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M 2.7md
Earthquake near Lemoore, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Lemoore in the 24 hours to 9:19 pm PST (05:19 UTC). The last one was M 3.3, 26 km (16 mi) SSW, at 6:21 am PDT on 4 August 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 2 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Lemoore
This page: a magnitude 2.7 earthquake was recorded 22 km (14 mi) west-northwest of Lemoore, CA, at 4:51 am PDT on 9 May 2026 (11:51 UTC), 23 km deep.
USGS: 14 km SW of Lanare, CA
53 km (33 mi) SSW of Fresno, CA · 33 km (21 mi) W of Hanford, CA
- When
- 4:51 am PDT on 9 May 2026 ()
- Where
- 22 km (14 mi) west-northwest of Lemoore, CA · earthquakes near Lemoore
- Magnitude
- M 2.7 (md)
- Depth
- 23 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Kings County, 36 km SSE
- Nearest mapped fault
- Great Valley thrust fault system, 21 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 117 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 9 km (6 mi) from the epicentre. In Lemoore, 22 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.
Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Lemoore Station, Huron, Riverdale, Stratford, Caruthers, Armona.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 330 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.7 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 46,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 33,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 2.9× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.7 about 330 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 2025-02-14 — about 220 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 10 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 6.7 The 1983 Coalinga, California Earthquake · 28 km WSW of this epicentre
- 5.6 8 km SW of Huron, California · 25 km SSW of this epicentre
- 5.5 11 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 27 km WSW of this epicentre
- 5.5 11 km NE of Coalinga, California · 27 km WSW of this epicentre
- 5.4 22 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 43 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 36.3453, -120.0273. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County, CA | 36 km (22 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Kings County |
| Fresno County, CA | 57 km (35 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Fresno County |
| San Benito County, CA | 99 km (62 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near San Benito County |
| Madera County, CA | 99 km (62 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Madera County |
| Tulare County, CA | 112 km (70 mi) | E | earthquakes near Tulare County |
| Merced County, CA | 113 km (70 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Merced 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.
- 1.5 12 km SW of Huron, CA
- 2.2 10 km SE of Huron, CA
- 1.9 15 km ENE of Kettleman City, CA
- 1.8 14 km SW of Cantua Creek, CA
- 1.8 12 km SW of Cantua Creek, CA
- 2.6 11 km NNW of Corcoran, CA
- 2.9 8 km WNW of Corcoran, CA
- 2.5 7 km NW of Avenal, CA
- 1.6 11 km SW of Huron, CA
- 1.9 9 km ESE of Coalinga, CA
- 1.5 9 km SW of Stratford, CA
- 1.8 8 km SW of Stratford, CA
- 1.5 9 km SSW of Stratford, CA
- 1.7 10 km SSW of Stratford, CA
- 1.8 16 km E of New Idria, 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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- 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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