California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6km NNW of Point Arena, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6km NNW of Point Arena, CA on Fri, Feb 12, 2021, 2:53 AM PST (10:53 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 21km SSW of Willits, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-02-12 10:53:06 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.962° N, 123.725° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712km W of Lakeport, CA · 2060 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.42km NE of The Geysers, CA · 2059 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.83km SSW of Anderson Springs, CA · 2059 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.56km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 2059 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.66km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 2059 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.13km NE of The Geysers, CA · 2059 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.66km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 2058 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.58km SSW of Kelseyville, CA · 2057 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.78km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2057 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.95km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2056 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.79km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 2056 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.15km WNW of Cobb, CA · 2056 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.68km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 2054 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.55km E of Clearlake Oaks, CA · 2054 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.86km WNW of Cobb, CA · 2054 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.54km W of Cobb, CA · 2053 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.71km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2052 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.62km N of The Geysers, CA · 2052 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.68km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2051 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.78km NE of Windsor, CA · 2051 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.28km WNW of Cobb, CA · 2051 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.63km SW of Cobb, CA · 2051 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.65km N of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2050 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.83km SE of The Geysers, CA · 2050 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.514km NNW of Brooktrails, CA · 2050 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.81km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 2050 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.78km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2049 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.88km NE of Windsor, CA · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.14km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2048 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.94km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2048 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.52km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 3.87km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 46
  33. 2.27km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 2047 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.36km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.67km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2046 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.65km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2046 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.213km WNW of Calistoga, CA · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.88km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2045 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.65km ENE of Laytonville, CA · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.61km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2044 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
  41. 1.81km NE of The Geysers, CA · 2044 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.01km ENE of The Geysers, CA · 2044 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.11km ENE of The Geysers, CA · 2044 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.35km WNW of Cobb, CA · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 6
  45. 1.65km WNW of Cobb, CA · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.210km N of Cloverdale, CA · 2043 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.52km SE of The Geysers, CA · 2043 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.93km SE of The Geysers, CA · 2043 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 7
  49. 1.77km SW of Boonville, CA · 2042 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.317km NNW of Laytonville, CA · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.08km W of Cobb, CA · 2040 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.63km SSW of Cobb, CA · 2040 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.85km SSW of Redwood Valley, CA · 2040 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.75km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2039 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.013km W of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2039 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.64km NNW of The Geysers, CA · 2038 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  57. 2.74km NNW of The Geysers, CA · 2038 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  58. 2.34km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2038 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.99km NNE of Brooktrails, CA · 2038 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.52km E of The Geysers, CA · 2037 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

  1. 1.521km ENE of Navarro Head, CA · 2060 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.910km ESE of Redwood Valley, CA · 2060 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.95km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 2060 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.06km ENE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2060 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.711km N of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2061 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.63km SE of The Geysers, CA · 2061 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.67km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 2061 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.90km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2062 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.70km N of The Geysers, CA · 2062 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.72km W of Anderson Springs, CA · 2062 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.84km SE of The Geysers, CA · 2062 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.08km W of Cobb, CA · 2063 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.82km W of Anderson Springs, CA · 2063 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.92km NNE of The Geysers, CA · 2064 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.07km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2064 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.68km NE of Windsor, CA · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.07km NW of The Geysers, CA · 2064 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.610km ESE of Redwood Valley, CA · 2064 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 9
  19. 1.610km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 2065 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.56km NNW of The Geysers, CA · 2066 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73522036. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:28 PM UTC.