California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 15 km ENE of Shingletown, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 15 km ENE of Shingletown, California on Sat, Nov 7, 1981, 10:34 AM PST (18:34 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 7 km WNW of Paradise, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-07 18:34:41 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.538° N, 121.717° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
182°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912 km NNW of Shingletown, California · 16388 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.81 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 16388 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.5Northern California · 16387 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.78 km S of Hamilton City, California · 16387 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.86 km NNW of Bucks Lake, California · 16382 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.329 km SE of Nubieber, California · 16378 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.015 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16378 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.6Northern California · 16377 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.5Northern California · 16367 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.713 km NNW of Big Bend, California · 16365 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.815 km WSW of Chester, California · 16364 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.62 km E of Shingletown, California · 16363 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.94 km NW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16363 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.85 km WNW of Manton, California · 16360 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.77 km WNW of Paradise, California · 16357 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.64 km W of McCloud, California · 16353 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.48 km WNW of Belden, California · 16348 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.64 km N of Shingletown, California · 16346 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.420 km WSW of Old Station, CA · 16346 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.110 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16344 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.20 km WNW of Millville, California · 16342 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16340 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.519 km SE of Round Mountain, California · 16337 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.914 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16336 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.73 km WNW of Greenville, California · 16335 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km NW of Chester, California · 16392 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.55 km NW of Chester, California · 16392 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.79 km NE of Gerber, California · 16393 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.913 km N of Chester, California · 16395 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.110 km N of Chico, California · 16404 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.510 km NE of Mineral, California · 16415 days ago · -2 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.26 km WSW of Paradise, California · 16416 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.29 km NNE of Millville, California · 16419 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1069264. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.