California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 6km E of Covelo, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6km E of Covelo, CA on Thu, Nov 5, 2020, 11:55 PM PST (07:55 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 13km W of Lakeport, 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
2020-11-06 07:55:20 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.795° N, 123.179° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.111km WSW of Cape Vizcaino, CA · 2159 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.08km E of Willits, CA · 2158 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.610km ESE of Willits, CA · 2157 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.010km ESE of Willits, CA · 2157 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.66km SE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2157 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.06km SE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2157 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.920km NNE of Redway, CA · 2155 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.923km ESE of Rio Dell, CA · 2155 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
  9. 1.911km ESE of Willits, CA · 2153 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.614km WSW of Lakeport, CA · 2153 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.014km WSW of Lakeport, CA · 2153 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.619km E of Navarro Head, CA · 2153 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.912km SE of Laytonville, CA · 2151 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.07km NE of Willits, CA · 2149 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.65km ESE of Boonville, CA · 2149 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.716km SE of Rio Dell, CA · 2147 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.78km WSW of Covelo, CA · 2145 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.55km SSW of Boonville, CA · 2145 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.618km NE of Upper Lake, CA · 2144 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.210km SE of Willits, CA · 2143 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.911km E of Boonville, CA · 2142 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.610km NNE of Brooktrails, CA · 2137 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.62km SW of Redwood Valley, CA · 2136 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.824km NW of Covelo, CA · 2136 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.37km SSE of Boonville, CA · 2135 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.56km E of Redwood Valley, CA · 2135 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.62km N of Redway, CA · 2135 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.916km W of Ukiah, CA · 2134 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 51
  29. 2.16km NW of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2134 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.822km ESE of Rio Dell, CA · 2133 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.712km WNW of Covelo, CA · 2132 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.813km W of Lakeport, CA · 2132 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 81
  33. 1.910km ESE of Willits, CA · 2131 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.68km WSW of Covelo, CA · 2130 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.614km SSE of Covelo, CA · 2129 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 4.413km W of Lakeport, CA · 2129 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1,174 · tsunami flag
  37. 2.313km SE of Talmage, CA · 2129 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
  38. 2.113km W of Lakeport, CA · 2128 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.913km W of Lakeport, CA · 2128 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.518km ESE of Boonville, CA · 2128 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.813km SE of Talmage, CA · 2128 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.84km N of Laytonville, CA · 2128 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 2.213km SE of Talmage, CA · 2128 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.317km S of Shelter Cove, CA · 2128 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.513km SE of Talmage, CA · 2128 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.713km W of Lakeport, CA · 2127 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.613km W of Lakeport, CA · 2126 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 21
  48. 1.713km N of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2125 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.812km SE of Talmage, CA · 2124 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.810km ESE of Willits, CA · 2124 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 72
  51. 2.410km ESE of Willits, CA · 2124 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.89km ESE of Willits, CA · 2124 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.79km ESE of Willits, CA · 2124 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.810km ESE of Willits, CA · 2124 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.910km ESE of Willits, CA · 2124 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 2.120km NNE of Rockport, CA · 2122 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 3.020km NNE of Rockport, CA · 2122 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 6
  58. 2.312km NNW of Covelo, CA · 2121 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.210km ESE of Willits, CA · 2119 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.413km W of Lakeport, CA · 2119 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 9

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 2.510km ESE of Willits, CA · 2160 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 4
  2. 3.311km ESE of Willits, CA · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 19
  3. 1.710km ESE of Willits, CA · 2162 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.620km NNE of Rockport, CA · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.341km NE of Covelo, CA · 2162 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.510km ESE of Willits, CA · 2162 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.211km ESE of Willits, CA · 2162 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.911km ESE of Willits, CA · 2162 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.911km ESE of Willits, CA · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 40
  10. 1.726km NE of Redway, CA · 2164 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.16km E of Redwood Valley, CA · 2164 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.612km SSE of Boonville, CA · 2165 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.58km SSE of Laytonville, CA · 2165 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.68km SSE of Laytonville, CA · 2165 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.937km NE of Covelo, CA · 2165 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.119km E of Navarro Head, CA · 2167 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.618km NNE of Nice, CA · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.713km N of Laytonville, CA · 2170 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.110km ESE of Willits, CA · 2170 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.010km ESE of Willits, CA · 2172 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73478521. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:38 AM UTC.