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M 1.8md

Earthquake near Fresno, CA

No earthquake was likely felt in Fresno in the 24 hours to 5:49 am PST (13:49 UTC). The last one was M 1.8, 8 km (5 mi) ESE, at 8:23 am PST on 27 February 2025, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Fresno

This page: a magnitude 1.8 earthquake was recorded 44 km (27 mi) south-southwest of Fresno, CA, at 11:45 pm PST on 14 February 2024 (07:45 UTC), 20 km deep.

USGS: 10 km WSW of Lanare, CA

46 km (29 mi) SSW of Fresno, CA · 36 km (22 mi) WNW of Hanford, CA

11:45 pm PST, Feb 14, 2024 · · 20 km deep · released about 13 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Kings County 43 kmFresno County 51 kmMadera County 92 kmSan Benito County 96 kmMerced County 106 kmTulare County 114 kmMonterey County 116 km
Distance rings around the epicentre, with the nearest towns at their true direction and later quakes as coloured dots. Not a shaking map — see the USGS ShakeMap for that.
When
11:45 pm PST on 14 February 2024 ()
Where
44 km (27 mi) south-southwest of Fresno, CA · earthquakes near Fresno
Magnitude
M 1.8 (md)
Depth
20 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Kings County, 43 km SSE
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1001 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

At this magnitude and depth it was probably too small to be felt, even directly above it. In Fresno, 44 km away, the estimate is intensity I (not felt). 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.

Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Riverdale, Lemoore Station, Caruthers, Huron, San Joaquin, Lemoore.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 13 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.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 1,100,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 810,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 72× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 1.8 about 13 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 2,300 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 10 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

  1. 6.7 The 1983 Coalinga, California Earthquake · 32 km SW of this epicentre
  2. 5.6 8 km SW of Huron, California · 32 km SSW of this epicentre
  3. 5.5 11 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 31 km SW of this epicentre
  4. 5.5 11 km NE of Coalinga, California · 31 km SW of this epicentre
  5. 5.4 22 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 43 km WSW 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 36.4165, -120.0355. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Kings County, CA 43 km (27 mi) SSE earthquakes near Kings County
Fresno County, CA 51 km (32 mi) NE earthquakes near Fresno County
Madera County, CA 92 km (57 mi) NNE earthquakes near Madera County
San Benito County, CA 96 km (60 mi) WNW earthquakes near San Benito County
Merced County, CA 106 km (66 mi) NW earthquakes near Merced County
Tulare County, CA 114 km (71 mi) E earthquakes near Tulare 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.

  1. 2.0 13 km NNE of Coalinga, CA
  2. 1.5 10 km NNW of Avenal, CA
  3. 2.1 9 km NNW of Avenal, CA
  4. 1.8 14 km NE of Coalinga, CA
  5. 1.7 9 km ENE of Kettleman City, CA
  6. 1.7 12 km NNW of Kettleman City, CA
  7. 1.6 13 km NE of Coalinga, CA
  8. 2.1 11 km NE of Coalinga, CA
  9. 2.5 15 km W of Cantua Creek, CA
  10. 1.7 15 km W of Cantua Creek, CA
  11. 2.5 15 km W of Cantua Creek, CA
  12. 1.7 8 km NNW of Avenal, CA
  13. 2.4 12 km NE of Coalinga, CA
  14. 2.9 13 km NE of Coalinga, CA
  15. 1.7 12 km NE of Coalinga, 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.

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