California earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 9km ENE of Round Valley, CA

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 9km ENE of Round Valley, CA on Mon, Jun 7, 2021, 9:07 AM PDT (16:07 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 28 km SSW of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-06-07 16:07:29 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.430° N, 118.501° W
Felt reports
26
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.35ML, local (Richter)Northern California Seismic SystemPreferred · Final · ±0.25 · 54 stations
3.0ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.032 · 127 stations

Did you feel it?

26 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 166 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 194.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73571146 (also filed as us7000easx). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:43 AM UTC.