California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6km NW of Redding, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6km NW of Redding, CA on Wed, Oct 20, 2021, 2:46 AM PDT (09:46 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 11km NNE of Bella Vista, 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
2021-10-20 09:46:06 UTC
Depth
20.2 km (12.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.612° N, 122.423° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.113km NE of Montgomery Creek, CA · 1806 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.114km ESE of Viola, CA · 1805 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.619km NE of Big Bend, CA · 1799 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.916km SSE of McCloud, CA · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.511km NNE of Bella Vista, CA · 1795 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.812km NE of Bella Vista, CA · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.62km WNW of Shasta Lake, CA · 1789 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.69km S of Mineral, CA · 1780 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.36km ENE of Shasta, CA · 1777 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.421km SSE of Willow Creek, CA · 1776 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.93km NE of Viola, CA · 1775 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.612km N of Mineral, CA · 1775 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.29km ESE of Willow Creek, CA · 1775 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.77km SSE of Mineral, CA · 1773 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.711km NNE of Bella Vista, CA · 1773 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.612km W of Chester, CA · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.58km SSE of Mineral, CA · 1773 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.712km WSW of Chester, CA · 1772 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.416km SSE of Mineral, CA · 1772 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.59km NNE of Hayfork, CA · 1772 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.99km E of Montgomery Creek, CA · 1766 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.713km NNE of Shingletown, CA · 1762 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.71km NE of Shasta Lake, CA · 1760 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.823km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 1760 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.727km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 1759 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.310km SE of Willow Creek, CA · 1758 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.221km NE of Viola, CA · 1755 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.810km ESE of Millville, CA · 1751 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 2.96km NNE of Hamilton City, CA · 1813 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.919km SW of Tennant, CA · 1814 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.616km N of Shingletown, CA · 1818 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.74km ENE of Shasta, CA · 1822 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.612km SE of Dunsmuir, CA · 1823 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.513km SE of Dunsmuir, CA · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 11
  7. 2.54km ENE of Shasta, CA · 1824 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.110km NNW of Burney, CA · 1825 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.84km E of Shasta, CA · 1826 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.018km ESE of Willow Creek, CA · 1826 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.320km ENE of Willow Creek, CA · 1826 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.74km NW of Bella Vista, CA · 1828 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.12km NW of Bella Vista, CA · 1828 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.512km ESE of Viola, CA · 1830 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.09km WSW of Chester, CA · 1831 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.512km ESE of Viola, CA · 1831 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.318km E of Willow Creek, CA · 1832 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.021km WSW of Dunsmuir, CA · 1833 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.56km NNE of Millville, CA · 1836 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.99km SSE of McCloud, CA · 1837 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73641860. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:01 AM UTC.