California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12km N of Brooktrails, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12km N of Brooktrails, CA on Thu, Jul 22, 2021, 1:37 PM PDT (20:37 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 4km ENE of Talmage, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-07-22 20:37:16 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.548° N, 123.379° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
16

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73597751. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:01 AM UTC.