California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km NE of Oroville, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Oroville, California on Thu, Feb 5, 1976, 4:57 AM PST (12:57 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 4 km SW of Oroville East, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-02-05 12:57:47 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.534° N, 121.538° 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
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
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: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.44 km SW of Oroville East, California · 18489 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.73 km SW of Oroville East, California · 18489 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.03 km SW of Oroville East, California · 18489 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.11 km NE of South Oroville, California · 18489 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.61 km S of Oroville East, California · 18489 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.91 km NE of South Oroville, California · 18489 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.91 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18489 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.83 km SE of Palermo, California · 18488 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.85 km SE of Palermo, California · 18484 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.71 km NE of South Oroville, California · 18479 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.33 km SW of Oroville East, California · 18475 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.33 km SE of Palermo, California · 18473 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.53 km SE of Palermo, California · 18472 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.54 km W of Nevada City, California · 18469 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.33 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18468 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.13 km S of Palermo, California · 18465 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.411 km NNE of Foresthill, California · 18465 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.63 km ENE of Palermo, California · 18463 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.84 km ESE of South Oroville, California · 18457 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.62 km ENE of Oroville, California · 18455 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.63 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18455 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 3.04 km SSW of Oroville East, California · 18454 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 3.44 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18454 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.95 km NW of Oroville East, California · 18451 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 3.05 km SE of Palermo, California · 18449 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.75 km SSW of Palermo, California · 18448 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.41 km WSW of Oroville East, California · 18442 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 3.01 km NE of South Oroville, California · 18441 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.53 km SE of Palermo, California · 18439 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.41 km ESE of Oroville, California · 18438 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.05 km SE of Palermo, California · 18437 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 3.38 km W of Sattley, California · 18435 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.24 km SE of Palermo, California · 18435 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.84 km SE of Palermo, California · 18434 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.63 km WSW of Oroville East, California · 18433 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 2.54 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18496 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.84 km SE of Palermo, California · 18496 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.81 km NE of Oroville, California · 18497 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.93 km NE of Palermo, California · 18499 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.5Northern California · 18499 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.84 km E of Palermo, California · 18500 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.34 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18500 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.85 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18501 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.75 km SSE of Honcut, California · 18501 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 3.54 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18501 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.16 km WNW of Bangor, California · 18502 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.64 km E of Palermo, California · 18503 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 3.56 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18503 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.916 km SW of Durham, California · 18503 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 3.35 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18504 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.9Northern California · 18504 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.64 km SE of Palermo, California · 18506 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.62 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18506 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.24 km ENE of Palermo, California · 18507 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.82 km SE of Palermo, California · 18507 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1028708. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC.