California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km NNE of Durham, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Durham, California on Wed, Jun 14, 1978, 6:59 PM PDT (01:59 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4 km W of Bangor, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-06-15 01:59:49 UTC
Depth
19.8 km (12.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.702° N, 121.754° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
264°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7Northern California · 17639 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.63 km NE of Palermo, California · 17637 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.64 km SE of Palermo, California · 17637 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.05 km ESE of Palermo, California · 17627 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.64 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 17627 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.03 km E of Palermo, California · 17622 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.317 km NNE of Nice, California · 17621 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.817 km NNE of Nice, California · 17621 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.82 km E of Palermo, California · 17619 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.64 km SE of Palermo, California · 17615 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.24 km SE of Palermo, California · 17614 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 3.24 km SE of Palermo, California · 17614 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.44 km SE of Palermo, California · 17614 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.04 km SE of Palermo, California · 17614 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.04 km SE of Palermo, California · 17614 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.24 km SE of Palermo, California · 17614 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.64 km SE of Palermo, California · 17613 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.36 km NE of Loma Rica, California · 17613 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.216 km ENE of Willows, California · 17612 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.85 km ESE of Palermo, California · 17611 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.95 km ESE of Palermo, California · 17609 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 2.03 km SE of Palermo, California · 17606 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.92 km N of Palermo, California · 17604 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 3.34 km W of Bangor, California · 17601 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.65 km W of Bangor, California · 17600 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 3.07 km NNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 17596 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.39 km WNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 17596 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.98 km WSW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 17596 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.76 km WSW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 17596 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.93 km SE of Willows, California · 17595 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.74 km ESE of Palermo, California · 17592 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.710 km ENE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 17589 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.35 km E of Los Molinos, California · 17646 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.66 km WNW of Nevada City, California · 17649 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.57 km NNE of Rough and Ready, California · 17649 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.67 km NNE of Rough and Ready, California · 17649 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.812 km S of Willows, California · 17650 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.96 km WNW of Nevada City, California · 17651 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.66 km NNE of Rough and Ready, California · 17651 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.74 km SSE of Palermo, California · 17655 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.04 km SE of Palermo, California · 17656 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.96 km NE of Princeton, California · 17659 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.25 km SE of Palermo, California · 17660 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.95 km SE of Palermo, California · 17662 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.73 km NE of Oroville, California · 17669 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1040667. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.