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M1.9 earthquake 8km WNW of Point Arena, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8km WNW of Point Arena, CA on Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 12:33 PM PDT (19:33 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 4km ENE of Talmage, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-08-24 19:33:32 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.935° N, 123.789° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
262°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67km NNW of Laytonville, CA · 1866 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.43km W of Anderson Springs, CA · 1866 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.44km S of Talmage, CA · 1866 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 7
  4. 2.510km NW of The Geysers, CA · 1865 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.65km W of Cobb, CA · 1864 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.91km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 1864 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.66km NW of The Geysers, CA · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.59km WNW of Cobb, CA · 1863 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.97km NW of The Geysers, CA · 1863 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.69km E of Willits, CA · 1862 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.73km WNW of Cobb, CA · 1862 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 6
  12. 2.23km WNW of Cobb, CA · 1862 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.93km WNW of Cobb, CA · 1862 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.63km WNW of Cobb, CA · 1862 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.714km NNE of Brooktrails, CA · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.91km NNE of The Geysers, CA · 1862 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.95km NW of The Geysers, CA · 1862 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.16km NW of The Geysers, CA · 1861 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.73km ENE of The Geysers, CA · 1861 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.810km NNE of Windsor, CA · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 3.04km ENE of Talmage, CA · 1860 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 122
  22. 1.512km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 1860 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.610km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 1860 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.69km WNW of Cobb, CA · 1860 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.77km W of Cobb, CA · 1859 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 3.84km ENE of Talmage, CA · 1858 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 316
  27. 1.92km WNW of Cobb, CA · 1858 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.72km SW of Cobb, CA · 1857 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.513km N of Brooktrails, CA · 1857 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.74km ENE of Talmage, CA · 1857 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 3.74km ENE of Talmage, CA · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 199
  32. 2.21km NW of The Geysers, CA · 1855 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.62km NW of The Geysers, CA · 1855 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.80km SW of Laytonville, CA · 1854 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.31km NNW of The Geysers, CA · 1854 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 3.17km NW of The Geysers, CA · 1854 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.56km NW of The Geysers, CA · 1854 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.07km NW of The Geysers, CA · 1854 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.66km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 1854 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.59km WNW of Cobb, CA · 1854 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.97km NW of Laytonville, CA · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.83km SW of Anderson Springs, CA · 1853 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.57km W of Cobb, CA · 1853 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.77km NW of The Geysers, CA · 1853 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.87km ENE of Brooktrails, CA · 1852 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.15km NW of The Geysers, CA · 1852 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.36km W of Cobb, CA · 1851 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.76km WNW of Cobb, CA · 1851 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.63km SSE of Redwood Valley, CA · 1851 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 2.05km ENE of Talmage, CA · 1850 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.38km NW of Laytonville, CA · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.714km W of Redwood Valley, CA · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.58km NNW of Laytonville, CA · 1849 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 2.55km NW of The Geysers, CA · 1849 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.710km NNW of Redwood Valley, CA · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.712km SE of Point Arena, CA · 1845 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.83km ENE of The Geysers, CA · 1845 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 2.45km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 1844 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.714km SE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 1844 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.510km W of Redwood Valley, CA · 1844 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 160.

Before

  1. 2.28km WNW of Cobb, CA · 1869 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.86km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 1871 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.511km SW of The Geysers, CA · 1871 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.911km SW of The Geysers, CA · 1872 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.41km ESE of The Geysers, CA · 1872 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.74km SSE of The Geysers, CA · 1872 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.12km SSW of Bodega Bay, CA · 1873 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.82km SSW of Bodega Bay, CA · 1873 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.82km SSW of Bodega Bay, CA · 1873 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.62km NNE of The Geysers, CA · 1873 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.88km NNW of Redwood Valley, CA · 1874 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.75km NW of The Geysers, CA · 1875 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.610km N of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.910km N of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 1876 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.78km NW of The Geysers, CA · 1876 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.46km N of Cobb, CA · 1876 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 10
  17. 1.710km SSE of Laytonville, CA · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.66km NW of The Geysers, CA · 1878 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.819km NE of Upper Lake, CA · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.67km NW of The Geysers, CA · 1879 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc71125719. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.