California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 0km WNW of Lake Davis, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 0km WNW of Lake Davis, CA on Sat, May 22, 2021, 9:05 AM PDT (16:05 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 10km SE of Dollar Point, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-05-22 16:05:33 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.870° N, 120.478° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.17Md, durationNorthern California Seismic SystemPreferred · Final · ±0.113 · 23 stations
1.8ML, local (Richter)Nevada Seismological LaboratoryPreliminary · ±0.24 · 9 stations

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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 65.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73565720 (also filed as nn00807814). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:04 PM UTC.