California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 18 km ENE of Shingletown, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 18 km ENE of Shingletown, California on Thu, Jun 25, 1981, 9:33 PM PDT (04:33 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 13 km E of Bend, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-26 04:33:09 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.551° N, 121.685° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
276°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87 km E of Manton, California · 16531 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.2Northern California · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.13 km NW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 16526 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.012 km WNW of Burney, California · 16525 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.916 km S of Round Mountain, California · 16522 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.514 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16520 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.915 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16520 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.612 km WSW of Chester, California · 16518 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.716 km NE of Mineral, California · 16517 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.50 km NW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 16512 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.611 km NE of Nord, California · 16511 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.913 km E of Bend, California · 16507 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.52 km ESE of Nord, California · 16507 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.8Northern California · 16507 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.82 km NE of Canyondam, California · 16507 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.93 km SW of East Shore, California · 16506 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.75 km ESE of Chico, California · 16504 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.010 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 16502 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.27 km NE of Montgomery Creek, California · 16501 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.92 km S of Lakehead, California · 16496 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.830 km NNW of McArthur, California · 16494 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.01 km ENE of Chester, California · 16493 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.02 km ESE of Chester, California · 16493 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.6Northern California · 16492 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.9Northern California · 16491 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.97 km ESE of Los Molinos, California · 16489 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.615 km NNE of Butte Meadows, California · 16487 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.30 km NW of Chester, California · 16484 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.710 km SE of Mineral, California · 16480 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.712 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16480 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.619 km N of Chester, California · 16480 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.9Northern California · 16474 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 2.212 km WSW of Chester, California · 16533 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.12 km NNW of Belden, California · 16535 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.07 km NNW of McArthur, California · 16538 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.917 km NNW of Chester, California · 16539 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.213 km WNW of Cohasset, California · 16548 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.92 km S of Lakehead, California · 16553 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.311 km N of Chester, California · 16559 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064897. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:06 PM UTC.