Minor mag. 2.2 earthquake - 22km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA, USA, on Saturday, 13 Feb 2021 9:05 pm (GMT -8) -
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Minor magnitude 2.2 earthquake at 16 km depth
14 Feb 05:08 UTC: First to report: USGS after 3 minutes.
14 Feb 05:10: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 14.9 to 15.9 km (from 9.3 to 9.9 mi).
14 Feb 05:10: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 14.9 to 15.9 km (from 9.3 to 9.9 mi).
Date & time: 14 Feb 2021 05:05:27 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, 13 Feb 2021 9:05 pm (GMT -8)
Magnitude: 2.2
Depth: 15.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 35.04067°N / 119.15333°W

Nearest volcano: Coso (163 km / 101 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
17 km (10 mi) W of Mettler (pop: 136) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (13 mi) N of Pine Mountain Club (pop: 2,320) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (20 mi) SW of Lamont (Kern County) (pop: 15,100) --> See nearby quakes!
35 km (22 mi) WSW of Arvin (pop: 20,900) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (24 mi) SSW of Bakersfield (pop: 373,600) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) SSW of Oildale (Kern County) (pop: 32,700) --> See nearby quakes!
52 km (32 mi) SSE of Shafter (Kern County) (pop: 18,300) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (52 mi) NW of Valencia (pop: 148,500) --> See nearby quakes!
86 km (53 mi) N of Ventura (pop: 96,800) --> See nearby quakes!
94 km (58 mi) N of Oxnard (pop: 207,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Scattered Clouds
2.7°C (37 F), humidity: 63%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from WNW
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)Scattered Clouds

Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 108 joules (35 kilowatt hours) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
2.2 | 16 km | 22km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA, USA | USGS |
2.1 | 16 km | CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, USA | EMSC |
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Oroville (536.9 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / complex motion difficult to describe / very short : Husband awakened and alerted me to motion that felt like heavy traffic
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