M2.2 earthquake 2km ENE of Belden, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 2km ENE of Belden, CA on Thu, May 30, 2019, 11:42 AM PDT (18:42 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 4km N of Gerber, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.2	Md, duration	Northern California Seismic System	Preferred · Final · ±0.168 · 26 stations
2.0	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Reviewed · ±0.23 · 2 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73189971 (also filed as nn00686312). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:42 AM UTC.