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M 2.9md
Earthquake near Redway, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Redway in the 24 hours to 3:26 am PST (11:26 UTC). The last one was M 5.0, 153 km (95 mi) WNW, at 8:56 pm PST on 4 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 145 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Redway
This page: a magnitude 2.9 earthquake was recorded 14 km (9 mi) south of Redway, CA, at 10:42 am PDT on 7 September 2023 (17:42 UTC), 1.2 km deep. 4 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 14 km S of Redway, CA
- When
- 10:42 am PDT on 7 September 2023 ()
- Where
- 14 km (9 mi) south of Redway, CA · earthquakes near Redway
- Magnitude
- M 2.9 (md)
- Depth
- 1.2 km below the surface
- Felt
- 4 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
- Nearest
- Mendocino County, 69 km SSE
- Nearest mapped fault
- San Andreas fault, 20 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 1091 days ago
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 33 km (21 mi) from the epicentre. In Redway, 14 km away, the estimate is intensity III (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: Redway 14 km, intensity III. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 750 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.9 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 20,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 14,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 1.3× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.9 about 750 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 5.3 on 2023-01-01 — about 4,300 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 6 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 5.9 9 km S of Leggett, California · 24 km SSE of this epicentre
- 5.5 7 km ESE of Shelter Cove, California · 17 km W of this epicentre
- 5.3 18 km SSW of Scotia, California · 49 km NW of this epicentre
- 5.3 27 km NW of Shelter Cove, California · 48 km NW of this epicentre
- 5.1 26 km NW of Shelter Cove, California · 49 km WNW 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 39.9920, -123.7978. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendocino County, CA | 69 km (43 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Mendocino County |
| Humboldt County, CA | 80 km (50 mi) | N | earthquakes near Humboldt County |
| Trinity County, CA | 93 km (58 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Trinity County |
| Glenn County, CA | 127 km (79 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Glenn County |
| Lake County, CA | 133 km (83 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Lake County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
42 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.1 13 km SE of Petrolia, CA
- 2.4 3 km ESE of Laytonville, CA
- 1.8 11 km NNW of Laytonville, CA
- 2.1 10 km NNW of Laytonville, CA
- 1.7 30 km NNE of Redway, CA
- 1.6 10 km ESE of Rockport, CA
- 1.7 3 km NE of Redway, CA
- 1.6 9 km NNE of Rockport, CA
- 1.6 14 km SSE of Petrolia, CA
- 2.0 32 km NNE of Redway, CA
- 1.7 10 km ESE of Redway, CA
- 2.3 4 km NW of Redway, CA
- 1.8 14 km SE of Petrolia, CA
- 1.6 18 km SE of Petrolia, CA
- 1.7 14 km SE of Petrolia, 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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