California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13 km NNE of Mineral, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Mineral, California on Fri, Dec 16, 1983, 1:24 PM PST (21:24 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 8 km W of Manton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-16 21:24:58 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.467° N, 121.552° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
155°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15622 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.98 km W of Manton, California · 15621 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.83 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15621 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.66 km WNW of Manton, California · 15619 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.89 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 15618 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.310 km NNE of French Gulch, California · 15616 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.810 km WSW of Chester, California · 15611 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.51 km SSE of Chester, California · 15611 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.82 km NNW of Chester, California · 15611 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.010 km NE of Greenville, California · 15610 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.314 km NNW of Chester, California · 15608 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.820 km NNW of Chester, California · 15607 days ago · -2 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.17 km W of Big Bend, California · 15604 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.03 km WNW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 15602 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.831 km NNW of McArthur, California · 15600 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.84 km N of Lake Almanor West, California · 15597 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.85 km N of Lakehead, California · 15597 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.616 km WNW of Round Mountain, California · 15596 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.59 km NE of Mineral, California · 15595 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15594 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.513 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15594 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.517 km N of Mineral, California · 15594 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.713 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15594 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.011 km ESE of Manton, California · 15593 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.717 km N of Chester, California · 15593 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.910 km SE of Dunsmuir, California · 15593 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.613 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15593 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.99 km NW of Montgomery Creek, California · 15592 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.113 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 15592 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.92 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15592 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.41 km ESE of Flournoy, California · 15592 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.76 km NNE of Chester, California · 15591 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.913 km N of Shingletown, California · 15585 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 1.97 km WNW of Central Valley (historical), California · 15584 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.66 km NNE of Millville, California · 15584 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.86 km SW of Hamilton City, California · 15581 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.64 km WNW of Manton, California · 15579 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.83 km N of Tobin, California · 15579 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.412 km NNW of Cassel, California · 15577 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.610 km WSW of Old Station, California · 15577 days ago · -2 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.84 km ENE of Chester, California · 15574 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.118 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15574 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.71 km WSW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 15573 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.89 km WSW of Paynes Creek, California · 15571 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 1.610 km SSW of Hat Creek, California · 15571 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.77 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15571 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.618 km WSW of Old Station, California · 15570 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 2.08 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15569 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 3.022 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15569 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.67 km W of Burney, California · 15568 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.622 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15567 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.12 km SW of Belden, California · 15562 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.914 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15622 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.615 km N of Mineral, California · 15623 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.618 km NNE of Chester, California · 15624 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.37 km SSW of Hat Creek, California · 15624 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.113 km NW of Cassel, California · 15625 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.917 km NNW of Chester, California · 15626 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.011 km WSW of Chester, California · 15627 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.717 km W of Round Mountain, California · 15629 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.612 km SE of Mineral, California · 15631 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.114 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15631 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.44 km S of Westwood, California · 15632 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.55 km ESE of Canyondam, CA · 15632 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.611 km E of Millville, California · 15634 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.69 km SSW of Hat Creek, California · 15635 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.85 km N of French Gulch, California · 15635 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.8Northern California · 15636 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.114 km SE of McCloud, California · 15640 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.915 km SE of McCloud, California · 15640 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.67 km ENE of Lakehead, California · 15641 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.76 km NW of Chester, California · 15642 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1108564. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:23 PM UTC.