California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 13 km S of Kingvale, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13 km S of Kingvale, California on Thu, Sep 8, 1983, 8:04 AM PDT (15:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 2 km SW of Crystal Bay, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-09-08 15:04:08 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.203° N, 120.399° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
261°, 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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.211 km NE of Soda Springs, California · 15724 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 3.42 km SW of Crystal Bay, Nevada · 15719 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.111 km NNW of Sierra City, California · 15715 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.210 km N of Truckee, California · 15714 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.06 km NW of Carnelian Bay, California · 15711 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.58 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 15707 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.75 km SE of Palermo, California · 15702 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.8Northern California · 15695 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.19 km ESE of Sierra Brooks, California · 15691 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.57 km SW of Doyle, California · 15691 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.59 km NE of Soda Springs, California · 15684 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.74 km S of Kingvale, California · 15681 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.6Northern California · 15679 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.26 km NNE of Truckee, California · 15678 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.08 km E of Oroville East, California · 15677 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.02 km SW of Oroville East, California · 15675 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.913 km N of Clipper Mills, California · 15675 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.114 km SW of Milford, California · 15741 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.75 km SSW of Doyle, California · 15750 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.05 km S of Doyle, California · 15751 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.711 km WSW of Doyle, California · 15751 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.25 km S of Doyle, California · 15751 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.83 km SSE of Doyle, California · 15752 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.60 km W of Chilcoot-Vinton, California · 15752 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1102174. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:30 PM UTC.