNE of Hollister, CA
- 1.6 19km SW of Gustine, CA
- 1.8 9km ENE of Hollister, CA
- 2.1 19km SW of Gustine, CA
- 1.8 18km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA
- 1.6 20km SW of Gustine, CA
- 2.0 3km WNW of Los Banos, CA
- 2.1 4km WNW of Los Banos, 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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