Earthquake · automatic estimate, may change
M 2.9md
Earthquake near Redding, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Redding in the 24 hours to 12:50 am PST (08:50 UTC). The last one was M 2.3, 5 km (3 mi) SW, at 4:06 pm PDT on 4 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Redding
This page: a magnitude 2.9 earthquake was recorded 42 km (26 mi) east-southeast of Redding, CA, at 2:10 pm PDT on 3 October 2025 (21:10 UTC), 5.1 km deep. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS. The magnitude and location are an automatic first estimate and may change.
USGS: 9 km WSW of Manton, CA
72 km (45 mi) N of Chico, CA · 39 km (24 mi) ESE of Redding, CA
- When
- 2:10 pm PDT on 3 October 2025 ()
- Where
- 42 km (26 mi) east-southeast of Redding, CA · earthquakes near Redding
- Magnitude
- M 2.9 (md)
- Depth
- 5.1 km below the surface
- Felt
- 1 report · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Tehama County, 37 km SW
- Status
- Automatic — a machine’s first estimate, which may change
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 327 days ago
Earthquake alerts for Redding, CA
Get a notification in this browser when USGS records an earthquake near Redding, CA. No account or email needed.
Alerts are on for .
Not a warning. An alert comes after USGS publishes a quake, usually minutes after the shaking. For early warning use ShakeAlert, through your phone's Wireless Emergency Alerts or the MyShake app.
This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 29 km (18 mi) from the epicentre. In Redding, 42 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Likely felt in: Shingletown 13 km, intensity III · Anderson 28 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 570 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.9 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 27,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 19,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 1.7× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.9 about 570 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 5.5 15 km NE of Mineral, California · 43 km E of this epicentre
- 5.1 7km NW of Redding, CA · 46 km NW of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 40.3940, -121.9697. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tehama County, CA | 37 km (23 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Tehama County |
| Shasta County, CA | 41 km (26 mi) | N | earthquakes near Shasta County |
| Butte County, CA | 87 km (54 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Butte County |
| Glenn County, CA | 95 km (59 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Glenn County |
| Trinity County, CA | 101 km (63 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Trinity County |
| Plumas County, CA | 107 km (67 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Plumas County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
46 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.9 1 km ENE of Palo Cedro, CA
- 1.9 3 km S of Palo Cedro, CA
- 1.6 10 km NNE of Mineral, CA
- 1.9 4 km WSW of Shasta Lake, CA
- 1.9 10 km SW of Manton, CA
- 1.6 13 km NE of Mineral, CA
- 1.6 3 km NE of Mineral, CA
- 1.8 14 km NNW of Viola, CA
- 2.0 4 km NNW of Millville, CA
- 1.8 15 km W of Round Mountain, CA
- 1.9 2 km N of Millville, CA
- 2.1 4 km E of Millville, CA
- 1.6 10 km SW of Manton, CA
- 1.8 8 km S of Mineral, CA
- 1.9 1 km S of Shasta Lake, CA
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert.