California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 10 km ENE of Shingletown, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10 km ENE of Shingletown, California on Wed, Jun 15, 1983, 2:19 PM PDT (21:19 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 20 km SE of Paynes Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-06-15 21:19:50 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.536° N, 121.783° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 9.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
252°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.110 km SE of Millville, California · 15812 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.05 km SE of Stirling City, California · 15800 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.413 km NNW of Cohasset, California · 15793 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.812 km E of Bend, California · 15792 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.120 km SE of Paynes Creek, California · 15788 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.8Northern California · 15788 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.73 km NNE of Tobin, California · 15788 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.30 km W of Hamilton City, California · 15783 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.97 km NNE of McCloud, California · 15782 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.717 km SE of Round Mountain, California · 15777 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.8Northern California · 15777 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.36 km ESE of Butte Meadows, California · 15775 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.34 km S of Canyondam, California · 15775 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.03 km N of Belden, California · 15771 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.713 km SE of Big Bend, California · 15769 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.44 km WSW of Flournoy, California · 15767 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.52 km NW of Storrie, California · 15767 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.33 km NE of Tobin, California · 15766 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.715 km W of Round Mountain, California · 15766 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.52 km N of Tobin, California · 15765 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.325 km E of Hat Creek, California · 15765 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.63 km E of Prattville, California · 15763 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.65 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 15763 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.015 km WSW of Chester, California · 15762 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.69 km W of Chester, California · 15762 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.93 km WSW of Chester, California · 15755 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.49 km WSW of Chester, California · 15754 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 1.714 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15814 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.14 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15815 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.42 km WNW of Nord, California · 15817 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.615 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15822 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.515 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15822 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.64 km NNE of Tobin, California · 15827 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.82 km NNW of Tobin, California · 15827 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.74 km SW of Belden, California · 15827 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.92 km NNW of Tobin, California · 15827 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 3.22 km SSE of Belden, California · 15827 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.82 km WNW of Tobin, California · 15828 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.54 km SE of Stirling City, California · 15829 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.24 km ENE of Keswick, California · 15829 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.12 km SSW of Belden, California · 15829 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.81 km SE of Tobin, California · 15829 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.83 km SW of Belden, California · 15829 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.913 km NNW of Belden, California · 15829 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.72 km SSW of Belden, California · 15829 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.70 km N of Storrie, California · 15829 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.93 km NE of Tobin, California · 15830 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1096913. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.