California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km SE of Palermo, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Palermo, California on Tue, May 11, 1976, 2:38 PM PDT (21:38 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 3 km SSE of Palermo, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1976-05-11 21:38:21 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.402° N, 121.489° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33 km SE of Palermo, California · 18408 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.33 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18408 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.96 km SE of Palermo, California · 18408 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.74 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18405 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.34 km S of Oroville East, California · 18402 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.91 km NNW of Oroville East, California · 18401 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.63 km SW of Oroville East, California · 18400 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.53 km SE of Palermo, California · 18399 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 3.15 km WNW of Bangor, California · 18396 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.95 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18396 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.73 km E of Palermo, California · 18395 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 3.01 km NE of South Oroville, California · 18394 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.65 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18393 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.66 km W of Bangor, California · 18390 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.92 km E of Oroville, California · 18389 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 3.14 km SE of Palermo, California · 18389 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.72 km E of Oroville, California · 18389 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.54 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18383 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.64 km SE of Palermo, California · 18380 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.55 km SE of Palermo, California · 18377 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 2.82 km SSE of South Oroville, California · 18375 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.42 km NE of Oroville, California · 18375 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 3.83 km SSE of South Oroville, California · 18374 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.13 km SSE of South Oroville, California · 18374 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.63 km ESE of South Oroville, California · 18374 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.84 km S of Oroville East, California · 18370 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.23 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18366 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.65 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18365 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.8Northern California · 18364 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.7Northern California · 18363 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.82 km NE of Oroville, California · 18360 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.9Northern California · 18359 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 3.11 km W of Oroville East, California · 18358 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 4.13 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18353 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.55 km SE of Palermo, California · 18353 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.33 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18353 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.14 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18353 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.23 km SSE of Palermo, California · 18352 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.24 km SE of Palermo, California · 18352 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.15 km NW of Oroville East, California · 18352 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 2.33 km SE of Palermo, California · 18413 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.04 km S of Oroville East, California · 18413 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.54 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18414 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.44 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18419 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.522 km WSW of Williams, California · 18430 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.21 km WSW of Oroville East, California · 18434 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.41 km WSW of Oroville East, California · 18434 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.4Northern California · 18434 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.93 km SE of Palermo, California · 18438 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.56 km ESE of Palermo, California · 18438 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.61 km WSW of Oroville East, California · 18438 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1029664. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:53 AM UTC.