California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km SE of Palermo, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Palermo, California on Sun, Jan 11, 1976, 9:41 PM PST (05:41 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 6 km ESE of Palermo, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-01-12 05:41:01 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.388° N, 121.495° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km SE of Palermo, California · 18516 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.16 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18516 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.51 km SSW of Oroville East, California · 18515 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.66 km WNW of Bangor, California · 18514 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.53 km SE of Palermo, California · 18513 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.83 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18513 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.56 km SE of Palermo, California · 18512 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.6Northern California · 18512 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 3.25 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18512 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.45 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18511 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.62 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18507 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.52 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18507 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.82 km SE of Palermo, California · 18507 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.24 km ENE of Palermo, California · 18506 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.62 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18505 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.64 km SE of Palermo, California · 18505 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.9Northern California · 18504 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 3.35 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18503 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.916 km SW of Durham, California · 18502 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 3.56 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18502 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.64 km E of Palermo, California · 18502 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.16 km WNW of Bangor, California · 18501 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 3.54 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18501 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.75 km SSE of Honcut, California · 18501 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.85 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18500 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.34 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18500 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.84 km E of Palermo, California · 18499 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.5Northern California · 18499 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.93 km NE of Palermo, California · 18499 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.81 km NE of Oroville, California · 18496 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.84 km SE of Palermo, California · 18495 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.54 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18495 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.92 km NE of Oroville, California · 18492 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.44 km SW of Oroville East, California · 18489 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.73 km SW of Oroville East, California · 18489 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 3.03 km SW of Oroville East, California · 18488 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 3.11 km NE of South Oroville, California · 18488 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.61 km S of Oroville East, California · 18488 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.91 km NE of South Oroville, California · 18488 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 1.91 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18488 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.83 km SE of Palermo, California · 18488 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.85 km SE of Palermo, California · 18484 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.71 km NE of South Oroville, California · 18479 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 2.33 km SW of Oroville East, California · 18475 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.33 km SE of Palermo, California · 18472 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.53 km SE of Palermo, California · 18471 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.54 km W of Nevada City, California · 18468 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 2.33 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18467 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.13 km S of Palermo, California · 18465 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.411 km NNE of Foresthill, California · 18465 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.63 km ENE of Palermo, California · 18462 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.84 km ESE of South Oroville, California · 18457 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 2.82 km SW of Oroville East, California · 18519 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.94 km S of Oroville East, California · 18519 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.13 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18520 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.85 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18523 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.53 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18523 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.61 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18523 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.01 km NNE of South Oroville, California · 18524 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.51 km SE of Oroville, California · 18524 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.25 km SE of Palermo, California · 18525 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.01 km S of Palermo, California · 18525 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.65 km ENE of Palermo, California · 18527 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.74 km SE of Palermo, California · 18527 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 3.13 km SE of Palermo, California · 18527 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.23 km SE of Palermo, California · 18530 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.54 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18533 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.83 km SE of Palermo, California · 18533 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.14 km SE of Palermo, California · 18533 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.83 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18534 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.14 km SE of Palermo, California · 18536 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.14 km E of Palermo, California · 18537 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1028301. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.