California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8km NNE of McCloud, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8km NNE of McCloud, CA on Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 12:32 PM PDT (19:32 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 0km S of Palo Cedro, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-07-23 19:32:43 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.326° N, 122.112° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
19

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712km W of Fall River Mills, CA · 1895 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.923km ESE of McArthur, CA · 1889 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.916km NW of Big Bend, CA · 1883 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.714km N of Big Bend, CA · 1876 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.56km ESE of Bella Vista, CA · 1867 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.62km W of Palo Cedro, CA · 1862 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.72km WSW of Palo Cedro, CA · 1857 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.91km WNW of Tulelake, CA · 1855 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.51km WNW of Tulelake, CA · 1855 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
  10. 1.61km SW of Palo Cedro, CA · 1854 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.51km NW of Palo Cedro, CA · 1854 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.63km WSW of Shasta Lake, CA · 1853 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.51km NW of Palo Cedro, CA · 1853 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.64km W of Shasta Lake, CA · 1851 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.79km E of Carrick, CA · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.10km S of Palo Cedro, CA · 1848 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.815km NE of McCloud, CA · 1847 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.72km SW of Palo Cedro, CA · 1847 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.011km N of Tennant, CA · 1900 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.821km ENE of McCloud, CA · 1900 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.615km SSE of McCloud, CA · 1903 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.221km ENE of McCloud, CA · 1909 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.813km ENE of Carrick, CA · 1921 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.610km WSW of Round Mountain, CA · 1923 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.919km NW of McArthur, CA · 1927 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73598351. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC.