California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km NNW of Bucks Lake, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Bucks Lake, California on Sun, Nov 15, 1981, 5:40 AM PST (13:40 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 4 km N of Plumas Eureka, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1981-11-15 13:40:19 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.923° N, 121.210° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
266°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912 km N of Soda Springs, California · 16388 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.015 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16387 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.6Northern California · 16387 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.93 km S of South Oroville, California · 16375 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.815 km WSW of Chester, California · 16374 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.62 km E of Shingletown, California · 16373 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.94 km NW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16372 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.85 km WNW of Manton, California · 16370 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.77 km WNW of Paradise, California · 16367 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.12 km SE of South Oroville, California · 16365 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.48 km WNW of Belden, California · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 3.2Northern California · 16356 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.64 km N of Shingletown, California · 16356 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.420 km WSW of Old Station, CA · 16356 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.86 km W of Dobbins, California · 16355 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.0Northern California · 16355 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.110 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16354 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16350 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.66 km W of Sierra City, California · 16348 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.519 km SE of Round Mountain, California · 16347 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.914 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16345 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.73 km WNW of Greenville, California · 16345 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 2.212 km NE of Beckwourth, California · 16343 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 3.94 km N of Plumas Eureka, California · 16342 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.44 km WNW of Plumas Eureka, California · 16340 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.621 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16339 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.71 km NNE of Loma Rica, California · 16338 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.09 km SW of Sattley, California · 16337 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.711 km WSW of Chester, California · 16335 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.815 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16335 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.915 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 16335 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 2.27 km SW of Sierraville, California · 16333 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.78 km S of Hamilton City, California · 16397 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.5Northern California · 16397 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.81 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 16398 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.912 km NNW of Shingletown, California · 16398 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.95 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 16400 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.615 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16400 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.73 km NW of Chester, California · 16402 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.87 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16402 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.55 km NW of Chester, California · 16402 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.79 km NE of Gerber, California · 16402 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.913 km N of Chester, California · 16405 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.110 km N of Chico, California · 16414 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.916 km ESE of Alta, California · 16418 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1069471. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:17 PM UTC.