California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7km ESE of McCloud, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7km ESE of McCloud, CA on Wed, Apr 7, 2021, 7:24 AM PDT (14:24 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 25km N of Shasta Lake, 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
2021-04-07 14:24:28 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.232° N, 122.060° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.928km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 2004 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.02km ENE of Montgomery Creek, CA · 2004 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.39km ENE of Viola, CA · 2001 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.623km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.921km SE of Anderson, CA · 1999 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.814km NNW of Viola, CA · 1998 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.19km NNE of Burney, CA · 1997 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.89km ESE of Millville, CA · 1990 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.010km WNW of Viola, CA · 1990 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.83km WSW of Shasta Lake, CA · 1985 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.729km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 1974 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.913km W of Shingletown, CA · 1974 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.925km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 1971 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 16
  14. 2.010km ENE of French Gulch, CA · 1969 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.10km NE of Etna, CA · 1969 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.69km E of Millville, CA · 1963 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.018km WNW of Round Mountain, CA · 1962 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.65km N of Millville, CA · 1956 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 2.214km NNE of Mineral, CA · 2009 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.814km NNE of Mineral, CA · 2009 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.66km WNW of Palo Cedro, CA · 2009 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.512km W of Shingletown, CA · 2009 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.013km W of Shingletown, CA · 2012 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 77
  6. 1.516km NNW of Shingletown, CA · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.126km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 2019 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.513km N of Viola, CA · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.925km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.813km NNE of Shingletown, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.315km E of Anderson, CA · 2028 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.619km NW of Viola, CA · 2030 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.825km NNW of Shasta Lake, CA · 2030 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 83
  14. 1.92km SSW of Shasta Lake, CA · 2031 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.64km W of Edgewood, CA · 2034 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73546345. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.