M2.2 earthquake 18km W of Petrolia, CA

Magnitude

2.2 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sat, Mar 6, 2021, 9:02 PM PST

UTC

2021-03-07 05:02:42 UTC

Depth

19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.295° N, 124.500° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

266°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

19

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast37 kmSSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast44 kmSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast235 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast888 kmNW

After

1. 2.764km W of Petrolia, CASun, Mar 7, 6:44 AM PST · 2036 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
2. 1.98km WSW of Petrolia, CATue, Mar 9, 8:36 PM PST · 2034 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
3. 2.826km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Mar 10, 1:26 PM PST · 2033 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
4. 2.014km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Mar 10, 5:27 PM PST · 2033 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
5. 2.735km WNW of Petrolia, CAThu, Mar 11, 4:34 PM PST · 2032 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
6. 1.821km NW of Petrolia, CAFri, Mar 12, 9:25 AM PST · 2031 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
7. 2.56km W of Petrolia, CASat, Mar 13, 9:27 PM PST · 2030 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 5
8. 2.786km W of Petrolia, CASat, Mar 13, 9:47 PM PST · 2030 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
9. 2.31km ENE of Humboldt Hill, CASun, Mar 14, 8:17 AM PDT · 2029 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 7
10. 2.24km NW of Humboldt Hill, CASun, Mar 14, 1:32 PM PDT · 2029 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
11. 2.833km WNW of Petrolia, CATue, Mar 16, 3:26 PM PDT · 2027 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
12. 2.06km S of Petrolia, CAThu, Mar 18, 6:28 AM PDT · 2025 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
13. 2.234km E of Hydesville, CASat, Mar 20, 2:53 PM PDT · 2023 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
14. 2.434km E of Hydesville, CASat, Mar 20, 2:57 PM PDT · 2023 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
15. 1.920km W of Petrolia, CASat, Mar 27, 1:11 PM PDT · 2016 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
16. 4.188km W of Petrolia, CASat, Mar 27, 5:19 PM PDT · 2016 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
17. 2.19km N of Petrolia, CASun, Mar 28, 11:51 AM PDT · 2015 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
18. 2.111km SSE of Redway, CAMon, Mar 29, 11:37 PM PDT · 2014 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
19. 4.776km W of Petrolia, CATue, Mar 30, 8:51 AM PDT · 2013 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 17
20. 2.9104km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Mar 31, 2:26 AM PDT · 2012 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
21. 1.67km SSW of Petrolia, CAWed, Mar 31, 2:52 AM PDT · 2012 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
22. 2.28km SSE of Ferndale, CAWed, Mar 31, 2:14 PM PDT · 2012 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
23. 2.827km WNW of Petrolia, CAThu, Apr 1, 8:22 AM PDT · 2011 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
24. 1.614km SW of Ferndale, CAThu, Apr 1, 4:43 PM PDT · 2011 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
25. 1.626km N of Laytonville, CAThu, Apr 1, 9:43 PM PDT · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
26. 4.427km W of Petrolia, CAFri, Apr 2, 1:21 AM PDT · 2011 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 46
27. 2.534km W of Petrolia, CAFri, Apr 2, 2:19 AM PDT · 2010 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
28. 1.925km W of Petrolia, CAFri, Apr 2, 2:31 AM PDT · 2010 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
29. 2.024km W of Petrolia, CAFri, Apr 2, 5:52 AM PDT · 2010 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
30. 2.219km W of Petrolia, CASun, Apr 4, 12:50 AM PDT · 2009 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
31. 2.019km NE of Redway, CASun, Apr 4, 4:22 AM PDT · 2008 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
32. 1.827km SSE of Blue Lake, CASun, Apr 4, 1:06 PM PDT · 2008 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
33. 2.421km W of Petrolia, CAMon, Apr 5, 4:42 AM PDT · 2007 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
34. 3.027km W of Petrolia, CAMon, Apr 5, 1:27 PM PDT · 2007 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
35. 2.974km W of Petrolia, CAMon, Apr 5, 5:50 PM PDT · 2007 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
36. 2.518km WNW of Petrolia, CAThu, Apr 8, 2:40 PM PDT · 2004 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
37. 2.514km SE of Petrolia, CAThu, Apr 8, 5:39 PM PDT · 2004 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
38. 2.925km W of Petrolia, CAThu, Apr 8, 7:07 PM PDT · 2004 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
39. 2.115km NW of Petrolia, CAFri, Apr 9, 3:10 AM PDT · 2003 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
40. 1.929km NE of Redway, CAFri, Apr 9, 3:30 AM PDT · 2003 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
41. 1.835km S of Willow Creek, CASat, Apr 10, 3:54 AM PDT · 2002 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
42. 1.910km S of Petrolia, CASun, Apr 11, 12:59 PM PDT · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
43. 2.630km WNW of Petrolia, CATue, Apr 13, 9:39 PM PDT · 1999 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
44. 2.129km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Apr 14, 1:37 AM PDT · 1999 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
45. 2.516km WSW of Petrolia, CAThu, Apr 15, 12:58 AM PDT · 1998 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
46. 3.517km WNW of Petrolia, CAThu, Apr 15, 9:09 PM PDT · 1997 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 17
47. 1.815km WSW of Petrolia, CASat, Apr 17, 1:43 AM PDT · 1996 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
48. 2.638km WNW of Petrolia, CASun, Apr 18, 4:46 PM PDT · 1994 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
49. 2.528km W of Petrolia, CASun, Apr 18, 10:59 PM PDT · 1994 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
50. 4.020km ENE of Redway, CATue, Apr 20, 2:48 AM PDT · 1992 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 26
51. 2.718km W of Petrolia, CATue, Apr 20, 7:08 AM PDT · 1992 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
52. 2.510km WNW of Humboldt Hill, CAWed, Apr 21, 9:58 PM PDT · 1991 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
53. 1.614km SW of Ferndale, CAFri, Apr 23, 7:32 PM PDT · 1989 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
54. 2.07km N of Ferndale, CAFri, Apr 23, 11:14 PM PDT · 1989 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
55. 2.781km W of Petrolia, CASat, Apr 24, 3:21 AM PDT · 1988 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
56. 2.116km E of Petrolia, CASat, Apr 24, 5:32 PM PDT · 1988 days ago · 31 km deep · 34 km away
57. 1.623km W of Petrolia, CASun, Apr 25, 11:32 PM PDT · 1987 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
58. 2.523km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Apr 28, 2:56 AM PDT · 1984 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
59. 2.632km WNW of Ferndale, CAWed, Apr 28, 12:33 PM PDT · 1984 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
60. 1.924km WNW of Petrolia, CAThu, Apr 29, 9:01 PM PDT · 1983 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

1. 3.030km WNW of Ferndale, CAThu, Mar 4, 2:52 PM PST · 2039 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 6
2. 2.923km W of Petrolia, CAThu, Mar 4, 9:08 AM PST · 2039 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 4
3. 1.69km WSW of Rio Dell, CAWed, Mar 3, 1:42 PM PST · 2040 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
4. 2.120km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Mar 3, 9:21 AM PST · 2040 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
5. 2.453km WNW of Petrolia, CAWed, Mar 3, 2:18 AM PST · 2040 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
6. 2.317km NNW of Laytonville, CATue, Mar 2, 4:52 PM PST · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
7. 3.058km W of Ferndale, CAMon, Mar 1, 8:36 AM PST · 2042 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
8. 1.87km N of Petrolia, CATue, Feb 23, 11:41 PM PST · 2048 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
9. 1.813km SE of Petrolia, CAMon, Feb 22, 8:29 PM PST · 2049 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
10. 2.413km SE of Petrolia, CASat, Feb 20, 1:08 PM PST · 2051 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
11. 2.927km W of Petrolia, CASat, Feb 13, 10:39 PM PST · 2058 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
12. 1.916km SE of Petrolia, CAThu, Feb 11, 8:10 AM PST · 2060 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
13. 2.325km WNW of Ferndale, CATue, Feb 9, 10:12 PM PST · 2062 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
14. 2.661km W of Petrolia, CATue, Feb 9, 9:41 AM PST · 2062 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
15. 2.514km WNW of Petrolia, CASun, Feb 7, 6:21 AM PST · 2064 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73532241. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:17 PM UTC.