M1.6 earthquake 3 km WNW of Volcano, California
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Volcano, California on Wed, Jan 11, 1978, 1:29 PM PST (21:29 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 11 km S of Soda Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ma), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-01-11 21:29:10 UTC
- Depth
- 4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.452° N, 120.668° W
- Region
- California
- 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 1.1 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.34
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 166°
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.611 km S of Soda Springs, California · 17765 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.815 km WSW of Coleville, California · 17759 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1038545. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.