Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.7ml
36 km NE of Herlong, California
Yes. A magnitude 2.7 earthquake was recorded 36 km NE of Herlong, California, 89 km (55 mi) N of Reno, NV, at 3:15 pm PDT on 15 July 2017 (22:15 UTC), 12 km deep. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.
89 km (55 mi) N of Reno, NV
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.7 (ml)
- Depth
- 12 km below the surface
- Felt
- 1 report · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Washoe County, 44 km NNE
- Nearest mapped fault
- Bonham Ranch fault, 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 1560 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 22 km (14 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 340 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 45,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 32,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 2.8× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.7 about 340 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 4.5 on 2016-08-04 — about 470 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 5.6 6 km NNE of Doyle, California · 37 km SW of this epicentre
- 5.3 4 km S of Doyle, California · 49 km SW 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 40.3480, -119.7939. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washoe County, NV | 44 km (27 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Washoe County |
| Lassen County, CA | 81 km (50 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Lassen County |
| Plumas County, CA | 96 km (60 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Plumas County |
| Storey County, NV | 104 km (64 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Storey County |
| Sierra County, CA | 106 km (66 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Sierra County |
| Pershing County, NV | 118 km (73 mi) | E | earthquakes near Pershing County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
55 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.9 22 km W of Empire, Nevada
- 2.5 26 km W of Empire, Nevada
- 2.4 27 km W of Empire, Nevada
- 2.3 40 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada
- 1.7 24 km W of Empire, Nevada
- 1.6 35 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada
- 1.6 35 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada
- 1.7 24 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada
- 1.6 27 km ENE of Herlong, California
- 1.9 23 km WSW of Empire, Nevada
- 2.0 23 km WSW of Empire, Nevada
- 2.5 29 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada
- 2.4 26 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada
- 2.4 38 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada
- 1.9 39 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada
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
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- 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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