California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 19 km ENE of Shingletown, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 19 km ENE of Shingletown, California on Mon, Oct 17, 1983, 5:43 AM PDT (12:43 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 8 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-17 12:43:16 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.559° N, 121.675° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
244°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.68 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 15681 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.98 km NNW of Chester, California · 15680 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.515 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15678 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.613 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15677 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.614 km N of Butte Meadows, California · 15675 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.73 km N of Tobin, California · 15674 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.19 km NW of Twain, California · 15674 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.412 km ENE of Bend, California · 15674 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.02 km N of Tobin, California · 15674 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.54 km NW of Tobin, California · 15674 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.98 km WNW of Twain, California · 15673 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.717 km NNW of Paskenta, California · 15673 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.619 km NE of Mineral, California · 15671 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.917 km NE of Mineral, California · 15671 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.725 km E of Old Station, California · 15669 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.724 km E of Old Station, California · 15669 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.122 km E of Old Station, California · 15666 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.411 km NE of Bend, California · 15665 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.510 km SSE of Dunsmuir, California · 15665 days ago · 57 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.819 km N of Mineral, California · 15660 days ago · -2 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.68 km NNW of Westwood, California · 15656 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.59 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 15654 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.615 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15654 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.513 km W of Chester, California · 15653 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.26 km WNW of Lakehead, California · 15651 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.77 km NNW of Spring Garden, California · 15646 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.711 km NNE of Susanville, California · 15645 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.15 km NE of Taylorsville, California · 15645 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 3.417 km ENE of Mountain Gate, California · 15642 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.917 km W of Round Mountain, California · 15642 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.917 km W of Round Mountain, California · 15642 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.817 km ENE of Mountain Gate, California · 15641 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.76 km NW of Chester, California · 15641 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.67 km ENE of Lakehead, California · 15640 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.915 km SE of McCloud, California · 15640 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.114 km SE of McCloud, California · 15640 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.8Northern California · 15635 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.85 km N of French Gulch, California · 15634 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.69 km SSW of Hat Creek, California · 15634 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.611 km E of Millville, California · 15633 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.55 km ESE of Canyondam, CA · 15631 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.44 km S of Westwood, California · 15631 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.114 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15630 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.612 km SE of Mineral, California · 15630 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.717 km W of Round Mountain, California · 15628 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.011 km WSW of Chester, California · 15626 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.917 km NNW of Chester, California · 15625 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 2.113 km NW of Cassel, California · 15624 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 2.37 km SSW of Hat Creek, California · 15623 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.618 km NNE of Chester, California · 15623 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.615 km N of Mineral, California · 15622 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 1.521 km N of Mineral, California · 15681 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.112 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 15682 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.618 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15683 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.82 km SE of McCloud, California · 15683 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.38 km NW of Central Valley (historical), California · 15684 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.20 km NE of Palo Cedro, California · 15685 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.88 km S of Hat Creek, California · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.012 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15688 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.213 km ESE of Cottonwood, California · 15688 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.61 km S of Chester, California · 15689 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.519 km E of Shingletown, California · 15689 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.118 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15689 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.819 km E of Shingletown, California · 15691 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.920 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15691 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.817 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15691 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.617 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15691 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.418 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15691 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.611 km WSW of Chester, California · 15692 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.10 km NE of Palo Cedro, California · 15692 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.813 km WSW of Chester, California · 15692 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1105084. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.