California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 51 km ENE of Independence, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 51 km ENE of Independence, California on Sat, Apr 24, 2021, 5:48 PM PDT (00:48 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 21km NNE of Olancha, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time: Sat, Apr 24, 2021, 5:48 PM PDT
UTC: 2021-04-25 00:48:59 UTC
Depth: 14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 36.991° N, 117.676° W
Region: California
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Automatic solution, may be revised

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Station coverage gap: 344°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 8

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 72.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00805722. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.