M2.2 earthquake 8km WSW of Petrolia, CA

Magnitude

2.2 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sat, Jan 23, 2021, 2:32 PM PST

UTC

2021-01-23 22:32:42 UTC

Depth

14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.291° N, 124.372° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

234°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

18

• Scotia, CaliforniaPopulation 850. Forecast31 kmSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast39 kmSSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast225 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast880 kmNW

After

1. 2.214km S of Rio Dell, CATue, Jan 26, 7:48 PM PST · 2077 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
2. 2.824km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Jan 27, 12:38 PM PST · 2076 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
3. 2.518km WNW of Petrolia, CATue, Feb 2, 8:58 AM PST · 2071 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
4. 2.615km WSW of Petrolia, CAThu, Feb 4, 12:04 AM PST · 2069 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
5. 1.834km NNE of Redway, CAThu, Feb 4, 2:53 PM PST · 2068 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
6. 2.514km WNW of Petrolia, CASun, Feb 7, 6:21 AM PST · 2066 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
7. 2.661km W of Petrolia, CATue, Feb 9, 9:41 AM PST · 2064 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
8. 2.325km WNW of Ferndale, CATue, Feb 9, 10:12 PM PST · 2063 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
9. 1.916km SE of Petrolia, CAThu, Feb 11, 8:10 AM PST · 2062 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
10. 2.927km W of Petrolia, CASat, Feb 13, 10:39 PM PST · 2059 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
11. 1.811km NW of Covelo, CAMon, Feb 15, 3:02 AM PST · 2058 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
12. 2.413km SE of Petrolia, CASat, Feb 20, 1:08 PM PST · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
13. 1.813km SE of Petrolia, CAMon, Feb 22, 8:29 PM PST · 2050 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
14. 1.87km N of Petrolia, CATue, Feb 23, 11:41 PM PST · 2049 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
15. 3.058km W of Ferndale, CAMon, Mar 1, 8:36 AM PST · 2044 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
16. 2.317km NNW of Laytonville, CATue, Mar 2, 4:52 PM PST · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
17. 2.453km WNW of Petrolia, CAWed, Mar 3, 2:18 AM PST · 2042 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
18. 2.120km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Mar 3, 9:21 AM PST · 2042 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
19. 1.69km WSW of Rio Dell, CAWed, Mar 3, 1:42 PM PST · 2041 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
20. 2.923km W of Petrolia, CAThu, Mar 4, 9:08 AM PST · 2041 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 4
21. 3.030km WNW of Ferndale, CAThu, Mar 4, 2:52 PM PST · 2040 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 6
22. 2.218km W of Petrolia, CASat, Mar 6, 9:02 PM PST · 2038 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
23. 2.764km W of Petrolia, CASun, Mar 7, 6:44 AM PST · 2038 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
24. 1.98km WSW of Petrolia, CATue, Mar 9, 8:36 PM PST · 2035 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
25. 2.826km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Mar 10, 1:26 PM PST · 2034 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
26. 2.014km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Mar 10, 5:27 PM PST · 2034 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
27. 2.735km WNW of Petrolia, CAThu, Mar 11, 4:34 PM PST · 2033 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
28. 1.821km NW of Petrolia, CAFri, Mar 12, 9:25 AM PST · 2033 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
29. 2.56km W of Petrolia, CASat, Mar 13, 9:27 PM PST · 2031 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 5
30. 2.786km W of Petrolia, CASat, Mar 13, 9:47 PM PST · 2031 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
31. 2.31km ENE of Humboldt Hill, CASun, Mar 14, 8:17 AM PDT · 2031 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 7
32. 2.24km NW of Humboldt Hill, CASun, Mar 14, 1:32 PM PDT · 2030 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
33. 2.833km WNW of Petrolia, CATue, Mar 16, 3:26 PM PDT · 2028 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
34. 2.06km S of Petrolia, CAThu, Mar 18, 6:28 AM PDT · 2027 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
35. 2.234km E of Hydesville, CASat, Mar 20, 2:53 PM PDT · 2024 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
36. 2.434km E of Hydesville, CASat, Mar 20, 2:57 PM PDT · 2024 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away

Before

1. 4.480km W of Petrolia, CASat, Jan 16, 10:25 PM PST · 2087 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 17
2. 2.230km E of Rio Dell, CAFri, Jan 15, 2:55 AM PST · 2089 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
3. 2.212km E of Blue Lake, CAThu, Jan 14, 12:11 PM PST · 2089 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
4. 1.819km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Jan 13, 12:27 PM PST · 2090 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
5. 2.416km SW of Ferndale, CAWed, Jan 13, 6:34 AM PST · 2091 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
6. 2.69km WSW of Petrolia, CAWed, Jan 13, 2:00 AM PST · 2091 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
7. 2.718km WSW of Petrolia, CATue, Jan 12, 8:12 PM PST · 2091 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
8. 3.086km W of Petrolia, CATue, Jan 12, 10:52 AM PST · 2091 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
9. 4.377km W of Petrolia, CATue, Jan 12, 5:22 AM PST · 2092 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 20
10. 3.212km WSW of Petrolia, CAMon, Jan 11, 7:25 PM PST · 2092 days ago · 21 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6
11. 2.97km WNW of Petrolia, CASat, Jan 9, 1:26 PM PST · 2094 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
12. 2.813km W of Petrolia, CASat, Jan 9, 5:10 AM PST · 2095 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
13. 2.627km W of Petrolia, CAMon, Jan 4, 5:07 PM PST · 2099 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
14. 2.312km WSW of Rio Dell, CAThu, Dec 31, 2:43 PM PST · 2103 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
15. 2.122km NW of Petrolia, CATue, Dec 29, 2:57 PM PST · 2105 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
16. 2.118km WSW of Petrolia, CATue, Dec 29, 1:01 AM PST · 2106 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
17. 1.92km NW of Redway, CAMon, Dec 28, 8:06 AM PST · 2107 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
18. 2.04km WNW of Petrolia, CASun, Dec 27, 8:28 AM PST · 2108 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
19. 1.914km SE of Petrolia, CAFri, Dec 25, 4:20 PM PST · 2109 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
20. 2.311km SW of Petrolia, CAFri, Dec 25, 6:25 AM PST · 2110 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73515515. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:25 AM UTC.