California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5 km NNE of Belden, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Belden, California on Sat, Aug 27, 1983, 7:08 AM PDT (14:08 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 Northern California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-08-27 14:08:32 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.050° N, 121.223° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 9.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
246°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km NE of Nord, California · 15741 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.615 km E of Hat Creek, California · 15740 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.83 km W of Storrie, California · 15737 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.425 km NNW of Susanville, California · 15733 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.24 km NE of Hat Creek, California · 15732 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.311 km NE of Vina, California · 15731 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.411 km ENE of Bend, California · 15728 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.91 km NNW of Nord, California · 15724 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.610 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 15724 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.713 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15722 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.012 km ENE of Bend, California · 15722 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.812 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15721 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.212 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15721 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.812 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15721 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.111 km NNW of Sierra City, California · 15715 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.615 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15715 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.33 km E of Biggs, California · 15712 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.18 km SE of Manton, California · 15711 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.01 km W of Millville, California · 15705 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.316 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15705 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.515 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15705 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.01 km NW of Chester, California · 15704 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.611 km WSW of Chester, California · 15704 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.611 km WSW of Chester, California · 15703 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 3.0Northern California · 15703 days ago · -2 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.816 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15703 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.812 km WSW of Chester, California · 15703 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.814 km WSW of Chester, California · 15703 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.411 km S of Paynes Creek, California · 15703 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.75 km SE of Palermo, California · 15702 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.412 km ENE of Bend, California · 15702 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.819 km N of Mineral, California · 15702 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.620 km SW of Old Station, California · 15702 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.615 km ESE of Mineral, California · 15702 days ago · -2 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.813 km WSW of Chester, California · 15701 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.611 km WSW of Chester, California · 15701 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.418 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15700 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.617 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15700 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.817 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15700 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.920 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15700 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.819 km E of Shingletown, California · 15700 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.118 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15699 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.519 km E of Shingletown, California · 15699 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.61 km S of Chester, California · 15698 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 2.213 km ESE of Cottonwood, California · 15698 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.012 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15698 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.8Northern California · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.88 km S of Hat Creek, California · 15695 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.618 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15692 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.112 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 15691 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 2.57 km SW of Doyle, California · 15691 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.521 km N of Mineral, California · 15691 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.019 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15691 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 2.68 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 15690 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.98 km NNW of Chester, California · 15689 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.515 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15687 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 1.613 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15687 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 1.614 km N of Butte Meadows, California · 15684 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.73 km N of Tobin, California · 15684 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.19 km NW of Twain, California · 15684 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 2.114 km SW of Milford, California · 15742 days ago · -2 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.913 km E of Artois, California · 15743 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.212 km ENE of Bend, California · 15743 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.815 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15748 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.812 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15749 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.75 km SSW of Doyle, California · 15751 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.05 km S of Doyle, California · 15751 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.813 km NE of Bend, California · 15751 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15751 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.612 km N of Mineral, California · 15751 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.911 km ENE of Mineral, California · 15752 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.711 km WSW of Doyle, California · 15752 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.52 km NNW of Belden, California · 15752 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.212 km ESE of Cottonwood, California · 15752 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.25 km S of Doyle, California · 15752 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.312 km ENE of Butte Meadows, California · 15753 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.83 km SSE of Doyle, California · 15753 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.60 km W of Chilcoot-Vinton, California · 15753 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.212 km ENE of Bend, California · 15753 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.49 km WSW of Chester, California · 15755 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1101313. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:11 AM UTC.