California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5km SE of Chester, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5km SE of Chester, CA on Thu, Jan 17, 2019, 6:54 PM PST (02:54 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5km WNW of Hamilton Branch, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2019-01-18 02:54:12 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.270° N, 121.196° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.45km WNW of Hamilton Branch, CA · 2813 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 68
  2. 2.55km SE of Chester, CA · 2813 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.65km SSE of Chester, CA · 2813 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.39km NE of Orland, CA · 2808 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.65km N of Almanor, CA · 2807 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 9
  6. 1.77km WSW of Greenville, CA · 2807 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.616km W of Manton, CA · 2806 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.84km ESE of Taylorsville, CA · 2804 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.74 km NW of Doyle, California · 2802 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.62 km WNW of Sattley, California · 2801 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.614km NNE of Mineral, CA · 2795 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.88km NNE of Viola, CA · 2794 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.87km NW of Montgomery Creek, CA · 2794 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 6
  14. 2.83km SE of Belden, CA · 2787 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 7
  15. 2.212km NNE of Little Grass Valley, CA · 2782 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.25km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2780 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.918km NNE of Shingletown, CA · 2779 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.318km NNE of Shingletown, CA · 2778 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.61km SSE of Canyondam, CA · 2775 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.54 km W of Patton Village, California · 2772 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.26km WSW of Valley Ranch, CA · 2770 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.215km SW of Manton, CA · 2767 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.516km SW of Manton, CA · 2766 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.610km ESE of Fall River Mills, CA · 2766 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.94km SW of East Shore, CA · 2764 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.73km NE of Millville, CA · 2764 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  27. 1.812km SW of Johnstonville, CA · 2761 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.92km WNW of East Shore, CA · 2760 days ago · -2 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.817km SSE of Whitehawk, CA · 2760 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 13
  30. 1.84km W of Taylorsville, CA · 2758 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.59 km N of Greenhorn, California · 2820 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.711km N of Mineral, CA · 2821 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.014km SE of Millville, CA · 2824 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.02km E of Hamilton City, CA · 2826 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.620km NE of Red Bluff, CA · 2826 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.821km NE of Red Bluff, CA · 2828 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.319km NE of Red Bluff, CA · 2832 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.19km NW of Hamilton City, CA · 2832 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.53 km SE of Canyondam, California · 2832 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.618km NNW of Belden, CA · 2833 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.517km NE of Red Bluff, CA · 2835 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.54km SE of Palermo, CA · 2836 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.77km N of Burney, CA · 2836 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.89 km NW of Loyalton, California · 2840 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.25km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2843 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.84km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2843 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.94km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2843 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 17
  18. 1.85km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2843 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.64 km SSE of Taylorsville, California · 2844 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.327km SE of Honey Lake, CA · 2844 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73133821. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:20 PM UTC.