California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 4 km ESE of Palermo, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Palermo, California on Thu, Nov 20, 1975, 4:36 AM PST (12:36 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5 km ESE of Palermo, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1975-11-20 12:36:18 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.419° N, 121.496° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.53 km SE of Palermo, California · 18581 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.03 km E of Palermo, California · 18581 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.82 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18579 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.62 km N of Palermo, California · 18579 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.23 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18579 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.04 km SE of Palermo, California · 18579 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.63 km SE of Palermo, California · 18578 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.84 km SE of Palermo, California · 18578 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.81 km S of Palermo, California · 18578 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.14 km W of Bangor, California · 18576 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.62 km NE of South Oroville, California · 18575 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 3.24 km SE of Palermo, California · 18575 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.51 km WSW of Oroville East, California · 18575 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.86 km W of Bangor, California · 18575 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.71 km S of Palermo, California · 18575 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.61 km SE of Palermo, California · 18574 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.82 km E of Oroville, California · 18574 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.65 km S of Oroville East, California · 18573 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 3.11 km WNW of Oroville East, California · 18571 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.6Northern California · 18571 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.14 km SE of Palermo, California · 18570 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.7Northern California · 18569 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 3.33 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18569 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 2.16 km W of Bangor, California · 18568 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.56 km SE of Palermo, California · 18567 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.76 km WNW of Bangor, California · 18566 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.13 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18566 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.73 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18566 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.41 km W of Oroville East, California · 18565 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.31 km ESE of Oroville, California · 18562 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 3.21 km NE of South Oroville, California · 18562 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 2.72 km NE of Palermo, California · 18561 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.9Northern California · 18559 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.21 km NE of South Oroville, California · 18558 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.71 km N of Palermo, California · 18553 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.14 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18552 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.91 km NE of South Oroville, California · 18552 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 2.35 km SE of Palermo, California · 18551 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.93 km SSW of South Oroville, California · 18550 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.65 km ENE of Palermo, California · 18549 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.63 km ENE of Oroville, California · 18549 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.14 km E of Palermo, California · 18549 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.14 km SE of Palermo, California · 18548 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.83 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18546 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.14 km SE of Palermo, California · 18545 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.83 km SE of Palermo, California · 18545 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.54 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18545 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.23 km SE of Palermo, California · 18542 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 3.13 km SE of Palermo, California · 18539 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.74 km SE of Palermo, California · 18539 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.65 km ENE of Palermo, California · 18538 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 3.01 km S of Palermo, California · 18537 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.25 km SE of Palermo, California · 18536 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.51 km SE of Oroville, California · 18536 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.01 km NNE of South Oroville, California · 18536 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.61 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18535 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.53 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18535 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  58. 1.85 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18535 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.13 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18532 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.94 km S of Oroville East, California · 18531 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 1.61 km ESE of Oroville, California · 18581 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.05 km S of Oroville East, California · 18583 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.34 km SE of Palermo, California · 18584 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.33 km SW of Oroville East, California · 18584 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.13 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18585 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.56 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18585 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.52 km SW of Oroville East, California · 18586 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.24 km SE of Palermo, California · 18586 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.63 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18586 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.23 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18587 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 3.04 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18587 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 3.83 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18587 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.44 km SE of Palermo, California · 18588 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.54 km NE of Palermo, California · 18588 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.73 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18589 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.22 km E of Oroville, California · 18589 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.64 km NE of Palermo, California · 18591 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.20 km S of Palermo, California · 18591 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.34 km SW of Oroville East, California · 18591 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.44 km SW of Oroville East, California · 18591 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1027593. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.