California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km WNW of Manton, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Manton, California on Mon, Dec 19, 1983, 10:01 PM PST (06:01 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 9 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-20 06:01:24 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.448° N, 121.950° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
252°, 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: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 15617 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.310 km NNE of French Gulch, California · 15616 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.810 km WSW of Chester, California · 15611 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.51 km SSE of Chester, California · 15610 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.82 km NNW of Chester, California · 15610 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.010 km NE of Greenville, California · 15609 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.314 km NNW of Chester, California · 15607 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.820 km NNW of Chester, California · 15607 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.17 km W of Big Bend, California · 15604 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.03 km WNW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 15601 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.73 km NE of Lewiston, California · 15599 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.84 km N of Lake Almanor West, California · 15596 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.85 km N of Lakehead, California · 15596 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.616 km WNW of Round Mountain, California · 15595 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.59 km NE of Mineral, California · 15594 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15593 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.513 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15593 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.517 km N of Mineral, California · 15593 days ago · -2 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.713 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15593 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.011 km ESE of Manton, California · 15592 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.717 km N of Chester, California · 15592 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.910 km SE of Dunsmuir, California · 15592 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.613 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15592 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.99 km NW of Montgomery Creek, California · 15592 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.113 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 15591 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.92 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15591 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.41 km ESE of Flournoy, California · 15591 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.821 km SSW of French Gulch, California · 15590 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.76 km NNE of Chester, California · 15590 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.913 km N of Shingletown, California · 15584 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.97 km WNW of Central Valley (historical), California · 15583 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.66 km NNE of Millville, California · 15583 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.86 km SW of Hamilton City, California · 15580 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.64 km WNW of Manton, California · 15578 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.83 km N of Tobin, California · 15578 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.412 km NNW of Cassel, California · 15576 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.610 km WSW of Old Station, California · 15576 days ago · -2 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 1.84 km ENE of Chester, California · 15573 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.118 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15573 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 1.71 km WSW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 15572 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.89 km WSW of Paynes Creek, California · 15570 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.610 km SSW of Hat Creek, California · 15570 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.77 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15570 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.618 km WSW of Old Station, California · 15569 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.08 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15568 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 3.022 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15568 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.67 km W of Burney, California · 15567 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.622 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15566 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.116 km SW of Paskenta, California · 15565 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.12 km SW of Belden, California · 15562 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.46 km N of Millville, California · 15561 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.66 km ESE of Bella Vista, California · 15560 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 2.23 km NE of Burney, California · 15560 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.94 km NNW of Burney, California · 15559 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.94 km NNE of Burney, California · 15559 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.16 km NNE of Burney, California · 15559 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.68 km ENE of Millville, California · 15558 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.23 km N of Belden, California · 15558 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 1.83 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15620 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.98 km W of Manton, California · 15620 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.514 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15621 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.827 km W of Paskenta, California · 15621 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.713 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15621 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.914 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15621 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.615 km N of Mineral, California · 15622 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.618 km NNE of Chester, California · 15623 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.37 km SSW of Hat Creek, California · 15623 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.113 km NW of Cassel, California · 15624 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.917 km NNW of Chester, California · 15625 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.011 km WSW of Chester, California · 15626 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.717 km W of Round Mountain, California · 15628 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.612 km SE of Mineral, California · 15630 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.114 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15630 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.44 km S of Westwood, California · 15631 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.55 km ESE of Canyondam, CA · 15631 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.611 km E of Millville, California · 15633 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.69 km SSW of Hat Creek, California · 15634 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.85 km N of French Gulch, California · 15634 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1108747. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.