California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 17 km NE of Nice, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Nice, CA on Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:11 PM PDT (22:11 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2026-10-01 22:11:39 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.247° N, 122.736° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

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How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 11.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
113°
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: 2 since this one and 132 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 5 hr ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.99 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 2 hr ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.59 km NW of Redwood Valley, CA · 6 hr ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.78 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 14 hr ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.98 km W of Cobb, CA · 20 hr ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.84 km NW of Santa Rosa, CA · 21 hr ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.73 km SSW of Anderson Springs, CA · 23 hr ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.78 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 30 hr ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.28 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 30 hr ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 3.08 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 30 hr ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 15
  9. 2.61 km SW of Anderson Springs, CA · 30 hr ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 6
  10. 2.014 km S of Hamilton City, CA · 31 hr ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.210 km W of Boonville, CA · 38 hr ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.716 km NNE of Brooktrails, CA · 46 hr ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.78 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA · 47 hr ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.26 km N of Redwood Valley, CA · 2 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.07 km WSW of Calistoga, CA · 2 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.66 km W of Yountville, CA · 2 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 51
  17. 1.75 km WNW of The Geysers, CA · 2 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.110 km WNW of Cobb, CA · 3 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.110 km W of Boonville, CA · 3 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.65 km NW of The Geysers, CA · 3 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75442601. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC.