California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 4 km NNW of Rackerby, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Rackerby, California on Fri, Jun 24, 1983, 7:32 AM PDT (14:32 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 9 km NNW of Truckee, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-06-24 14:32:08 UTC
Depth
14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.483° N, 121.355° 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
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km SE of Stirling City, California · 15801 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.814 km N of Princeton, California · 15798 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.69 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15795 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.310 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15795 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.110 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15795 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.49 km N of Truckee, California · 15795 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.39 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15795 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.09 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15795 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.310 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15795 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.09 km N of Truckee, California · 15795 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.910 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15795 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.29 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15795 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.413 km NNW of Cohasset, California · 15793 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.415 km N of Princeton, California · 15791 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.910 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15789 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.120 km SE of Paynes Creek, California · 15788 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.8Northern California · 15788 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.73 km NNE of Tobin, California · 15788 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.04 km N of Oroville East, California · 15786 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.67 km NNE of Oroville East, California · 15786 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.30 km W of Hamilton City, California · 15783 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.610 km NW of Truckee, California · 15780 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.92 km ESE of Johnsville, California · 15779 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.010 km W of Plumas Lake, California · 15779 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.115 km N of Princeton, California · 15779 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.36 km ESE of Butte Meadows, California · 15775 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.34 km S of Canyondam, California · 15775 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 3.21 km WSW of Spring Garden, California · 15774 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.03 km N of Belden, California · 15772 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.52 km NW of Storrie, California · 15767 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.210 km N of Truckee, California · 15767 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.114 km WNW of Richvale, California · 15766 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.33 km NE of Tobin, California · 15766 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.52 km N of Tobin, California · 15766 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.01 km SW of Iron Horse, California · 15764 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.63 km E of Prattville, California · 15763 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.65 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 15763 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 2.015 km WSW of Chester, California · 15762 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.69 km W of Chester, California · 15762 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.34 km SW of Graeagle, California · 15762 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.00 km NE of Clio, California · 15761 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.16 km SE of Johnsville, California · 15761 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.410 km SSW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 15761 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.59 km SE of Sierraville, California · 15761 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.93 km WSW of Chester, California · 15756 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 2.49 km WSW of Chester, California · 15754 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.312 km ENE of Butte Meadows, California · 15751 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 2.52 km NNW of Belden, California · 15750 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 3.312 km N of Princeton, California · 15805 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.15 km NE of Lake of the Pines, California · 15811 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.914 km S of Hamilton City, California · 15813 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.14 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15815 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.42 km WNW of Nord, California · 15817 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.714 km E of Willows, California · 15818 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.814 km SW of Durham, California · 15825 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.89 km NNE of Little Grass Valley, California · 15825 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.64 km NNE of Tobin, California · 15827 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.82 km NNW of Tobin, California · 15827 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.74 km SW of Belden, California · 15827 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.92 km NNW of Tobin, California · 15827 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.22 km SSE of Belden, California · 15828 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.73 km NNW of Auburn Lake Trails, California · 15828 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.82 km WNW of Tobin, California · 15829 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.54 km SE of Stirling City, California · 15829 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.12 km SSW of Belden, California · 15829 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.81 km SE of Tobin, California · 15829 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.83 km SW of Belden, California · 15829 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.913 km NNW of Belden, California · 15830 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1097464. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:01 PM UTC.