M1.5 earthquake 6km NE of Dunsmuir, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, Sep 22, 2021, 2:17 AM PDT

UTC

2021-09-22 09:17:19 UTC

Depth

11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

41.249° N, 122.235° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.27

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

68°

Stations used

17

• Dunsmuir, CaliforniaPopulation 1,582. Forecast6 kmNE
• Shasta Lake, CaliforniaPopulation 10,159. Forecast64 kmN
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast172 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast874 kmNNW

After

1. 2.06km NE of Dunsmuir, CAWed, Sep 22, 2:24 AM PDT · 1837 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.99km SSE of McCloud, CAThu, Sep 23, 7:46 PM PDT · 1836 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
3. 1.56km NNE of Millville, CAFri, Sep 24, 11:39 AM PDT · 1835 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
4. 2.021km WSW of Dunsmuir, CATue, Sep 28, 5:57 AM PDT · 1831 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
5. 2.12km NW of Bella Vista, CASat, Oct 2, 12:04 PM PDT · 1827 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
6. 1.74km NW of Bella Vista, CASun, Oct 3, 7:46 AM PDT · 1826 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
7. 1.84km E of Shasta, CATue, Oct 5, 4:00 AM PDT · 1824 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
8. 2.110km NNW of Burney, CAWed, Oct 6, 12:57 AM PDT · 1824 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
9. 2.54km ENE of Shasta, CAWed, Oct 6, 7:18 PM PDT · 1823 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
10. 2.513km SE of Dunsmuir, CAThu, Oct 7, 8:58 PM PDT · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 11
11. 1.612km SE of Dunsmuir, CAFri, Oct 8, 2:55 AM PDT · 1821 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
12. 1.74km ENE of Shasta, CAFri, Oct 8, 1:06 PM PDT · 1821 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
13. 1.616km N of Shingletown, CAWed, Oct 13, 7:24 AM PDT · 1816 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
14. 1.919km SW of Tennant, CASat, Oct 16, 3:48 PM PDT · 1813 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
15. 2.26km NW of Redding, CAWed, Oct 20, 2:46 AM PDT · 1809 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
16. 2.113km NE of Montgomery Creek, CASun, Oct 24, 6:57 PM PDT · 1805 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
17. 1.96km NNE of Macdoel, CASun, Oct 31, 2:44 PM PDT · 1798 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
18. 1.619km NE of Big Bend, CAMon, Nov 1, 12:00 AM PDT · 1798 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
19. 1.916km SSE of McCloud, CAWed, Nov 3, 12:27 AM PDT · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
20. 2.511km NNE of Bella Vista, CAThu, Nov 4, 2:47 PM PDT · 1794 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
21. 1.812km NE of Bella Vista, CAThu, Nov 4, 4:24 PM PDT · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
22. 2.56km SW of Dorris, CASat, Nov 6, 5:42 PM PDT · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
23. 1.62km WNW of Shasta Lake, CAWed, Nov 10, 10:19 AM PST · 1788 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
24. 2.516km SSE of Somes Bar, CAFri, Nov 12, 3:45 AM PST · 1786 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away

Before

1. 1.76km W of McCloud, CAWed, Sep 22, 1:56 AM PDT · 1837 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.86km NE of Dunsmuir, CAWed, Sep 22, 1:55 AM PDT · 1837 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.76km NE of Dunsmuir, CAWed, Sep 22, 1:41 AM PDT · 1838 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
4. 1.66km NE of Dunsmuir, CAWed, Sep 22, 1:22 AM PDT · 1838 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.72km SW of Palo Cedro, CAMon, Sep 13, 9:51 AM PDT · 1846 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
6. 1.815km NE of McCloud, CAMon, Sep 13, 6:39 AM PDT · 1846 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
7. 2.10km S of Palo Cedro, CASun, Sep 12, 1:49 PM PDT · 1847 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
8. 1.79km E of Carrick, CAFri, Sep 10, 3:01 AM PDT · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
9. 1.64km W of Shasta Lake, CAThu, Sep 9, 6:27 PM PDT · 1850 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
10. 1.51km NW of Palo Cedro, CATue, Sep 7, 4:15 PM PDT · 1852 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
11. 1.63km WSW of Shasta Lake, CATue, Sep 7, 9:09 AM PDT · 1852 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
12. 1.51km NW of Palo Cedro, CAMon, Sep 6, 8:45 PM PDT · 1853 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
13. 1.61km SW of Palo Cedro, CAMon, Sep 6, 9:04 AM PDT · 1853 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
14. 2.315km W of Weaverville, CAFri, Sep 3, 6:26 AM PDT · 1856 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
15. 1.72km WSW of Palo Cedro, CAFri, Sep 3, 2:51 AM PDT · 1856 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
16. 1.62km W of Palo Cedro, CASun, Aug 29, 10:18 PM PDT · 1861 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
17. 1.56km ESE of Bella Vista, CATue, Aug 24, 11:09 PM PDT · 1866 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73627906. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:19 PM UTC.