M2.4 earthquake 7km WNW of Willows, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Thu, May 6, 2021, 5:51 PM PDT

UTC

2021-05-07 00:51:48 UTC

Depth

28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.538° N, 122.274° W

Region

California

Felt reports

3

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

50°

Stations used

23

• Willows, CaliforniaPopulation 6,069. Forecast7 kmWNW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast43 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast708 kmNNW

After

1. 1.96km NW of The Geysers, CAThu, May 6, 7:54 PM PDT · 1977 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
2. 1.96km W of Cobb, CAFri, May 7, 11:03 AM PDT · 1976 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
3. 1.64km W of Cobb, CASat, May 8, 4:10 AM PDT · 1976 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
4. 1.912km WNW of Redwood Valley, CASat, May 8, 5:19 AM PDT · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
5. 2.08km NW of The Geysers, CASat, May 8, 7:18 PM PDT · 1975 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
6. 1.76km NW of The Geysers, CASun, May 9, 12:53 AM PDT · 1975 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
7. 1.86km NW of The Geysers, CASun, May 9, 2:17 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
8. 2.013km NE of Upper Lake, CASun, May 9, 5:19 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
9. 2.19km ESE of Willits, CASun, May 9, 6:18 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
10. 1.95km NE of Talmage, CASun, May 9, 6:41 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
11. 2.17km NW of The Geysers, CAMon, May 10, 4:20 PM PDT · 1973 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
12. 1.75km WSW of Redwood Valley, CAMon, May 10, 10:11 PM PDT · 1973 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
13. 1.615km SE of Laytonville, CATue, May 11, 12:28 AM PDT · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
14. 1.71km E of The Geysers, CATue, May 11, 1:52 AM PDT · 1973 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
15. 1.91km NNW of The Geysers, CATue, May 11, 7:26 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
16. 2.126km W of Rancho Tehama Reserve, CATue, May 11, 8:38 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
17. 1.72km NE of The Geysers, CAWed, May 12, 7:12 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
18. 1.79km NNW of Redwood Valley, CAWed, May 12, 1:29 PM PDT · 1971 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
19. 1.96km NW of The Geysers, CAWed, May 12, 4:38 PM PDT · 1971 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
20. 2.07km NW of The Geysers, CAThu, May 13, 9:26 AM PDT · 1970 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
21. 1.87km NW of The Geysers, CAThu, May 13, 3:25 PM PDT · 1970 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
22. 1.913km SE of Lake Pillsbury, CAThu, May 13, 8:41 PM PDT · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
23. 1.58km SE of Middletown, CAFri, May 14, 3:48 AM PDT · 1970 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
24. 3.02km ESE of The Geysers, CAFri, May 14, 4:59 PM PDT · 1969 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 13
25. 1.82km ESE of The Geysers, CAFri, May 14, 4:59 PM PDT · 1969 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
26. 1.58km NW of The Geysers, CAFri, May 14, 8:48 PM PDT · 1969 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
27. 2.22km ENE of The Geysers, CAFri, May 14, 11:17 PM PDT · 1969 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
28. 1.610km WNW of The Geysers, CASat, May 15, 7:27 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
29. 2.215km NNE of Angwin, CAMon, May 17, 12:39 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
30. 2.015km NNE of Angwin, CAMon, May 17, 1:03 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
31. 1.615km NNE of Angwin, CAMon, May 17, 3:58 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
32. 1.714km NNE of Angwin, CAMon, May 17, 1:47 PM PDT · 1966 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
33. 1.83km NE of The Geysers, CATue, May 18, 8:46 AM PDT · 1965 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
34. 1.76km NW of The Geysers, CATue, May 18, 9:13 AM PDT · 1965 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
35. 1.76km NW of The Geysers, CATue, May 18, 8:32 PM PDT · 1965 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
36. 1.717km SSE of Talmage, CAWed, May 19, 2:51 AM PDT · 1965 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
37. 2.06km NW of The Geysers, CAWed, May 19, 8:58 AM PDT · 1964 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
38. 1.514km E of Lower Lake, CAWed, May 19, 9:45 AM PDT · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
39. 2.17km WNW of Cobb, CAWed, May 19, 6:32 PM PDT · 1964 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
40. 1.78km SE of Talmage, CAThu, May 20, 9:08 AM PDT · 1963 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
41. 1.513km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, CAThu, May 20, 12:05 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
42. 1.911km WNW of The Geysers, CAThu, May 20, 5:41 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
43. 1.84km NW of The Geysers, CAFri, May 21, 3:07 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
44. 1.98km WNW of Cobb, CAFri, May 21, 6:35 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
45. 1.65km NW of The Geysers, CAFri, May 21, 7:39 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
46. 1.65km NW of The Geysers, CASat, May 22, 7:19 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
47. 2.610km NNW of Redwood Valley, CASat, May 22, 7:39 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 7
48. 1.76km NW of The Geysers, CASun, May 23, 6:54 AM PDT · 1960 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
49. 2.24km NW of The Geysers, CASun, May 23, 9:38 AM PDT · 1960 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
50. 1.911km N of Covelo, CASun, May 23, 11:00 PM PDT · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
51. 1.518km NNW of Cloverdale, CAMon, May 24, 3:37 AM PDT · 1960 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
52. 2.02km NW of The Geysers, CAMon, May 24, 12:58 PM PDT · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
53. 1.810km NNW of Redwood Valley, CAMon, May 24, 8:27 PM PDT · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
54. 1.97km NW of The Geysers, CATue, May 25, 1:14 AM PDT · 1959 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
55. 1.920km NE of Red Bluff, CATue, May 25, 2:45 AM PDT · 1959 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
56. 2.012km WNW of Redwood Valley, CATue, May 25, 3:19 AM PDT · 1959 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
57. 2.34km NNW of The Geysers, CATue, May 25, 12:15 PM PDT · 1958 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
58. 2.94km SSE of Redwood Valley, CATue, May 25, 9:14 PM PDT · 1958 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 232
59. 1.69km WNW of The Geysers, CATue, May 25, 9:26 PM PDT · 1958 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
60. 1.710km WNW of The Geysers, CAWed, May 26, 3:52 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 166.

