M2.4 earthquake 53km WNW of Petrolia, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, Mar 3, 2021, 2:18 AM PST

UTC

2021-03-03 10:18:20 UTC

Depth

16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.445° N, 124.891° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.26

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

247°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

33

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast55 kmWSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast64 kmWSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast272 kmWNW

After

1. 2.120km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Mar 3, 9:21 AM PST · 2041 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
2. 1.69km WSW of Rio Dell, CAWed, Mar 3, 1:42 PM PST · 2041 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
3. 2.923km W of Petrolia, CAThu, Mar 4, 9:08 AM PST · 2040 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 4
4. 3.030km WNW of Ferndale, CAThu, Mar 4, 2:52 PM PST · 2040 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 6
5. 2.976 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaFri, Mar 5, 1:36 AM PST · 2039 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
6. 2.218km W of Petrolia, CASat, Mar 6, 9:02 PM PST · 2037 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
7. 2.764km W of Petrolia, CASun, Mar 7, 6:44 AM PST · 2037 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
8. 1.98km WSW of Petrolia, CATue, Mar 9, 8:36 PM PST · 2034 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
9. 2.826km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Mar 10, 1:26 PM PST · 2034 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
10. 2.014km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Mar 10, 5:27 PM PST · 2034 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
11. 2.735km WNW of Petrolia, CAThu, Mar 11, 4:34 PM PST · 2033 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
12. 1.821km NW of Petrolia, CAFri, Mar 12, 9:25 AM PST · 2032 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
13. 2.56km W of Petrolia, CASat, Mar 13, 9:27 PM PST · 2030 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 5
14. 2.786km W of Petrolia, CASat, Mar 13, 9:47 PM PST · 2030 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
15. 2.31km ENE of Humboldt Hill, CASun, Mar 14, 8:17 AM PDT · 2030 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 7
16. 2.24km NW of Humboldt Hill, CASun, Mar 14, 1:32 PM PDT · 2030 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
17. 2.833km WNW of Petrolia, CATue, Mar 16, 3:26 PM PDT · 2028 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
18. 3.699km W of Trinidad, CAWed, Mar 17, 7:21 AM PDT · 2027 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
19. 2.06km S of Petrolia, CAThu, Mar 18, 6:28 AM PDT · 2026 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
20. 1.920km W of Petrolia, CASat, Mar 27, 1:11 PM PDT · 2017 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
21. 4.188km W of Petrolia, CASat, Mar 27, 5:19 PM PDT · 2017 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
22. 2.19km N of Petrolia, CASun, Mar 28, 11:51 AM PDT · 2016 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
23. 4.776km W of Petrolia, CATue, Mar 30, 8:51 AM PDT · 2014 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 17
24. 2.9104km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Mar 31, 2:26 AM PDT · 2013 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
25. 1.67km SSW of Petrolia, CAWed, Mar 31, 2:52 AM PDT · 2013 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
26. 2.28km SSE of Ferndale, CAWed, Mar 31, 2:14 PM PDT · 2013 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
27. 2.827km WNW of Petrolia, CAThu, Apr 1, 8:22 AM PDT · 2012 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
28. 1.614km SW of Ferndale, CAThu, Apr 1, 4:43 PM PDT · 2012 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
29. 4.427km W of Petrolia, CAFri, Apr 2, 1:21 AM PDT · 2011 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 46
30. 2.534km W of Petrolia, CAFri, Apr 2, 2:19 AM PDT · 2011 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
31. 1.925km W of Petrolia, CAFri, Apr 2, 2:31 AM PDT · 2011 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
32. 2.024km W of Petrolia, CAFri, Apr 2, 5:52 AM PDT · 2011 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
33. 2.219km W of Petrolia, CASun, Apr 4, 12:50 AM PDT · 2009 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
34. 1.827km SSE of Blue Lake, CASun, Apr 4, 1:06 PM PDT · 2009 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
35. 2.421km W of Petrolia, CAMon, Apr 5, 4:42 AM PDT · 2008 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
36. 3.027km W of Petrolia, CAMon, Apr 5, 1:27 PM PDT · 2008 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
37. 2.974km W of Petrolia, CAMon, Apr 5, 5:50 PM PDT · 2008 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
38. 2.518km WNW of Petrolia, CAThu, Apr 8, 2:40 PM PDT · 2005 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
39. 2.514km SE of Petrolia, CAThu, Apr 8, 5:39 PM PDT · 2005 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
40. 2.925km W of Petrolia, CAThu, Apr 8, 7:07 PM PDT · 2005 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
41. 2.115km NW of Petrolia, CAFri, Apr 9, 3:10 AM PDT · 2004 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
42. 1.910km S of Petrolia, CASun, Apr 11, 12:59 PM PDT · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
43. 2.630km WNW of Petrolia, CATue, Apr 13, 9:39 PM PDT · 1999 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
44. 2.129km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Apr 14, 1:37 AM PDT · 1999 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
45. 2.516km WSW of Petrolia, CAThu, Apr 15, 12:58 AM PDT · 1998 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
46. 3.517km WNW of Petrolia, CAThu, Apr 15, 9:09 PM PDT · 1998 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 17
47. 1.815km WSW of Petrolia, CASat, Apr 17, 1:43 AM PDT · 1996 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
48. 2.638km WNW of Petrolia, CASun, Apr 18, 4:46 PM PDT · 1995 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
49. 2.528km W of Petrolia, CASun, Apr 18, 10:59 PM PDT · 1994 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
50. 2.718km W of Petrolia, CATue, Apr 20, 7:08 AM PDT · 1993 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
51. 2.510km WNW of Humboldt Hill, CAWed, Apr 21, 9:58 PM PDT · 1991 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
52. 1.614km SW of Ferndale, CAFri, Apr 23, 7:32 PM PDT · 1990 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
53. 2.07km N of Ferndale, CAFri, Apr 23, 11:14 PM PDT · 1989 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
54. 2.781km W of Petrolia, CASat, Apr 24, 3:21 AM PDT · 1989 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
55. 2.116km E of Petrolia, CASat, Apr 24, 5:32 PM PDT · 1989 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
56. 1.623km W of Petrolia, CASun, Apr 25, 11:32 PM PDT · 1987 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
57. 2.523km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Apr 28, 2:56 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
58. 2.632km WNW of Ferndale, CAWed, Apr 28, 12:33 PM PDT · 1985 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
59. 1.924km WNW of Petrolia, CAThu, Apr 29, 9:01 PM PDT · 1984 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
60. 2.584km WNW of Ferndale, CASat, May 1, 11:30 PM PDT · 1981 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1

