California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 1km WNW of Lake Davis, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 1km WNW of Lake Davis, CA on Sat, May 22, 2021, 4:32 PM PDT (23:32 UTC), 4 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 23:32:17 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.872° N, 120.478° W
Felt reports
1
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
2.18Md, durationNorthern California Seismic SystemPreferred · Final · ±0.115 · 25 stations
1.8ML, local (Richter)Nevada Seismological LaboratoryPreliminary · ±0.34 · 10 stations

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 64.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73565875 (also filed as nn00807832). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.