M2.4 earthquake 8km SSE of Petrolia, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, Nov 5, 2021, 10:52 AM PDT

UTC

2021-11-05 17:52:52 UTC

Depth

20.6 km (12.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.260° N, 124.263° 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

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

81°

Stations used

26

• Scotia, CaliforniaPopulation 850. Forecast28 kmSSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast39 kmSSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast215 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast872 kmNW

After

1. 1.86km NNE of Petrolia, CASat, Nov 6, 8:33 AM PDT · 1794 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
2. 1.917km WNW of Cape Vizcaino, CASat, Nov 6, 5:47 PM PDT · 1793 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
3. 2.86km NNE of Petrolia, CATue, Nov 9, 11:48 AM PST · 1791 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
4. 2.96km NNE of Petrolia, CAThu, Nov 11, 5:35 AM PST · 1789 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
5. 2.037km W of Petrolia, CAFri, Nov 12, 7:05 AM PST · 1788 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
6. 2.212km WNW of Petrolia, CASat, Nov 13, 1:12 PM PST · 1786 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
7. 1.72km N of Redway, CAFri, Nov 19, 7:08 PM PST · 1780 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
8. 3.020km W of Petrolia, CAMon, Nov 22, 1:22 PM PST · 1777 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 4
9. 2.415km WSW of Petrolia, CATue, Nov 23, 12:24 AM PST · 1777 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
10. 2.747km W of Petrolia, CATue, Nov 23, 11:11 PM PST · 1776 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
11. 2.421km SSE of Willow Creek, CAWed, Nov 24, 1:26 AM PST · 1776 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
12. 2.647km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Nov 24, 3:14 PM PST · 1775 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
13. 2.29km ESE of Willow Creek, CAWed, Nov 24, 10:18 PM PST · 1775 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
14. 2.313km SE of Petrolia, CAThu, Nov 25, 1:18 AM PST · 1775 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
15. 2.615km SE of Petrolia, CAThu, Nov 25, 2:10 AM PST · 1775 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
16. 2.718km W of Petrolia, CASun, Nov 28, 8:36 PM PST · 1771 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
17. 1.84km N of Hydesville, CAMon, Nov 29, 4:51 PM PST · 1770 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
18. 2.774km W of Petrolia, CAMon, Nov 29, 7:14 PM PST · 1770 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
19. 2.419km W of Petrolia, CATue, Dec 7, 8:22 AM PST · 1763 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
20. 2.826km W of Petrolia, CATue, Dec 7, 1:06 PM PST · 1762 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
21. 2.713km SE of Petrolia, CAWed, Dec 8, 8:28 PM PST · 1761 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
22. 2.740km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Dec 8, 10:00 PM PST · 1761 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
23. 1.811km SSE of Blue Lake, CAWed, Dec 8, 10:38 PM PST · 1761 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
24. 2.627km WNW of Petrolia, CAFri, Dec 10, 4:25 AM PST · 1760 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
25. 2.010km SSW of Ferndale, CAFri, Dec 10, 11:52 PM PST · 1759 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
26. 1.95km NNE of Fort Bragg, CASat, Dec 11, 11:50 AM PST · 1759 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
27. 2.310km SE of Willow Creek, CASat, Dec 11, 8:56 PM PST · 1758 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
28. 2.419km WSW of Petrolia, CAWed, Dec 15, 6:48 AM PST · 1755 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
29. 1.69km ENE of Petrolia, CAWed, Dec 15, 6:34 PM PST · 1754 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
30. 2.319km NW of Petrolia, CAFri, Dec 17, 10:06 AM PST · 1753 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
31. 2.717km SW of Ferndale, CASat, Dec 18, 1:02 AM PST · 1752 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
32. 4.022km W of Petrolia, CAMon, Dec 20, 6:25 AM PST · 1750 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 36
33. 5.729km W of Petrolia, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:10 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
34. 6.27km N of Petrolia, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:10 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 4,378 · PAGER yellow · tsunami flag
35. 4.852km W of Petrolia, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:13 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 8
36. 2.47km N of Petrolia, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:17 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
37. 2.19km NNE of Petrolia, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:17 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
38. 2.811km N of Petrolia, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:18 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
39. 2.18km N of Petrolia, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:18 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
40. 2.27km N of Petrolia, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:19 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
41. 2.315km NW of Petrolia, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:19 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
42. 2.76km NW of Petrolia, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:20 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
43. 2.86km N of Petrolia, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:20 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
44. 2.311km SW of Rio Dell, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:20 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
45. 2.212km N of Petrolia, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:20 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
46. 1.87km N of Petrolia, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:21 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
47. 2.510km ESE of Petrolia, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:21 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
48. 2.68km N of Petrolia, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:23 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
49. 2.79km SW of Petrolia, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:23 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
50. 2.69km S of Ferndale, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:24 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
51. 2.711km N of Petrolia, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:25 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
52. 2.312km SW of Rio Dell, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:26 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
53. 1.86km NNW of Petrolia, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:27 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
54. 2.99km N of Petrolia, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:28 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 5
55. 2.812km NNW of Petrolia, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:29 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
56. 1.915km NNW of Petrolia, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:30 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
57. 2.810km SSE of Ferndale, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:30 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
58. 2.65km NNW of Petrolia, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:34 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
59. 2.611km WSW of Rio Dell, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:36 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
60. 2.518km W of Petrolia, CAMon, Dec 20, 12:37 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 4.119km NW of Covelo, CAWed, Nov 3, 5:24 PM PDT · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 21
2. 2.45km NNW of Petrolia, CATue, Nov 2, 10:58 PM PDT · 1797 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
3. 1.75km NNE of Petrolia, CATue, Nov 2, 10:10 PM PDT · 1797 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
4. 2.028km NE of Redway, CATue, Nov 2, 9:59 PM PDT · 1797 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
5. 2.53km N of Petrolia, CATue, Nov 2, 9:55 PM PDT · 1797 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
6. 3.06km NNE of Petrolia, CATue, Nov 2, 6:33 PM PDT · 1797 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 10
7. 2.56km N of Petrolia, CATue, Nov 2, 5:41 PM PDT · 1797 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
8. 2.66km NNE of Petrolia, CATue, Nov 2, 5:39 PM PDT · 1797 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
9. 2.34km NNE of Petrolia, CATue, Nov 2, 5:27 PM PDT · 1797 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
10. 4.45km NNE of Petrolia, CATue, Nov 2, 5:24 PM PDT · 1797 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 114 · tsunami flag
11. 2.58km E of Willow Creek, CATue, Nov 2, 8:03 AM PDT · 1798 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
12. 2.519km W of Petrolia, CASat, Oct 30, 4:24 PM PDT · 1800 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
13. 2.013km WSW of Laytonville, CASat, Oct 30, 9:01 AM PDT · 1801 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
14. 1.913km ENE of Hydesville, CAWed, Oct 27, 8:17 PM PDT · 1803 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
15. 2.114km WSW of Laytonville, CATue, Oct 26, 7:37 AM PDT · 1805 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
16. 2.426km WNW of Petrolia, CAFri, Oct 22, 9:40 PM PDT · 1808 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
17. 2.923km W of Petrolia, CAThu, Oct 21, 6:10 AM PDT · 1810 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
18. 2.212km WSW of Petrolia, CAWed, Oct 20, 7:43 PM PDT · 1810 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
19. 2.656km W of Ferndale, CAWed, Oct 20, 12:27 PM PDT · 1811 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
20. 1.719km WNW of Petrolia, CAMon, Oct 18, 9:54 PM PDT · 1812 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73649220. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:12 AM UTC.