M2.2 earthquake 42km NE of Covelo, CA
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 42km NE of Covelo, CA on Wed, Mar 10, 2021, 8:35 AM PST (16:35 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 20km ENE of Redway, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-10 16:35:51 UTC
- Depth
- 3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.049° N, 122.894° W
- Region
- California
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 107°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.018km NE of Upper Lake, CA · 2031 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.818km SE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.92km SSW of Shasta Lake, CA · 2031 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.910km NNW of Redwood Valley, CA · 2030 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.127km SE of Hayfork, CA · 2030 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.822km SE of Covelo, CA · 2030 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.810km ESE of Willits, CA · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.315km E of Anderson, CA · 2027 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.910km ESE of Willits, CA · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.713km W of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2025 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 6
- 2.234km E of Hydesville, CA · 2023 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.434km E of Hydesville, CA · 2023 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.013km WNW of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2022 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.410km SE of Willits, CA · 2018 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
- 1.610km SE of Laytonville, CA · 2017 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.77km E of Willits, CA · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.111km SSE of Redway, CA · 2013 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.124km ESE of Willow Creek, CA · 2012 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.013km W of Shingletown, CA · 2011 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 77
- 1.510km ESE of Willits, CA · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.626km N of Laytonville, CA · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.512km WNW of Upper Lake, CA · 2009 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.512km W of Shingletown, CA · 2008 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.019km NE of Redway, CA · 2008 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.66km WNW of Palo Cedro, CA · 2008 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.227km WSW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, CA · 2007 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.84km SSE of Hamilton City, CA · 2007 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.730km NNW of Forest Ranch, CA · 2006 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.82km N of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.74km S of Redwood Valley, CA · 2004 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.512km N of Brooktrails, CA · 2003 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.929km NE of Redway, CA · 2003 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.326km S of Hayfork, CA · 2003 days ago · 38 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.835km S of Willow Creek, CA · 2002 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.58km NNW of Redwood Valley, CA · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.921km SE of Anderson, CA · 1998 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.27km NNW of Hayfork, CA · 1995 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.741km NNE of Covelo, CA · 1995 days ago · 45 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.940km NNE of Covelo, CA · 1995 days ago · 46 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
- 2.338km NNE of Covelo, CA · 1995 days ago · 40 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.54km ESE of Laytonville, CA · 1995 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.56km E of Redwood Valley, CA · 1994 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.78km ESE of Willits, CA · 1994 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.815km E of Willows, CA · 1992 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 167
- 1.816km SE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 1992 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.815km E of Willows, CA · 1992 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
- 2.012km NNE of Brooktrails, CA · 1992 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.020km ENE of Redway, CA · 1992 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 26
- 2.141km NE of Covelo, CA · 1992 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.89km ESE of Millville, CA · 1990 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.915km NNW of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 14
- 1.716km NE of Willits, CA · 1989 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.61km W of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 1988 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.64km ENE of Laytonville, CA · 1987 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.75km NNW of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.34km NE of Laytonville, CA · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
- 2.63km ENE of Laytonville, CA · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
- 1.83km WSW of Shasta Lake, CA · 1985 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.219km WSW of Manton, CA · 1983 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.610km ESE of Willits, CA · 1983 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
The first 60 of 69.
Before
- 1.810km ESE of Willits, CA · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.611km ESE of Willits, CA · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 19
- 1.99km NNE of Brooktrails, CA · 2037 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.013km W of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2038 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.85km SSW of Redwood Valley, CA · 2039 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.317km NNW of Laytonville, CA · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.65km ENE of Laytonville, CA · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.514km NNW of Brooktrails, CA · 2049 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
- 1.65km N of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2049 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.13km W of Chico, CA · 2052 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.718km ESE of Anderson, CA · 2055 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.811km NW of Covelo, CA · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.910km ESE of Redwood Valley, CA · 2059 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.06km ENE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2059 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
- 2.819km WSW of Manton, CA · 2060 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.711km N of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2060 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.46km ESE of Red Bluff, CA · 2063 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73533491. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:09 PM UTC.