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M 2.0md

Earthquake near Coalinga, CA

No earthquake was likely felt in Coalinga in the 24 hours to 9:59 pm PST (05:59 UTC). The last one was M 2.3, 4 km (3 mi) SE, at 1:44 am PDT on 4 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Coalinga

This page: a magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded 29 km (18 mi) west of Coalinga, CA, at 6:51 pm PST on 22 January 2025 (02:51 UTC), 3.8 km deep.

USGS: 22 km ENE of San Ardo, CA

6:51 pm PST, Jan 22, 2025 · · 3.8 km deep · released about 27 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Monterey County 59 kmSan Benito County 67 kmKings County 78 kmSan Luis Obispo County 82 kmFresno County 117 km
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When
6:51 pm PST on 22 January 2025 ()
Where
29 km (18 mi) west of Coalinga, CA · earthquakes near Coalinga
Magnitude
M 2.0 (md)
Depth
3.8 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Monterey County, 59 km WNW
Nearest mapped fault
San Andreas fault, under 1 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 651 days ago

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 15 km (9 mi) from the epicentre. In Coalinga, 29 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.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 27 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.0 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 560,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 390,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 35× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.0 about 27 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 4.3 on 2019-12-17 — about 3,000 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 22 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

  1. 6.7 The 1983 Coalinga, California Earthquake · 36 km ENE of this epicentre
  2. 6.4 1901 Parkfield, California Earthquake · 20 km SE of this epicentre
  3. 6.1 Northwest of Huron, California · 45 km N of this epicentre
  4. 6.0 2004 Parkfield, California Earthquake · 42 km SE of this epicentre
  5. 5.8 29 km NE of San Lucas, California · 23 km NNW 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 36.1030, -120.6800. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Monterey County, CA 59 km (37 mi) WNW earthquakes near Monterey County
San Benito County, CA 67 km (42 mi) NNW earthquakes near San Benito County
Kings County, CA 78 km (48 mi) E earthquakes near Kings County
San Luis Obispo County, CA 82 km (51 mi) SSE earthquakes near San Luis Obispo County
Fresno County, CA 117 km (73 mi) NE earthquakes near Fresno County
Santa Cruz County, CA 156 km (97 mi) NW earthquakes near Santa Cruz 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. 1.6 17 km NW of Parkfield, CA
  2. 1.9 16 km NW of Parkfield, CA
  3. 1.6 16 km NW of Parkfield, CA
  4. 1.8 16 km NW of Parkfield, CA
  5. 3.2 16 km NW of Parkfield, CA
  6. 1.6 11 km NNW of Avenal, CA
  7. 1.5 23 km ENE of San Lucas, CA
  8. 1.6 4 km NW of Coalinga, CA
  9. 1.5 12 km S of Cantua Creek, CA
  10. 1.5 15 km NW of Parkfield, CA
  11. 2.2 20 km NNW of Parkfield, CA
  12. 2.1 15 km SSW of Cantua Creek, CA
  13. 1.7 23 km ENE of King City, CA
  14. 1.9 14 km N of Coalinga, CA
  15. 1.9 12 km SSW of San Lucas, 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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