M2.0 earthquake 18km ESE of Anderson, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 12:15 AM PDT

UTC

2021-07-17 07:15:22 UTC

Depth

13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.404° N, 122.091° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

68°

Stations used

21

• Cottonwood, CaliforniaPopulation 3,316. Forecast16 kmE
• Anderson, CaliforniaPopulation 10,217. Forecast18 kmESE
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast78 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast784 kmNNW

After

1. 1.85km SSE of Mineral, CASat, Jul 17, 5:44 AM PDT · 1904 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
2. 1.615km SSE of McCloud, CAMon, Jul 19, 9:33 AM PDT · 1902 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
3. 2.16km N of Hamilton City, CAThu, Jul 22, 3:39 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
4. 2.041km NE of Covelo, CAThu, Jul 22, 1:59 PM PDT · 1899 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
5. 2.316km E of Willows, CASat, Jul 24, 1:54 AM PDT · 1898 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
6. 1.712km W of Fall River Mills, CATue, Jul 27, 4:21 AM PDT · 1895 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
7. 1.941km NE of Covelo, CAFri, Jul 30, 6:20 AM PDT · 1891 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
8. 2.616km E of Willows, CAMon, Aug 2, 6:02 PM PDT · 1888 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
9. 1.94km NNE of Prattville, CAFri, Aug 6, 12:49 AM PDT · 1885 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
10. 1.511km SW of Chester, CAFri, Aug 6, 7:31 PM PDT · 1884 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
11. 1.916km NW of Big Bend, CASun, Aug 8, 2:32 PM PDT · 1882 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
12. 1.614km NE of Mineral, CATue, Aug 10, 3:40 AM PDT · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
13. 2.615km E of Willows, CAThu, Aug 12, 4:35 AM PDT · 1879 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
14. 1.714km N of Big Bend, CASun, Aug 15, 6:41 AM PDT · 1875 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
15. 1.911km NNE of Mineral, CAMon, Aug 16, 11:47 PM PDT · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
16. 1.910km NNE of Mineral, CAMon, Aug 16, 11:47 PM PDT · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
17. 1.510km NNE of Mineral, CAMon, Aug 16, 11:47 PM PDT · 1874 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
18. 1.711km NNE of Mineral, CAMon, Aug 16, 11:51 PM PDT · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
19. 1.611km NNE of Mineral, CAMon, Aug 16, 11:54 PM PDT · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
20. 1.610km NNE of Mineral, CATue, Aug 17, 6:37 AM PDT · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
21. 1.615km SSW of Mineral, CAThu, Aug 19, 3:24 AM PDT · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
22. 1.615km SSW of Mineral, CAThu, Aug 19, 3:29 AM PDT · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
23. 1.99km W of Caribou, CAThu, Aug 19, 9:51 PM PDT · 1871 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
24. 1.63km S of East Shore, CASat, Aug 21, 2:12 PM PDT · 1869 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
25. 1.914km S of Hamilton City, CAMon, Aug 23, 9:08 PM PDT · 1867 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
26. 1.56km ESE of Bella Vista, CATue, Aug 24, 11:09 PM PDT · 1866 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
27. 2.440km N of Covelo, CASat, Aug 28, 9:46 PM PDT · 1862 days ago · 37 km deep · 95 km away
28. 1.62km W of Palo Cedro, CASun, Aug 29, 10:18 PM PDT · 1861 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
29. 1.72km WSW of Palo Cedro, CAFri, Sep 3, 2:51 AM PDT · 1857 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
30. 2.315km W of Weaverville, CAFri, Sep 3, 6:26 AM PDT · 1856 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
31. 1.84km NNE of Hamilton City, CASat, Sep 4, 11:30 AM PDT · 1855 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
32. 1.61km SW of Palo Cedro, CAMon, Sep 6, 9:04 AM PDT · 1853 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
33. 1.51km NW of Palo Cedro, CAMon, Sep 6, 8:45 PM PDT · 1853 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
34. 1.63km WSW of Shasta Lake, CATue, Sep 7, 9:09 AM PDT · 1852 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
35. 1.51km NW of Palo Cedro, CATue, Sep 7, 4:15 PM PDT · 1852 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
36. 1.912km ESE of Viola, CAWed, Sep 8, 12:40 PM PDT · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
37. 1.64km W of Shasta Lake, CAThu, Sep 9, 6:27 PM PDT · 1850 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
38. 1.615km NNE of Mineral, CASat, Sep 11, 2:16 AM PDT · 1849 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
39. 2.10km S of Palo Cedro, CASun, Sep 12, 1:49 PM PDT · 1847 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
40. 1.72km SW of Palo Cedro, CAMon, Sep 13, 9:51 AM PDT · 1846 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away

Before

1. 1.74km SSE of Mineral, CATue, Jul 13, 11:05 AM PDT · 1908 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
2. 1.815km ENE of Willows, CAMon, Jul 12, 2:17 PM PDT · 1909 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
3. 1.85km W of Paradise, CAThu, Jul 8, 12:10 PM PDT · 1913 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
4. 1.610km WSW of Round Mountain, CATue, Jun 29, 2:23 PM PDT · 1922 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
5. 1.78km WNW of Chester, CAMon, Jun 28, 8:44 PM PDT · 1923 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
6. 1.515km ENE of Mineral, CAMon, Jun 28, 12:28 PM PDT · 1923 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
7. 1.614km NNE of Mineral, CASat, Jun 26, 3:20 AM PDT · 1926 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
8. 1.54km S of Canyondam, CAFri, Jun 25, 3:14 PM PDT · 1926 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
9. 1.919km NW of McArthur, CAFri, Jun 25, 12:24 AM PDT · 1927 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
10. 2.110km W of Almanor, CATue, Jun 22, 3:26 PM PDT · 1929 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
11. 2.111km W of Almanor, CAMon, Jun 21, 10:22 PM PDT · 1930 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
12. 1.514km N of Shingletown, CASun, Jun 20, 6:25 PM PDT · 1931 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
13. 1.514km WSW of Almanor, CAFri, Jun 18, 1:55 PM PDT · 1933 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
14. 1.62km E of Palo Cedro, CAFri, Jun 18, 6:32 AM PDT · 1933 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73593561. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC.