California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 16km W of Petrolia, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 16km W of Petrolia, CA on Fri, Jun 4, 2021, 3:57 PM PDT (22:57 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 12km W of Petrolia, 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
2021-06-04 22:57:48 UTC
Depth
15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.297° N, 124.469° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
258°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.121km W of Petrolia, CA · 1948 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.112km WNW of Petrolia, CA · 1947 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.132km W of Hayfork, CA · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.822km NW of Petrolia, CA · 1946 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.513km N of Petrolia, CA · 1944 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.623km W of Petrolia, CA · 1942 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.84km NW of Petrolia, CA · 1941 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.445km W of Ferndale, CA · 1940 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.714km E of Rio Dell, CA · 1939 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.614km E of Rio Dell, CA · 1938 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.516km WNW of Petrolia, CA · 1938 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.417km NW of Petrolia, CA · 1936 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.110km WSW of Petrolia, CA · 1934 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.842km W of Petrolia, CA · 1933 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.59km WSW of Petrolia, CA · 1932 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.27km NE of Shelter Cove, CA · 1929 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.966km W of Petrolia, CA · 1927 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.88km ESE of Redway, CA · 1926 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.436km NNE of Redway, CA · 1926 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 3.1100km W of Petrolia, CA · 1926 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.89km W of Willow Creek, CA · 1925 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.311km SSW of Ferndale, CA · 1923 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.015km SW of Petrolia, CA · 1921 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.722km W of Petrolia, CA · 1919 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.011km SSW of Ferndale, CA · 1917 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.411km W of Laytonville, CA · 1913 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 2.821km W of Petrolia, CA · 1913 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.022km W of Petrolia, CA · 1913 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 3.9104km W of Petrolia, CA · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  30. 3.457km W of Petrolia, CA · 1911 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 7
  31. 1.79km SSW of Ferndale, CA · 1911 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.69km SSW of Ferndale, CA · 1911 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.89km SSW of Ferndale, CA · 1911 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.48km WSW of Petrolia, CA · 1910 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.421km W of Petrolia, CA · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 5.112km W of Petrolia, CA · 1905 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 751
  37. 2.49km W of Petrolia, CA · 1905 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 7
  38. 2.14km SW of Petrolia, CA · 1905 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.69km SSE of Redway, CA · 1903 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.519km SE of Bayside, CA · 1903 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 4.312km WSW of Petrolia, CA · 1902 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 25
  42. 2.856km WNW of Petrolia, CA · 1902 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  43. 1.716km SW of Ferndale, CA · 1902 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.840km WNW of Petrolia, CA · 1902 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.733km ENE of Hydesville, CA · 1902 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.5112 km W of Ferndale, California · 1901 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.733km WNW of Petrolia, CA · 1900 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 2.77km W of Petrolia, CA · 1900 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  49. 2.912km WSW of Petrolia, CA · 1899 days ago · 32 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.18km W of Petrolia, CA · 1898 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.78km W of Petrolia, CA · 1898 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.412km N of Laytonville, CA · 1897 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.75km W of Petrolia, CA · 1897 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.94km ESE of Redway, CA · 1897 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.89km W of Petrolia, CA · 1896 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.56km N of Petrolia, CA · 1895 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.321km W of Petrolia, CA · 1895 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 3.07km W of Petrolia, CA · 1894 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.547km W of Ferndale, CA · 1894 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.86km W of Petrolia, CA · 1893 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 2.815km WNW of Willow Creek, CA · 1950 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.130km NE of Redway, CA · 1951 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.836km WNW of Petrolia, CA · 1952 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.522km W of Petrolia, CA · 1955 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.717km E of Petrolia, CA · 1957 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.635km E of Hydesville, CA · 1957 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.544km W of Ferndale, CA · 1960 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.931km WNW of Petrolia, CA · 1962 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.420km NW of Bayview, CA · 1964 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.816km W of Petrolia, CA · 1966 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.614km WSW of Petrolia, CA · 1966 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.223km W of Petrolia, CA · 1966 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.412km W of Petrolia, CA · 1967 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.515km WSW of Petrolia, CA · 1967 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.813km W of Petrolia, CA · 1967 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.88km W of Redway, CA · 1967 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  17. 1.88km W of Redway, CA · 1968 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.98km W of Redway, CA · 1968 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.71km NNE of Humboldt Hill, CA · 1970 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 199
  20. 2.849km W of Ferndale, CA · 1971 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73569971. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:32 PM UTC.