California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km WNW of Manton, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Manton, California on Mon, Dec 7, 1981, 10:42 PM PST (06:42 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 14 km WNW of Paskenta, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-12-08 06:42:04 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.452° N, 121.933° 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 7.1 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
318°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.314 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16359 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.77 km WNW of Paradise, California · 16357 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.64 km W of McCloud, California · 16353 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.48 km WNW of Belden, California · 16348 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.64 km N of Shingletown, California · 16346 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.420 km WSW of Old Station, CA · 16346 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.110 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16344 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.20 km WNW of Millville, California · 16342 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16340 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.519 km SE of Round Mountain, California · 16337 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.914 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16335 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.73 km WNW of Greenville, California · 16335 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.621 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16329 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.711 km WSW of Chester, California · 16325 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.815 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16325 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.915 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 16325 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.612 km WSW of Chester, CA · 16322 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.614 km W of Chester, California · 16321 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.40 km SSE of Bella Vista, California · 16319 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.819 km SW of Old Station, California · 16317 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.62 km NE of Prattville, California · 16315 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.112 km SW of Old Station, California · 16314 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.94 km WSW of Lakehead, California · 16312 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.92 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16309 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.913 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16308 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.613 km SSE of Mineral, California · 16308 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.516 km NNW of Chester, California · 16308 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.04 km WSW of Belden, California · 16305 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.912 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16305 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.96 km SE of Belden, California · 16305 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 1.94 km NW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16362 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.62 km E of Shingletown, California · 16363 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.815 km WSW of Chester, California · 16364 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.713 km NNW of Big Bend, California · 16365 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.238 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16366 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.5Northern California · 16367 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.6Northern California · 16377 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.015 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16377 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.329 km SE of Nubieber, California · 16378 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.86 km NNW of Bucks Lake, California · 16382 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.78 km S of Hamilton City, California · 16387 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.5Northern California · 16387 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.715 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16388 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.81 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 16388 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.912 km NNW of Shingletown, California · 16388 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1070116. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.