M2.8 earthquake 11km NE of Covelo, CA

Magnitude

2.8 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Thu, Sep 2, 2021, 5:02 PM PDT

UTC

2021-09-03 00:02:31 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.870° N, 123.164° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 17.1 km horizontally, 17.0 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

191°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Covelo, CaliforniaPopulation 1,255. Forecast11 kmNE
• Ukiah, CaliforniaPopulation 15,917. Forecast80 kmN
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast114 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast780 kmNNW

After

1. 3.84km ENE of Talmage, CAThu, Sep 2, 10:44 PM PDT · 1857 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 316
2. 2.315km W of Weaverville, CAFri, Sep 3, 6:26 AM PDT · 1857 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
3. 1.813km WNW of Alder Springs, CAFri, Sep 3, 11:05 AM PDT · 1857 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
4. 1.513km N of Brooktrails, CAFri, Sep 3, 5:53 PM PDT · 1857 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
5. 1.74km ENE of Talmage, CASat, Sep 4, 12:21 AM PDT · 1856 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
6. 3.74km ENE of Talmage, CASat, Sep 4, 10:27 PM PDT · 1855 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 199
7. 1.80km SW of Laytonville, CAMon, Sep 6, 9:02 AM PDT · 1854 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
8. 1.97km NW of Laytonville, CATue, Sep 7, 10:57 AM PDT · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
9. 1.87km ENE of Brooktrails, CAWed, Sep 8, 8:00 AM PDT · 1852 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
10. 1.63km SSE of Redwood Valley, CAFri, Sep 10, 1:23 AM PDT · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
11. 2.05km ENE of Talmage, CASat, Sep 11, 2:13 AM PDT · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
12. 2.422km N of Laytonville, CASat, Sep 11, 7:25 AM PDT · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
13. 2.38km NW of Laytonville, CASat, Sep 11, 7:45 AM PDT · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
14. 1.714km W of Redwood Valley, CASat, Sep 11, 11:18 AM PDT · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
15. 1.58km NNW of Laytonville, CASat, Sep 11, 1:23 PM PDT · 1849 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
16. 1.710km NNW of Redwood Valley, CAMon, Sep 13, 5:07 AM PDT · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
17. 1.612km SE of Petrolia, CATue, Sep 14, 12:13 AM PDT · 1846 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
18. 2.01km WNW of Stony Gorge Reservoir, CAThu, Sep 16, 8:47 AM PDT · 1844 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
19. 1.714km SE of Lake Pillsbury, CAThu, Sep 16, 7:21 PM PDT · 1843 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
20. 1.510km W of Redwood Valley, CAFri, Sep 17, 2:08 AM PDT · 1843 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
21. 1.614km NNE of Brooktrails, CAFri, Sep 17, 9:51 AM PDT · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
22. 1.913km W of Alder Springs, CAFri, Sep 17, 10:11 PM PDT · 1842 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
23. 1.96km ESE of Lake Pillsbury, CASat, Sep 18, 12:52 AM PDT · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
24. 1.66km NW of Boonville, CASun, Sep 19, 9:23 PM PDT · 1840 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
25. 1.86km SE of Lake Pillsbury, CATue, Sep 21, 11:25 PM PDT · 1838 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
26. 2.16km SW of Laytonville, CAThu, Sep 23, 1:24 PM PDT · 1837 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
27. 2.322km N of Lake Pillsbury, CASat, Sep 25, 9:16 PM PDT · 1834 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
28. 3.613km SE of Petrolia, CASun, Sep 26, 1:51 AM PDT · 1834 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 12
29. 2.713km SE of Petrolia, CAMon, Sep 27, 3:27 PM PDT · 1833 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
30. 1.814km SE of Lake Pillsbury, CAWed, Sep 29, 12:56 AM PDT · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
31. 1.926km ESE of Rio Dell, CAWed, Sep 29, 8:49 AM PDT · 1831 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
32. 1.816km NE of Upper Lake, CAThu, Sep 30, 3:39 AM PDT · 1830 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
33. 1.710km NNW of Redwood Valley, CAThu, Sep 30, 5:06 PM PDT · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
34. 2.314km SE of Rockport, CASat, Oct 2, 4:44 AM PDT · 1828 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
35. 1.73km ENE of Talmage, CASat, Oct 2, 5:38 PM PDT · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
36. 1.912km SE of Covelo, CAWed, Oct 6, 3:50 PM PDT · 1824 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
37. 2.018km E of Rio Dell, CAWed, Oct 6, 7:40 PM PDT · 1823 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
38. 2.010km N of Lake Pillsbury, CAWed, Oct 6, 11:55 PM PDT · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
39. 1.818km E of Rio Dell, CAThu, Oct 7, 8:37 AM PDT · 1823 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
40. 1.612km SE of Petrolia, CAFri, Oct 8, 1:05 PM PDT · 1822 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
41. 1.66km NE of Willits, CAFri, Oct 8, 11:16 PM PDT · 1821 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
42. 1.811km N of Lake Pillsbury, CASun, Oct 10, 2:40 PM PDT · 1820 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
43. 2.111km N of Lake Pillsbury, CASun, Oct 10, 7:52 PM PDT · 1819 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
44. 2.011km N of Lake Pillsbury, CAMon, Oct 11, 10:38 AM PDT · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
45. 2.112km SE of Talmage, CATue, Oct 12, 4:14 AM PDT · 1818 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
46. 1.914km ESE of Lake Pillsbury, CATue, Oct 12, 6:07 PM PDT · 1818 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
47. 2.412km N of Lake Pillsbury, CAWed, Oct 13, 9:17 AM PDT · 1817 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
48. 2.08km SSE of Redway, CAFri, Oct 15, 11:18 PM PDT · 1814 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
49. 1.98km SSE of Redway, CAFri, Oct 15, 11:19 PM PDT · 1814 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
50. 1.65km NW of Redway, CASun, Oct 17, 4:25 AM PDT · 1813 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
51. 2.96km NNE of Hamilton City, CASun, Oct 17, 9:50 AM PDT · 1813 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
52. 1.910km NE of Navarro Head, CATue, Oct 19, 7:51 PM PDT · 1810 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
53. 1.814km ESE of Lake Pillsbury, CAWed, Oct 20, 5:28 PM PDT · 1810 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
54. 1.88km NNW of Redwood Valley, CAFri, Oct 22, 6:10 AM PDT · 1808 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
55. 1.95km ENE of Boonville, CASat, Oct 23, 12:18 PM PDT · 1807 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
56. 1.74km ENE of Boonville, CASat, Oct 23, 9:53 PM PDT · 1806 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
57. 2.114km WSW of Laytonville, CATue, Oct 26, 7:37 AM PDT · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
58. 1.718km SE of Lake Pillsbury, CATue, Oct 26, 1:45 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
59. 1.612km WNW of Redwood Valley, CAWed, Oct 27, 8:23 PM PDT · 1802 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
60. 1.817km NW of Lake Pillsbury, CASat, Oct 30, 8:35 AM PDT · 1800 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

1. 1.819km NNW of Laytonville, CAThu, Sep 2, 8:17 AM PDT · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
2. 3.04km ENE of Talmage, CATue, Aug 31, 1:20 PM PDT · 1860 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 122
3. 1.714km NNE of Brooktrails, CASun, Aug 29, 7:28 PM PDT · 1861 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
4. 1.69km E of Willits, CASun, Aug 29, 9:09 AM PDT · 1862 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
5. 2.440km N of Covelo, CASat, Aug 28, 9:46 PM PDT · 1862 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away
6. 2.432km W of Hayfork, CASat, Aug 28, 8:17 PM PDT · 1862 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
7. 2.44km S of Talmage, CAThu, Aug 26, 6:15 AM PDT · 1865 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 7
8. 1.67km NNW of Laytonville, CAWed, Aug 25, 10:33 AM PDT · 1866 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
9. 1.813km W of Alder Springs, CATue, Aug 24, 1:26 AM PDT · 1867 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
10. 2.112km WNW of Alder Springs, CAFri, Aug 20, 5:58 AM PDT · 1871 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
11. 2.113km ESE of Redway, CAWed, Aug 18, 6:04 AM PDT · 1873 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
12. 1.88km NNW of Redwood Valley, CATue, Aug 17, 11:12 AM PDT · 1874 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
13. 1.610km N of Lake Pillsbury, CASun, Aug 15, 10:44 PM PDT · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
14. 2.910km N of Lake Pillsbury, CASun, Aug 15, 9:54 PM PDT · 1875 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
15. 2.111km W of Alder Springs, CASat, Aug 14, 4:47 PM PDT · 1877 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
16. 1.710km SSE of Laytonville, CASat, Aug 14, 1:14 PM PDT · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
17. 2.112km W of Alder Springs, CASat, Aug 14, 6:57 AM PDT · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
18. 2.710km WNW of Alder Springs, CAFri, Aug 13, 6:08 AM PDT · 1878 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
19. 1.819km NE of Upper Lake, CAFri, Aug 13, 5:24 AM PDT · 1878 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
20. 1.912km NNW of Laytonville, CAWed, Aug 11, 6:20 PM PDT · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73619256. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC.