California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 0km NE of Etna, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 0km NE of Etna, CA on Fri, May 14, 2021, 12:43 AM PDT (07:43 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 15km WNW of Willow Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-05-14 07:43:16 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.460° N, 122.892° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.018km WNW of Round Mountain, CA · 1963 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.531km WNW of Weaverville, CA · 1961 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.23km NW of Willow Creek, CA · 1959 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.815km WNW of Willow Creek, CA · 1949 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.112km NNE of Shasta Lake, CA · 1939 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.527km SSE of Somes Bar, CA · 1938 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.116km ESE of Willow Creek, CA · 1935 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.228km NW of Weaverville, CA · 1927 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.220km SE of Willow Creek, CA · 1926 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.89km W of Willow Creek, CA · 1923 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.813km ENE of Carrick, CA · 1921 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.124km WNW of Weaverville, CA · 1918 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.010km ENE of French Gulch, CA · 1969 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.925km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 1971 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 16
  3. 1.729km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 1974 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.83km WSW of Shasta Lake, CA · 1986 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.27km NNW of Hayfork, CA · 1996 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73562420. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC.