California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km E of Shingletown, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km E of Shingletown, California on Fri, Dec 4, 1981, 10:00 AM PST (18:00 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1981-12-04 18:00:57 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.490° N, 121.854° 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 13.9 km horizontally, 15.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
331°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km NW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16373 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.85 km WNW of Manton, California · 16370 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.314 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16370 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.77 km WNW of Paradise, California · 16368 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.64 km W of McCloud, California · 16364 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.48 km WNW of Belden, California · 16359 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.64 km N of Shingletown, California · 16357 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.420 km WSW of Old Station, CA · 16357 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.110 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.20 km WNW of Millville, California · 16352 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16351 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.519 km SE of Round Mountain, California · 16348 days ago · 29 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.914 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16346 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.73 km WNW of Greenville, California · 16346 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.621 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16340 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.711 km WSW of Chester, California · 16336 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.815 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16336 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.915 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 16336 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.612 km WSW of Chester, CA · 16333 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.614 km W of Chester, California · 16331 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.40 km SSE of Bella Vista, California · 16330 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.819 km SW of Old Station, California · 16328 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 1.62 km NE of Prattville, California · 16326 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.112 km SW of Old Station, California · 16325 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.94 km WSW of Lakehead, California · 16323 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.92 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16320 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.913 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16319 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.613 km SSE of Mineral, California · 16319 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.516 km NNW of Chester, California · 16319 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.04 km WSW of Belden, California · 16316 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.912 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16316 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.64 km WSW of Susanville, California · 16316 days ago · -2 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.96 km SE of Belden, California · 16315 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.824 km ENE of McCloud, California · 16315 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.815 km WSW of Chester, California · 16375 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.713 km NNW of Big Bend, California · 16376 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.5Northern California · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.6Northern California · 16388 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.015 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16388 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.329 km SE of Nubieber, California · 16389 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.86 km NNW of Bucks Lake, California · 16393 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.78 km S of Hamilton City, California · 16398 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.5Northern California · 16398 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.81 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 16399 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.912 km NNW of Shingletown, California · 16399 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.615 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16401 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.73 km NW of Chester, California · 16402 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.55 km NW of Chester, California · 16403 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.79 km NE of Gerber, California · 16403 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1070008. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC.