California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 2km SW of McArthur, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2km SW of McArthur, CA on Sat, Jun 12, 2021, 1:04 PM PDT (20:04 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 48km NNW of Susanville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-06-12 20:04:34 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.033° N, 121.417° W
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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.112km NNE of Shasta Lake, CA · 1939 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.56km NNE of Millville, CA · 1937 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.613km SW of Almanor, CA · 1936 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.62km E of Palo Cedro, CA · 1934 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.514km WSW of Almanor, CA · 1934 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.514km N of Shingletown, CA · 1932 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.111km W of Almanor, CA · 1930 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.110km W of Almanor, CA · 1930 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.919km NW of McArthur, CA · 1927 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.614km NNE of Mineral, CA · 1926 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.515km ENE of Mineral, CA · 1924 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.78km WNW of Chester, CA · 1923 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.610km WSW of Round Mountain, CA · 1923 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.813km ENE of Carrick, CA · 1921 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.548km NNW of Susanville, CA · 1918 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.74km SSE of Mineral, CA · 1909 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.221km ENE of McCloud, CA · 1909 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.018km ESE of Anderson, CA · 1905 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.85km SSE of Mineral, CA · 1905 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.615km SSE of McCloud, CA · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.821km ENE of McCloud, CA · 1900 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.011km N of Tennant, CA · 1900 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.98km NNE of McCloud, CA · 1899 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.712km W of Fall River Mills, CA · 1895 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.923km ESE of McArthur, CA · 1888 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.94km NNE of Prattville, CA · 1885 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.511km SW of Chester, CA · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.916km NW of Big Bend, CA · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.614km NE of Mineral, CA · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.14km SSW of East Shore, CA · 1943 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.32km N of Canyondam, CA · 1943 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.63km ENE of Prattville, CA · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.74km NNE of Canyondam, CA · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.65km N of Millville, CA · 1956 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.920km NE of Red Bluff, CA · 1958 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.018km WNW of Round Mountain, CA · 1963 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.69km E of Millville, CA · 1963 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.010km ENE of French Gulch, CA · 1969 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73573391. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.