California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 15km SW of Manton, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 15km SW of Manton, CA on Fri, Mar 8, 2019, 7:17 PM PST (03:17 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 6km ENE of Durham, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2019-03-09 03:17:38 UTC
Depth
-0.8 km (-0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.325° N, 121.991° W
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
21

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.516km SW of Manton, CA · 2766 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.610km ESE of Fall River Mills, CA · 2766 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.94km SW of East Shore, CA · 2765 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.73km NE of Millville, CA · 2764 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.622km NW of Alder Springs, CA · 2761 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.92km WNW of East Shore, CA · 2760 days ago · -2 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.84km W of Taylorsville, CA · 2758 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.717km WNW of Round Mountain, CA · 2756 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.728km ESE of Fall River Mills, CA · 2756 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.73km W of Bella Vista, CA · 2755 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.011km NE of Alder Springs, CA · 2752 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.82km WNW of Palo Cedro, CA · 2750 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.113km WSW of Chester, CA · 2750 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.812km ENE of French Gulch, CA · 2750 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.76km ENE of Durham, CA · 2745 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  16. 1.64km W of Bella Vista, CA · 2745 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.63km NNW of Redding, CA · 2741 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.914km ENE of Willows, CA · 2741 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.63km E of Shasta Lake, CA · 2740 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.64km W of Almanor, CA · 2739 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.71km NNE of Palo Cedro, CA · 2735 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.77km ENE of Durham, CA · 2734 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.83km NE of Greenville, CA · 2734 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.06km SSW of Canyondam, CA · 2733 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.610km SW of Shingletown, CA · 2731 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 4
  26. 1.520km NE of Red Bluff, CA · 2724 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.64 km SSW of Canyondam, California · 2720 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.86km E of Durham, CA · 2719 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.911km ENE of French Gulch, CA · 2719 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.92km SW of Millville, CA · 2715 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 2.14km SW of Millville, CA · 2714 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 1.61km SSE of Canyondam, CA · 2775 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.019km W of Rancho Tehama Reserve, CA · 2777 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.318km NNE of Shingletown, CA · 2778 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.918km NNE of Shingletown, CA · 2779 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.83km SE of Belden, CA · 2787 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 7
  6. 2.87km NW of Montgomery Creek, CA · 2794 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 6
  7. 1.88km NNE of Viola, CA · 2794 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.614km NNE of Mineral, CA · 2796 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73149746. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:57 PM UTC.