Before

1. 3.058km W of Ferndale, CAMon, Mar 1, 8:36 AM PST · 2043 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
2. 1.87km N of Petrolia, CATue, Feb 23, 11:41 PM PST · 2048 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
3. 1.813km SE of Petrolia, CAMon, Feb 22, 8:29 PM PST · 2050 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
4. 2.7143 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Feb 22, 12:35 PM PST · 2050 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
5. 3.0142km W of Petrolia, CASat, Feb 20, 7:10 PM PST · 2052 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
6. 2.413km SE of Petrolia, CASat, Feb 20, 1:08 PM PST · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
7. 2.927km W of Petrolia, CASat, Feb 13, 10:39 PM PST · 2058 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
8. 1.916km SE of Petrolia, CAThu, Feb 11, 8:10 AM PST · 2061 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
9. 2.325km WNW of Ferndale, CATue, Feb 9, 10:12 PM PST · 2062 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
10. 2.661km W of Petrolia, CATue, Feb 9, 9:41 AM PST · 2063 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
11. 2.514km WNW of Petrolia, CASun, Feb 7, 6:21 AM PST · 2065 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
12. 2.615km WSW of Petrolia, CAThu, Feb 4, 12:04 AM PST · 2068 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
13. 2.518km WNW of Petrolia, CATue, Feb 2, 8:58 AM PST · 2070 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
14. 2.8101 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Feb 1, 10:10 PM PST · 2070 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
15. 2.9126 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Feb 1, 6:21 PM PST · 2071 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73530666. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.