A 3.6-magnitude earthquake jolted the region near Toms Place in Mono County on the morning of June 1.
The tremor was recorded 17 kilometers west-southwest of Toms Place in the Eastern Sierra region at 1:04 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The epicenter was located at a depth of 14.5 kilometers.
The epicenter is located close to other places, including Mammoth Lakes (around 21 kilometers) and Round Valley (nearly 23 kilometers).
The tremor was felt at several places, with 12 people reporting that they felt the earthquake on the USGS’s ‘Did You Feel It?’ reporting tool.
A total of nine responses were submitted near Mammoth Lakes, while two people experienced the tremor near Bishop (located 17 kilometers from the epicenter), and one as far away from Prather (83 kilometers).
The USGS categorized the earthquake as Level III intensity, which indicates weak shaking and no damage.
An earthquake’s magnitude measures the size of a quake, while the intensity signifies the shaking at each location, varying from place to place.
No injuries or damage were reported due to the quake.
Typically, earthquakes occurring at shallow depths cause more intense shaking than those that occur deeper. The intensity of shaking from a quake generally weakens as distance increases from the source of the earthquake.
More Earthquakes Over the Weekend
Northern California was jolted by several minor earthquakes over the weekend.
A 2.6-magnitude earthquake struck the region near Susanville in Lassen County at 10:53 p.m. on May 31, according to the USGS.
The epicenter was located 11 kilometers northeast of Susanville, at a depth of 1.5 kilometers.
The minor earthquake did not result in any major shaking, with no responses being submitted through the USGS’s ‘Did You Feel It?’ reporting system.
The USGS is yet to determine the seismic event’s intensity.
Another 2.6-magnitude earthquake was recorded on Sunday. The minor earthquake rattled near The Geysers at 1:33 p.m.
The epicenter was located 10 kilometers from The Geysers, at a depth of 2.6 kilometers, according to the USGS.
A total of two people experienced the earthquake, according to the USGS’s ‘Did You Feel It?’ tool.
The earthquake was categorized as Level II intensity, which indicates weak shaking and no damage.
Another minor quake was recorded close to Covelo in Mendocino County at 6:07 p.m. on Sunday.
The epicenter of the 2.5-magnitude earthquake was located 8 kilometers north-northeast of Covelo, at a depth of -1.8 kilometers, according to the USGS.
The tremor did not produce any noticeable shaking, with no responses submitted on the ‘Did You Feel It?’ tool.
The USGS is yet to determine the quake’s intensity.
No damage or injuries were reported from any of the earthquakes on Sunday.
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