Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.5ml
43 km E of Fort Bidwell, California
Yes. A magnitude 1.5 earthquake was recorded 43 km E of Fort Bidwell, California, at 5:13 pm PDT on 5 June 2017 (00:13 UTC), 7.3 km deep.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.5 (ml)
- Depth
- 7.3 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Modoc County, 96 km WSW
- Nearest mapped fault
- Warner Valley faults, 3 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 3056 days ago
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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 7 km (4 mi) from the epicentre. 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 5.4 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.5 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 2,800,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 2,000,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 180× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.5 about 5.4 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 4.1 on 2016-01-03 — about 7,900 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 5.1 15 km SE of Plush, Oregon · 48 km NNW of this epicentre
- 5.0 25 km SSE of Plush, Oregon · 38 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 41.8870, -119.6247. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modoc County, CA | 96 km (60 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Modoc County |
| Lake County, OR | 118 km (74 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Lake County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
60 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.8 22 km ENE of New Pine Creek, Oregon
- 2.5 29km W of Wimer Place, NV
- 1.5 47 km ENE of Fort Bidwell, California
- 1.5 46 km E of Fort Bidwell, California
- 2.0 48 km ENE of Fort Bidwell, California
- 1.6 36 km SSE of Plush, Oregon
- 1.8 36 km SSE of Plush, Oregon
- 2.1 53 km ENE of Fort Bidwell, California
- 1.9 56 km E of Fort Bidwell, California
- 1.9 57 km E of Fort Bidwell, California
- 2.9 56 km E of Fort Bidwell, California
- 1.6 50 km ESE of Plush, Oregon
- 2.5 35 km SSE of Plush, Oregon
- 2.2 42 km E of Fort Bidwell, California
- 1.8 44 km E of Fort Bidwell, California
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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