California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 3 km ENE of Keddie, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Keddie, CA on Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 8:06 PM PDT (03:06 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 22 km ENE of Red Bluff, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2026-09-16 03:06:37 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.018° N, 120.931° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 since this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.221 km NNW of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 17 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.714 km N of Susanville, CA · 16 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.614 km ENE of Mineral, CA · 16 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.714 km E of Mineral, CA · 16 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.73 km SW of East Shore, CA · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.622 km ENE of Red Bluff, CA · 14 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.610 km W of Chester, CA · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.412 km WSW of Chester, CA · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.215 km N of Susanville, CA · 8 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.69 km ENE of Mineral, CA · 20 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.04 km ENE of East Quincy, CA · 20 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.29 km S of Johnsville, CA · 22 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.814 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 26 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.17 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 27 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.79 km ENE of Shingletown, CA · 27 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.48 km NW of Honey Lake, CA · 28 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.03 km N of Canyondam, CA · 29 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.75 km NE of Almanor, CA · 29 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.06 km E of Challenge-Brownsville, CA · 32 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.39 km NW of Verdi-Mogul, NV · 37 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.93 km NNE of Prattville, CA · 37 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.914 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 39 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.18 km WNW of La Porte, CA · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.82 km SW of Canyondam, CA · 44 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75436367 (also filed as nn00924490). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC.