California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 6 km SE of Redding, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Redding, California on Fri, Jul 25, 1986, 11:55 AM PDT (18:55 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 7 km NW of Hyampom, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-07-25 18:55:18 UTC
Depth
17.7 km (11.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.550° N, 122.332° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.110 km N of Chester, California · 14677 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.014 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14676 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.015 km NW of Central Valley (historical), California · 14675 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.113km N of McCloud, CA · 14672 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.214 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14671 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.410 km WSW of Ruth, California · 14669 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.617 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14667 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.75 km NNW of Anderson, California · 14666 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.97 km NW of Hyampom, California · 14664 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.317 km E of Burnt Ranch, California · 14664 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.013 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14659 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14659 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.812 km NE of Los Molinos, California · 14659 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.616 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 14657 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.77 km SSE of Millville, California · 14654 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.210 km WSW of Mineral, California · 14653 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.915 km WSW of Old Station, California · 14648 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.06 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14642 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.839 km ESE of Ruth, California · 14641 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.715 km N of Mineral, California · 14640 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.110 km SSW of Old Station, California · 14639 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.015 km SSE of Flournoy, California · 14638 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.16 km ENE of Hayfork, California · 14632 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.117 km N of Big Bend, California · 14632 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.818 km N of Big Bend, California · 14632 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.310 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 14628 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.713 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 14628 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.79 km E of Millville, California · 14626 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.534 km SSW of Etna, California · 14624 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.66 km SE of Shasta Lake, California · 14620 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.52 km W of Bella Vista, California · 14620 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 2.511 km E of Cottonwood, California · 14677 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.714 km SW of Paskenta, California · 14679 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.713 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.015 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14682 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.05 km S of Hamilton City, California · 14684 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.314 km NW of Chester, California · 14687 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.6Northern California · 14693 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.835 km NE of Covelo, California · 14693 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.217 km ENE of Mineral, California · 14694 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc10085884. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:23 PM UTC.