California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16km SSE of McCloud, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16km SSE of McCloud, CA on Wed, Nov 3, 2021, 12:27 AM PDT (07:27 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 6km SW of Dorris, 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
2021-11-03 07:27:06 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.122° N, 122.052° 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
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.511km NNE of Bella Vista, CA · 1794 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.812km NE of Bella Vista, CA · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.56km SW of Dorris, CA · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.62km WNW of Shasta Lake, CA · 1788 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.36km ENE of Shasta, CA · 1776 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.93km NE of Viola, CA · 1775 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.612km N of Mineral, CA · 1774 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.711km NNE of Bella Vista, CA · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.99km E of Montgomery Creek, CA · 1765 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.713km NNE of Shingletown, CA · 1761 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.71km NE of Shasta Lake, CA · 1760 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.823km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 1759 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.727km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 1758 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.221km NE of Viola, CA · 1754 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.810km ESE of Millville, CA · 1750 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.39km WSW of Shingletown, CA · 1746 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.67km WSW of Shingletown, CA · 1746 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.619km NE of Big Bend, CA · 1798 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.96km NNE of Macdoel, CA · 1798 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.836km SE of Fall River Mills, CA · 1799 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.114km ESE of Viola, CA · 1804 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.113km NE of Montgomery Creek, CA · 1805 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.26km NW of Redding, CA · 1810 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.919km SW of Tennant, CA · 1813 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.616km N of Shingletown, CA · 1817 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.74km ENE of Shasta, CA · 1821 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.612km SE of Dunsmuir, CA · 1822 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.513km SE of Dunsmuir, CA · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 11
  12. 2.54km ENE of Shasta, CA · 1823 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.110km NNW of Burney, CA · 1824 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.84km E of Shasta, CA · 1825 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73648175. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:38 AM UTC.