M2.3 earthquake 29km NNW of Hayfork, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sat, Jan 16, 2021, 1:21 PM PST

UTC

2021-01-16 21:21:13 UTC

Depth

23.9 km (14.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.791° N, 123.335° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

44°

Stations used

22

• Junction City, CaliforniaPopulation 680. Forecast25 kmWNW
• Bayside, CaliforniaPopulation 17,132. Forecast62 kmE
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast173 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast873 kmNNW

After

1. 2.214km S of Rio Dell, CATue, Jan 26, 7:48 PM PST · 2077 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
2. 1.834km NNE of Redway, CAThu, Feb 4, 2:53 PM PST · 2068 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
3. 1.916km SE of Petrolia, CAThu, Feb 11, 8:10 AM PST · 2061 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
4. 2.413km SE of Petrolia, CASat, Feb 20, 1:08 PM PST · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.813km SE of Petrolia, CAMon, Feb 22, 8:29 PM PST · 2050 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
6. 1.87km N of Petrolia, CATue, Feb 23, 11:41 PM PST · 2049 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.69km WSW of Rio Dell, CAWed, Mar 3, 1:42 PM PST · 2041 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
8. 2.242km NE of Covelo, CAWed, Mar 10, 8:35 AM PST · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
9. 1.92km SSW of Shasta Lake, CAFri, Mar 12, 5:15 PM PST · 2032 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
10. 2.127km SE of Hayfork, CASat, Mar 13, 5:15 AM PST · 2031 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
11. 2.825km NNW of Shasta Lake, CASat, Mar 13, 9:57 PM PST · 2031 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 83
12. 2.31km ENE of Humboldt Hill, CASun, Mar 14, 8:17 AM PDT · 2030 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 7
13. 2.24km NW of Humboldt Hill, CASun, Mar 14, 1:32 PM PDT · 2030 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

Before

1. 2.230km E of Rio Dell, CAFri, Jan 15, 2:55 AM PST · 2088 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
2. 2.212km E of Blue Lake, CAThu, Jan 14, 12:11 PM PST · 2089 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
3. 2.416km SW of Ferndale, CAWed, Jan 13, 6:34 AM PST · 2090 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
4. 1.826km N of Shasta Lake, CASun, Jan 10, 7:14 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
5. 2.97km WNW of Petrolia, CASat, Jan 9, 1:26 PM PST · 2094 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
6. 1.714km S of Dunsmuir, CAFri, Jan 1, 12:38 AM PST · 2102 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
7. 2.312km WSW of Rio Dell, CAThu, Dec 31, 2:43 PM PST · 2103 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
8. 2.529km NNW of Hayfork, CAMon, Dec 28, 6:39 PM PST · 2106 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
9. 1.92km NW of Redway, CAMon, Dec 28, 8:06 AM PST · 2106 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
10. 1.913km S of Dunsmuir, CASun, Dec 27, 10:04 AM PST · 2107 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
11. 2.04km WNW of Petrolia, CASun, Dec 27, 8:28 AM PST · 2107 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.914km SE of Petrolia, CAFri, Dec 25, 4:20 PM PST · 2109 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
13. 1.95km WNW of Redway, CASun, Dec 20, 9:54 AM PST · 2114 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
14. 4.013km NNE of Petrolia, CAFri, Dec 18, 8:13 AM PST · 2116 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 29

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73512175. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:55 PM UTC.