M2.1 earthquake 27km SE of Hayfork, CA
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 27km SE of Hayfork, CA on Sat, Mar 13, 2021, 5:15 AM PST (13:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 20km ENE of Redway, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-13 13:15:22 UTC
- Depth
- 5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.359° N, 122.986° W
- Region
- California
- 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 55°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.822km SE of Covelo, CA · 2030 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.825km NNW of Shasta Lake, CA · 2029 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 83
- 2.315km E of Anderson, CA · 2027 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.234km E of Hydesville, CA · 2023 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.434km E of Hydesville, CA · 2023 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.925km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
- 2.126km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 2018 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.610km SE of Laytonville, CA · 2017 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.516km NNW of Shingletown, CA · 2013 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.111km SSE of Redway, CA · 2013 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.124km ESE of Willow Creek, CA · 2012 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.013km W of Shingletown, CA · 2011 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 77
- 1.626km N of Laytonville, CA · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.512km W of Shingletown, CA · 2008 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.019km NE of Redway, CA · 2008 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.66km WNW of Palo Cedro, CA · 2008 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.827km SSE of Blue Lake, CA · 2008 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.227km WSW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, CA · 2007 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.512km N of Brooktrails, CA · 2003 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.928km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 2003 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.929km NE of Redway, CA · 2003 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.326km S of Hayfork, CA · 2003 days ago · 38 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.835km S of Willow Creek, CA · 2002 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.623km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 2000 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.921km SE of Anderson, CA · 1998 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.27km NNW of Hayfork, CA · 1995 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.741km NNE of Covelo, CA · 1995 days ago · 45 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.940km NNE of Covelo, CA · 1995 days ago · 46 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
- 2.338km NNE of Covelo, CA · 1995 days ago · 40 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.54km ESE of Laytonville, CA · 1995 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.012km NNE of Brooktrails, CA · 1992 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.020km ENE of Redway, CA · 1992 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 26
- 2.141km NE of Covelo, CA · 1992 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.89km ESE of Millville, CA · 1990 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.915km NNW of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 14
- 1.716km NE of Willits, CA · 1989 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.116km E of Petrolia, CA · 1988 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.64km ENE of Laytonville, CA · 1987 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.34km NE of Laytonville, CA · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
- 2.63km ENE of Laytonville, CA · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
- 1.83km WSW of Shasta Lake, CA · 1985 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.219km WSW of Manton, CA · 1983 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.17km ENE of Laytonville, CA · 1979 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.31km N of Redway, CA · 1978 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.219km SSE of Rio Dell, CA · 1975 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.83km ENE of Laytonville, CA · 1974 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.729km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 1973 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.913km W of Shingletown, CA · 1973 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.615km SE of Laytonville, CA · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.126km W of Rancho Tehama Reserve, CA · 1971 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.326km N of Laytonville, CA · 1970 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.926km N of Laytonville, CA · 1970 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
Before
- 1.92km SSW of Shasta Lake, CA · 2031 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.242km NE of Covelo, CA · 2033 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
- 1.816km NNW of Shingletown, CA · 2037 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.99km NNE of Brooktrails, CA · 2037 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.317km NNW of Laytonville, CA · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.65km ENE of Laytonville, CA · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.514km NNW of Brooktrails, CA · 2049 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
- 1.718km ESE of Anderson, CA · 2055 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.811km NW of Covelo, CA · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.819km WSW of Manton, CA · 2060 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.711km N of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2060 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.916km SE of Petrolia, CA · 2060 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
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