California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 15km ENE of Willows, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 15km ENE of Willows, CA on Fri, Sep 6, 2019, 8:21 PM PDT (03:21 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 13km SSW of Manton, 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
2019-09-07 03:21:22 UTC
Depth
22.9 km (14.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.581° N, 122.034° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613km WNW of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2585 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.614km WNW of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2585 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.113km WNW of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2585 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.910km WSW of Chester, CA · 2583 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.614km WNW of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2583 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.820km NE of Red Bluff, CA · 2581 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.67km SW of South Yuba City, CA · 2579 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.710km WSW of Chester, CA · 2578 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.613km W of La Porte, CA · 2576 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.712km W of Loma Rica, CA · 2576 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.613km WNW of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2575 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.716km E of Willows, CA · 2574 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.612km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, CA · 2573 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.312km W of La Porte, CA · 2571 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.816km NW of Alder Springs, CA · 2569 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.918km NE of Upper Lake, CA · 2567 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.618km ESE of Willows, CA · 2565 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.714km NE of Upper Lake, CA · 2560 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.615km SW of Durham, CA · 2559 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.613km SSE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2556 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.620km NE of Red Bluff, CA · 2555 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.81km WNW of Twain, CA · 2555 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.58km W of Durham, CA · 2548 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 7
  24. 2.29km ESE of Redwood Valley, CA · 2546 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.018km SSE of Mineral, CA · 2545 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.215km WSW of Chester, CA · 2541 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.115km WSW of Chester, CA · 2541 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.16km N of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.618km SSW of Mineral, CA · 2537 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.823km S of Mineral, CA · 2535 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.69km ESE of Redwood Valley, CA · 2534 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  32. 1.912km SW of Almanor, CA · 2533 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.913km SSW of Manton, CA · 2528 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 7
  34. 1.66km SW of Upper Lake, CA · 2528 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.96km SW of Upper Lake, CA · 2528 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.76km NW of North Lakeport, CA · 2528 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.88km N of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2586 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.112km WSW of La Porte, CA · 2587 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.81km WNW of Little Grass Valley, CA · 2588 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.212km W of La Porte, CA · 2588 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.813km W of La Porte, CA · 2589 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.61km ENE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2589 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.86km WSW of Belden, CA · 2590 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.76km SW of Upper Lake, CA · 2590 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.612km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, CA · 2590 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.020km NE of Red Bluff, CA · 2590 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.912km W of La Porte, CA · 2590 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.615km SE of Mineral, CA · 2591 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.48km N of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2593 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.69km SSE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2593 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.820km NE of Red Bluff, CA · 2596 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.610km ENE of Red Bluff, CA · 2599 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.610km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, CA · 2599 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.610km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, CA · 2600 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 77
  19. 1.624km W of Rancho Tehama Reserve, CA · 2601 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.018km ENE of Red Bluff, CA · 2605 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73266630. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:42 AM UTC.