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M3.4 earthquake 5 km SE of Palermo, California

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Palermo, California on Tue, Jun 30, 1981, 7:56 AM PDT (14:56 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-06-30 14:56:26 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.400° N, 121.489° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
27

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km SE of Palermo, California · 16520 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.94 km SE of Palermo, California · 16519 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.13 km NW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 16519 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.96 km W of Stonyford, California · 16517 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.24 km W of Stonyford, California · 16517 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.612 km WSW of Chester, California · 16511 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.03 km ESE of Palermo, California · 16507 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.54 km SE of Palermo, California · 16506 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.50 km NW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 16505 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.54 km SE of Palermo, California · 16505 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.611 km NE of Nord, California · 16504 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.825 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 16504 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.3Northern California · 16502 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.86 km NNW of Thermalito, California · 16502 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.52 km ESE of Nord, California · 16500 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.82 km NE of Canyondam, California · 16500 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.0Northern California · 16500 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.66 km NW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16499 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.93 km SW of East Shore, California · 16499 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.75 km ESE of Chico, California · 16497 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.56 km SSE of Dunnigan, California · 16496 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.010 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 16495 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.94 km SE of Palermo, California · 16494 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.14 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16494 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.86 km WSW of Durham, California · 16488 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 2.91 km ENE of Clipper Mills, California · 16488 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.6Northern California · 16485 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.97 km ESE of Los Molinos, California · 16482 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.615 km NNE of Butte Meadows, California · 16480 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.710 km SE of Mineral, California · 16473 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.76 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16472 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.51 km E of Oroville, California · 16470 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 2.11 km SW of Stonyford, California · 16523 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.212 km WSW of Chester, California · 16526 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.12 km NNW of Belden, California · 16528 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.84 km ESE of Palermo, California · 16528 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.421 km WSW of Williams, California · 16528 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.518 km WSW of Williams, California · 16528 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.81 km NNE of Clipper Mills, California · 16529 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.213 km WNW of Cohasset, California · 16541 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.14 km NNW of Dobbins, California · 16544 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.114 km NNW of Guinda, California · 16544 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.510 km SW of Spring Garden, California · 16544 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.4Northern California · 16545 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.63 km ESE of Palermo, California · 16546 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.015 km NNW of Guinda, California · 16548 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1065020. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.