M1.8 earthquake 5 km S of Doyle, California
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km S of Doyle, California on Fri, Sep 7, 1979, 4:49 PM PDT (23:49 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 4 km WNW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-09-07 23:49:47 UTC
- Depth
- -0.9 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.977° N, 120.109° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.38
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 119°
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.24 km WNW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 17177 days ago · -2 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.06 km NNW of Belden, California · 17169 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.59 km NW of Verdi, California · 17151 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.66 km WNW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 17150 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.32 km WSW of Sierra City, California · 17147 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.96 km WSW of Sierra City, California · 17147 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1047682. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.