California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2km SW of Palo Cedro, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2km SW of Palo Cedro, CA on Mon, Sep 13, 2021, 9:51 AM PDT (16:51 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 6km NNE of Hamilton City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-09-13 16:51:52 UTC
Depth
14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.553° N, 122.251° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
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: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.55km NNE of Hamilton City, CA · 1844 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.56km NW of Chico, CA · 1842 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.66km NE of Dunsmuir, CA · 1839 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.76km NE of Dunsmuir, CA · 1839 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.86km NE of Dunsmuir, CA · 1839 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.76km W of McCloud, CA · 1839 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.56km NE of Dunsmuir, CA · 1839 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.06km NE of Dunsmuir, CA · 1839 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.910km WSW of Chester, CA · 1838 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.99km SSE of McCloud, CA · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.56km NNE of Millville, CA · 1837 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.021km WSW of Dunsmuir, CA · 1833 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.512km ESE of Viola, CA · 1832 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.09km WSW of Chester, CA · 1831 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.512km ESE of Viola, CA · 1830 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.99km WSW of Chester, CA · 1830 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.12km NW of Bella Vista, CA · 1829 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.74km NW of Bella Vista, CA · 1828 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.84km E of Shasta, CA · 1826 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.110km NNW of Burney, CA · 1825 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.54km ENE of Shasta, CA · 1825 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  22. 2.513km SE of Dunsmuir, CA · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 11
  23. 1.612km SE of Dunsmuir, CA · 1823 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.74km ENE of Shasta, CA · 1823 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.616km N of Shingletown, CA · 1818 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.913km WSW of Almanor, CA · 1818 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.96km NNE of Hamilton City, CA · 1814 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.26km NW of Redding, CA · 1811 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.113km NE of Montgomery Creek, CA · 1807 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.114km ESE of Viola, CA · 1805 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.13km NNE of Chester, CA · 1803 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.83km NNE of Chester, CA · 1803 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.836km SE of Fall River Mills, CA · 1800 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.619km NE of Big Bend, CA · 1799 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.13km NNE of Chester, CA · 1797 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.916km SSE of McCloud, CA · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.511km NNE of Bella Vista, CA · 1796 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.812km NE of Bella Vista, CA · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.62km WNW of Shasta Lake, CA · 1790 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 1.815km NE of McCloud, CA · 1848 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.10km S of Palo Cedro, CA · 1849 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.615km NNE of Mineral, CA · 1850 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.79km E of Carrick, CA · 1851 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.64km W of Shasta Lake, CA · 1852 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.912km ESE of Viola, CA · 1853 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.51km NW of Palo Cedro, CA · 1854 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.63km WSW of Shasta Lake, CA · 1854 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.51km NW of Palo Cedro, CA · 1854 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.61km SW of Palo Cedro, CA · 1855 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.84km NNE of Hamilton City, CA · 1857 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.315km W of Weaverville, CA · 1858 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.72km WSW of Palo Cedro, CA · 1858 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.62km W of Palo Cedro, CA · 1862 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.440km N of Covelo, CA · 1863 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.56km ESE of Bella Vista, CA · 1867 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.99km W of Caribou, CA · 1872 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.615km SSW of Mineral, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.615km SSW of Mineral, CA · 1873 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.610km NNE of Mineral, CA · 1875 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73624446. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:20 PM UTC.