California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 14 km SE of McCloud, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 14 km SE of McCloud, California on Mon, Nov 28, 1983, 1:04 AM PST (09:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 5 km N of French Gulch, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-28 09:04:38 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.150° N, 122.030° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km NNW of Coffee Creek, California · 15638 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.8Northern California · 15635 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.85 km N of French Gulch, California · 15634 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.69 km SSW of Hat Creek, California · 15634 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.611 km E of Millville, California · 15633 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.114 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15630 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.717 km W of Round Mountain, California · 15628 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.440 km W of Coffee Creek, California · 15627 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.917 km NNW of Chester, California · 15625 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.113 km NW of Cassel, California · 15624 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.37 km SSW of Hat Creek, California · 15623 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.615 km N of Mineral, California · 15622 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.914 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15621 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.61 km SW of Weed, California · 15621 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.713 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15621 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.514 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15621 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.98 km W of Manton, California · 15620 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.66 km WNW of Manton, California · 15618 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.89 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 15617 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.310 km NNE of French Gulch, California · 15616 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.820 km NNW of Chester, California · 15607 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.17 km W of Big Bend, California · 15604 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.73 km NE of Lewiston, California · 15599 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.831 km NNW of McArthur, California · 15599 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.85 km N of Lakehead, California · 15596 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.616 km WNW of Round Mountain, California · 15595 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.59 km NE of Mineral, California · 15594 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15593 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.513 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15593 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.517 km N of Mineral, California · 15593 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.713 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15593 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.011 km ESE of Manton, California · 15592 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.717 km N of Chester, California · 15592 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.910 km SE of Dunsmuir, California · 15592 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.613 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15592 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.99 km NW of Montgomery Creek, California · 15592 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 1.821 km SSW of French Gulch, California · 15590 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.913 km N of Shingletown, California · 15584 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.97 km WNW of Central Valley (historical), California · 15583 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.66 km NNE of Millville, California · 15583 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 1.915 km SE of McCloud, California · 15640 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.67 km ENE of Lakehead, California · 15640 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.817 km ENE of Mountain Gate, California · 15641 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.917 km W of Round Mountain, California · 15642 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.917 km W of Round Mountain, California · 15642 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.417 km ENE of Mountain Gate, California · 15642 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.26 km WNW of Lakehead, California · 15651 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.615 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15654 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.819 km N of Mineral, California · 15660 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.510 km SSE of Dunsmuir, California · 15665 days ago · 57 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.411 km NE of Bend, California · 15665 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.122 km E of Old Station, California · 15666 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.724 km E of Old Station, California · 15669 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.725 km E of Old Station, California · 15669 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1107611. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.