California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 21km SSE of Willow Creek, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 21km SSE of Willow Creek, CA on Wed, Nov 24, 2021, 1:26 AM PST (09:26 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 7km N of Petrolia, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-11-24 09:26:23 UTC
Depth
21.2 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.769° N, 123.523° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.29km ESE of Willow Creek, CA · 1774 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.313km SE of Petrolia, CA · 1774 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.615km SE of Petrolia, CA · 1774 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.59km NNE of Hayfork, CA · 1771 days ago · 31 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.718km W of Petrolia, CA · 1770 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.84km N of Hydesville, CA · 1769 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.419km W of Petrolia, CA · 1762 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.713km SE of Petrolia, CA · 1760 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.811km SSE of Blue Lake, CA · 1760 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.71km NE of Shasta Lake, CA · 1760 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.823km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 1759 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.627km WNW of Petrolia, CA · 1759 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.010km SSW of Ferndale, CA · 1758 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.727km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 1758 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.310km SE of Willow Creek, CA · 1757 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.419km WSW of Petrolia, CA · 1754 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.69km ENE of Petrolia, CA · 1753 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.319km NW of Petrolia, CA · 1752 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.717km SW of Ferndale, CA · 1751 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 6.27km N of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4,378 · PAGER yellow · tsunami flag
  21. 2.47km N of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.19km NNE of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.811km N of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.18km N of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.27km N of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.315km NW of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.76km NW of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.86km N of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.311km SW of Rio Dell, CA · 1749 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.212km N of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.87km N of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.510km ESE of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.68km N of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.79km SW of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.69km S of Ferndale, CA · 1749 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.711km N of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.312km SW of Rio Dell, CA · 1749 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.86km NNW of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.99km N of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 5
  40. 2.812km NNW of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.915km NNW of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.810km SSE of Ferndale, CA · 1749 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.65km NNW of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 2.611km WSW of Rio Dell, CA · 1749 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.518km W of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.86km NE of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.39km NNE of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.19km NNE of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 2.16km ENE of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 2.67km N of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.94km NE of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 3.111km N of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  53. 3.07km NW of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.59km N of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.88km ENE of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 3.08km SSW of Rio Dell, CA · 1749 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.213km N of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 3.114km NNE of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  59. 2.813km WSW of Petrolia, CA · 1749 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.914km SSW of Ferndale, CA · 1749 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.415km WSW of Petrolia, CA · 1776 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.36km ENE of Shasta, CA · 1776 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.020km W of Petrolia, CA · 1777 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.72km N of Redway, CA · 1779 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.212km WNW of Petrolia, CA · 1786 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.516km SSE of Somes Bar, CA · 1787 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.96km NNE of Petrolia, CA · 1788 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.62km WNW of Shasta Lake, CA · 1789 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.86km NNE of Petrolia, CA · 1790 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.86km NNE of Petrolia, CA · 1793 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.48km SSE of Petrolia, CA · 1794 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.119km NW of Covelo, CA · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 21
  13. 2.45km NNW of Petrolia, CA · 1796 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.75km NNE of Petrolia, CA · 1796 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.028km NE of Redway, CA · 1796 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.53km N of Petrolia, CA · 1796 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.06km NNE of Petrolia, CA · 1796 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 10
  18. 2.56km N of Petrolia, CA · 1796 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.66km NNE of Petrolia, CA · 1796 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.34km NNE of Petrolia, CA · 1796 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73657175. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:59 AM UTC.