California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13 km SSW of Mineral, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Mineral, California on Fri, Apr 8, 1983, 9:53 AM PST (17:53 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 10 km W of Manton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-04-08 17:53:16 UTC
Depth
-1.2 km (-0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.231° N, 121.627° 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, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
193°, 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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911 km S of Mineral, California · 15881 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.13 km NNW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15880 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.716 km S of Hamilton City, California · 15880 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.34 km WNW of Nord, California · 15879 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.93 km NNE of Willows, California · 15876 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.613 km N of Princeton, California · 15871 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.96 km ESE of Redding, California · 15869 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.713 km N of Burney, California · 15869 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.610 km W of Manton, California · 15867 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.79 km NW of Hamilton City, California · 15864 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.05 km SSE of Hamilton City, California · 15862 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15846 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.92 km N of Little Grass Valley, California · 15845 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.64 km W of Butte Meadows, California · 15842 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.014 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15841 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.734 km SW of Shasta, California · 15839 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.65 km NW of Belden, California · 15837 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.1Northern California · 15837 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.01 km WSW of Central Valley (historical), California · 15833 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.93 km NE of Tobin, California · 15830 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.70 km N of Storrie, California · 15830 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.72 km SSW of Belden, California · 15830 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.913 km NNW of Belden, California · 15830 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.83 km SW of Belden, California · 15829 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.81 km SE of Tobin, California · 15829 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.12 km SSW of Belden, California · 15829 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 2.24 km ENE of Keswick, California · 15829 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.54 km SE of Stirling City, California · 15829 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.82 km WNW of Tobin, California · 15829 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 3.22 km SSE of Belden, California · 15828 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.92 km NNW of Tobin, California · 15828 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.74 km SW of Belden, California · 15828 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.82 km NNW of Tobin, California · 15828 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.64 km NNE of Tobin, California · 15827 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.89 km NNE of Little Grass Valley, California · 15826 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.814 km SW of Durham, California · 15825 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.515 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15822 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 1.615 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15822 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 2.56 km WSW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 15882 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.99 km SW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 15883 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.85 km WSW of Butte Meadows, California · 15883 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.58 km SSE of Mineral, California · 15884 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.910 km N of Princeton, California · 15884 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.70 km SSW of Lakehead, California · 15885 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.27 km NNE of Belden, California · 15893 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.715 km WSW of Chester, California · 15898 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.2Northern California · 15898 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.114 km E of Bella Vista, California · 15898 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.59 km SSW of Paradise, California · 15900 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.37 km WNW of Hamilton City, California · 15902 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.84 km S of Chester, California · 15902 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.73 km NNE of Old Station, California · 15902 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.03 km NNE of Old Station, California · 15902 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 3.010 km SE of Bend, California · 15903 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.34 km ESE of Chester, California · 15905 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1090121. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.