M1.9 earthquake 5km NNE of Fort Bragg, CA
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5km NNE of Fort Bragg, CA on Sat, Dec 11, 2021, 11:50 AM PST (19:50 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 3km E of Covelo, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-11 19:50:46 UTC
- Depth
- 7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.483° N, 123.789° W
- Region
- California
- Felt reports
- 3
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
3 people 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, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 152°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.020km ESE of Navarro Head, CA · 1755 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.516km E of Mendocino, CA · 1753 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.66km ESE of Redwood Valley, CA · 1752 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.210km ESE of Willits, CA · 1751 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
- 2.510km ESE of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.79km SW of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.320km NNE of Redway, CA · 1749 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
- 1.920km SSE of Rio Dell, CA · 1749 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.820km SSE of Rio Dell, CA · 1749 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.13km E of Covelo, CA · 1748 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 11
- 1.59km S of Boonville, CA · 1748 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
- 2.14km E of Redwood Valley, CA · 1747 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
- 1.74km E of Redwood Valley, CA · 1747 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.720km ESE of Navarro Head, CA · 1747 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.513km SE of Talmage, CA · 1747 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 8
- 1.89km NNW of Redwood Valley, CA · 1746 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.010km NNW of Redwood Valley, CA · 1746 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
- 1.67km NE of Willits, CA · 1746 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.19km NNW of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 1746 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.46km WNW of North Lakeport, CA · 1743 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
- 1.713km SE of Laytonville, CA · 1740 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.918km SE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 1737 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.86km SE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 1737 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.57km ENE of Brooktrails, CA · 1736 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.914km NNE of Laytonville, CA · 1733 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.414km WNW of Alder Springs, CA · 1732 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.013km WNW of Alder Springs, CA · 1732 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.814km WNW of Alder Springs, CA · 1731 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
- 2.016km NNE of Redway, CA · 1731 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.913km WNW of Alder Springs, CA · 1731 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.815km SE of Petrolia, CA · 1729 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.82km E of Willits, CA · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.46km SSE of Petrolia, CA · 1728 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.85km SE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 1728 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.63km NNW of Redway, CA · 1727 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.88km NW of Redwood Valley, CA · 1727 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.64km S of Redwood Valley, CA · 1726 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.812km SSE of Redway, CA · 1726 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
- 2.112km SSE of Redway, CA · 1726 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.512km SSE of Redway, CA · 1725 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.313km WSW of Laytonville, CA · 1723 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.818km NE of Upper Lake, CA · 1720 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.116km SW of Lakeport, CA · 1719 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
- 1.87km ENE of Laytonville, CA · 1718 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.89km N of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 1716 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
- 1.512km E of Redwood Valley, CA · 1715 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.610km N of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 1714 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.341km S of Hayfork, CA · 1712 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.06km ENE of Covelo, CA · 1712 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.36km E of Covelo, CA · 1711 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.46km E of Covelo, CA · 1711 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.06km E of Covelo, CA · 1711 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.46km E of Covelo, CA · 1711 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
- 1.96km E of Covelo, CA · 1711 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.56km E of Covelo, CA · 1711 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 6
- 2.16km E of Covelo, CA · 1711 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.86km E of Covelo, CA · 1711 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.35km E of Covelo, CA · 1711 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.65km E of Covelo, CA · 1711 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.26km E of Covelo, CA · 1711 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
The first 60 of 86.
Before
- 2.212km N of Brooktrails, CA · 1759 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.712km N of Brooktrails, CA · 1759 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.514km E of Boonville, CA · 1761 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.713km SE of Petrolia, CA · 1761 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
- 1.85km NW of Point Arena, CA · 1765 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.816km W of Ukiah, CA · 1766 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.612km N of Brooktrails, CA · 1770 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.64km SSE of Redwood Valley, CA · 1770 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.110km N of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 1770 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.616km ESE of Boonville, CA · 1770 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.912km W of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 1771 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.612km NW of Upper Lake, CA · 1773 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.615km SE of Petrolia, CA · 1775 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
- 2.313km SE of Petrolia, CA · 1775 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.634km SW of Navarro Head, CA · 1778 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.814km SE of Laytonville, CA · 1778 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.72km N of Redway, CA · 1780 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.713km E of Laytonville, CA · 1781 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.67km NE of Brooktrails, CA · 1783 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.513km W of Lakeport, CA · 1783 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 7
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73662736. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:24 AM UTC.