M2.1 earthquake 10km NNW of Burney, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, Oct 6, 2021, 12:57 AM PDT

UTC

2021-10-06 07:57:55 UTC

Depth

9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.962° N, 121.729° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

122°

Stations used

24

• Burney, CaliforniaPopulation 3,154. Forecast11 kmNNW
• Shasta Lake, CaliforniaPopulation 10,159. Forecast62 kmENE
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast137 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast827 kmNNW

After

1. 2.54km ENE of Shasta, CAWed, Oct 6, 7:18 PM PDT · 1823 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
2. 2.513km SE of Dunsmuir, CAThu, Oct 7, 8:58 PM PDT · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 11
3. 1.612km SE of Dunsmuir, CAFri, Oct 8, 2:55 AM PDT · 1821 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
4. 1.74km ENE of Shasta, CAFri, Oct 8, 1:06 PM PDT · 1821 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
5. 1.616km N of Shingletown, CAWed, Oct 13, 7:24 AM PDT · 1816 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
6. 1.913km WSW of Almanor, CAWed, Oct 13, 1:01 PM PDT · 1816 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
7. 1.919km SW of Tennant, CASat, Oct 16, 3:48 PM PDT · 1813 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
8. 2.26km NW of Redding, CAWed, Oct 20, 2:46 AM PDT · 1809 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
9. 2.113km NE of Montgomery Creek, CASun, Oct 24, 6:57 PM PDT · 1805 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
10. 2.114km ESE of Viola, CAMon, Oct 25, 9:48 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
11. 2.13km NNE of Chester, CAWed, Oct 27, 10:13 PM PDT · 1802 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
12. 1.83km NNE of Chester, CAThu, Oct 28, 6:08 PM PDT · 1801 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
13. 1.836km SE of Fall River Mills, CASun, Oct 31, 9:26 AM PDT · 1798 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
14. 1.619km NE of Big Bend, CAMon, Nov 1, 12:00 AM PDT · 1797 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
15. 2.13km NNE of Chester, CATue, Nov 2, 10:40 PM PDT · 1796 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
16. 1.916km SSE of McCloud, CAWed, Nov 3, 12:27 AM PDT · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
17. 2.511km NNE of Bella Vista, CAThu, Nov 4, 2:47 PM PDT · 1794 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
18. 1.812km NE of Bella Vista, CAThu, Nov 4, 4:24 PM PDT · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
19. 1.62km WNW of Shasta Lake, CAWed, Nov 10, 10:19 AM PST · 1788 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
20. 1.69km S of Mineral, CASat, Nov 20, 2:54 AM PST · 1778 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
21. 2.82km NE of Almanor, CASat, Nov 20, 3:52 AM PST · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
22. 2.36km ENE of Shasta, CATue, Nov 23, 12:23 AM PST · 1775 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
23. 1.93km NE of Viola, CAWed, Nov 24, 8:08 AM PST · 1774 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
24. 1.612km N of Mineral, CAWed, Nov 24, 10:25 AM PST · 1774 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
25. 1.77km SSE of Mineral, CAFri, Nov 26, 7:28 PM PST · 1772 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
26. 1.711km NNE of Bella Vista, CAFri, Nov 26, 11:03 PM PST · 1771 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
27. 1.612km W of Chester, CASat, Nov 27, 2:39 AM PST · 1771 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
28. 1.58km SSE of Mineral, CASat, Nov 27, 7:14 AM PST · 1771 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
29. 1.712km WSW of Chester, CASat, Nov 27, 10:36 AM PST · 1771 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
30. 2.416km SSE of Mineral, CASat, Nov 27, 2:31 PM PST · 1771 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
31. 1.99km E of Montgomery Creek, CASat, Dec 4, 3:11 AM PST · 1764 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away

Before

1. 1.84km E of Shasta, CATue, Oct 5, 4:00 AM PDT · 1824 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
2. 1.74km NW of Bella Vista, CASun, Oct 3, 7:46 AM PDT · 1826 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
3. 2.12km NW of Bella Vista, CASat, Oct 2, 12:04 PM PDT · 1827 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
4. 1.99km WSW of Chester, CAFri, Oct 1, 12:38 PM PDT · 1828 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
5. 1.512km ESE of Viola, CAFri, Oct 1, 7:13 AM PDT · 1828 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
6. 2.09km WSW of Chester, CAThu, Sep 30, 6:37 AM PDT · 1829 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
7. 1.512km ESE of Viola, CAWed, Sep 29, 2:22 PM PDT · 1830 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
8. 2.021km WSW of Dunsmuir, CATue, Sep 28, 5:57 AM PDT · 1831 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
9. 2.24km ENE of Prattville, CASun, Sep 26, 12:44 AM PDT · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
10. 1.56km NNE of Millville, CAFri, Sep 24, 11:39 AM PDT · 1835 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
11. 1.99km SSE of McCloud, CAThu, Sep 23, 7:46 PM PDT · 1836 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
12. 1.910km WSW of Chester, CAThu, Sep 23, 2:43 AM PDT · 1836 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
13. 2.06km NE of Dunsmuir, CAWed, Sep 22, 2:24 AM PDT · 1837 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
14. 1.56km NE of Dunsmuir, CAWed, Sep 22, 2:17 AM PDT · 1837 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
15. 1.76km W of McCloud, CAWed, Sep 22, 1:56 AM PDT · 1837 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
16. 1.86km NE of Dunsmuir, CAWed, Sep 22, 1:55 AM PDT · 1837 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
17. 1.76km NE of Dunsmuir, CAWed, Sep 22, 1:41 AM PDT · 1837 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
18. 1.66km NE of Dunsmuir, CAWed, Sep 22, 1:22 AM PDT · 1837 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
19. 1.72km SW of Palo Cedro, CAMon, Sep 13, 9:51 AM PDT · 1846 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
20. 1.815km NE of McCloud, CAMon, Sep 13, 6:39 AM PDT · 1846 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73636045. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC.