California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 14km NNE of Mineral, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 14km NNE of Mineral, CA on Sun, Apr 4, 2021, 9:38 AM PDT (16:38 UTC), 3 km (2 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
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-04-04 16:38:40 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.478° N, 121.514° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 1.95km NNE of Almanor, CA · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.84km SSE of Hamilton City, CA · 2007 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.730km NNW of Forest Ranch, CA · 2006 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.07km ESE of McCloud, CA · 2005 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.928km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 2003 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.02km ENE of Montgomery Creek, CA · 2003 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.23km ENE of Canyondam, CA · 2002 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.39km ENE of Viola, CA · 2000 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.623km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 2000 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.921km SE of Anderson, CA · 1998 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.814km NNW of Viola, CA · 1998 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.19km NNE of Burney, CA · 1996 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.89km ESE of Millville, CA · 1990 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.010km WNW of Viola, CA · 1989 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.818km WSW of Almanor, CA · 1988 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.83km WSW of Shasta Lake, CA · 1985 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.219km WSW of Manton, CA · 1983 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.72km NNW of Chico, CA · 1981 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  19. 1.729km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 1973 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.72km NE of Chester, CA · 1973 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.913km W of Shingletown, CA · 1973 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.925km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 1970 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 16
  23. 1.833km NNW of Susanville, CA · 1970 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.625km NNE of Hamilton Branch, CA · 1969 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.010km ENE of French Gulch, CA · 1968 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.69km E of Millville, CA · 1962 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.018km WNW of Round Mountain, CA · 1961 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.920km NE of Red Bluff, CA · 1957 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.65km N of Millville, CA · 1955 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.74km NNE of Canyondam, CA · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 1.814km NNE of Mineral, CA · 2008 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.66km WNW of Palo Cedro, CA · 2008 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.512km W of Shingletown, CA · 2008 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.013km W of Shingletown, CA · 2011 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 77
  5. 1.72 km ENE of East Quincy, California · 2013 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.516km NNW of Shingletown, CA · 2013 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.126km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 2018 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.513km N of Viola, CA · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.925km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.511km SW of Chester, CA · 2025 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.813km NNE of Shingletown, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.315km E of Anderson, CA · 2027 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.619km NW of Viola, CA · 2029 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.825km NNW of Shasta Lake, CA · 2029 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 83
  15. 1.92km SSW of Shasta Lake, CA · 2030 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.64km NNE of Almanor, CA · 2036 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 5
  17. 1.56km NNE of Almanor, CA · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.816km NNW of Shingletown, CA · 2036 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73545490. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.