California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 16 km ENE of Willows, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 16 km ENE of Willows, CA on Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 PM PDT (19:00 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2026-10-02 19:00:10 UTC
Depth
21.4 km (13.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.600° N, 122.040° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
12

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914 km WSW of Almanor, CA · 35 hr ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.87 km NW of North Lakeport, CA · 12 hr ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.117 km NE of Nice, CA · 4 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.014 km S of Hamilton City, CA · 5 days ago · 25 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.312 km WSW of Chester, CA · 11 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.610 km W of Chester, CA · 12 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.67 km NW of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 15 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.622 km ENE of Red Bluff, CA · 16 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.825 km NW of Alder Springs, CA · 17 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.711 km WSW of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 18 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.59 km N of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 20 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.225 km NW of Alder Springs, CA · 20 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.69 km ENE of Mineral, CA · 22 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.66 km NW of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 27 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.515 km SE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 31 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.05 km E of Williams, CA · 32 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75442966. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:01 PM UTC.