Before

1. 1.713km NW of The Geysers, CAThu, May 6, 5:12 PM PDT · 1977 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
2. 2.57km WNW of Cobb, CAThu, May 6, 2:52 PM PDT · 1977 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
3. 1.79km SE of Talmage, CAThu, May 6, 8:19 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
4. 1.66km NW of The Geysers, CAThu, May 6, 6:51 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
5. 2.28km NW of The Geysers, CAThu, May 6, 6:21 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
6. 1.811km W of Lakeport, CAWed, May 5, 10:53 PM PDT · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
7. 1.98km NW of The Geysers, CAWed, May 5, 4:59 PM PDT · 1978 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
8. 1.77km NW of The Geysers, CAWed, May 5, 6:49 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
9. 2.89km ESE of Willits, CAWed, May 5, 6:06 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 42
10. 1.97km WNW of Cobb, CATue, May 4, 6:59 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
11. 1.58km W of Cobb, CATue, May 4, 7:44 AM PDT · 1979 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.04km WNW of The Geysers, CATue, May 4, 6:55 AM PDT · 1979 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
13. 2.38km WNW of Willows, CAMon, May 3, 6:28 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 28 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
14. 1.78km W of Cobb, CAMon, May 3, 10:51 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
15. 1.93km SW of Anderson Springs, CAMon, May 3, 7:42 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
16. 1.62km NE of The Geysers, CAMon, May 3, 3:08 AM PDT · 1981 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
17. 2.17km ENE of Laytonville, CAMon, May 3, 2:19 AM PDT · 1981 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.86km WNW of Cobb, CAMon, May 3, 1:28 AM PDT · 1981 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
19. 2.17km NW of The Geysers, CASun, May 2, 11:35 PM PDT · 1981 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
20. 2.110km NW of The Geysers, CASun, May 2, 6:38 PM PDT · 1981 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73559200. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:48 PM UTC.