California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 4 km NNE of Tobin, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Tobin, California on Wed, Jun 1, 1983, 11:00 AM PDT (18:00 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 12 km N of Princeton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-06-01 18:00:02 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.978° N, 121.292° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
230°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.89 km NNE of Little Grass Valley, California · 15825 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.814 km SW of Durham, California · 15825 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.515 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15822 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.615 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15822 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.714 km E of Willows, California · 15818 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.42 km WNW of Nord, California · 15817 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.14 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15815 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.714 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15814 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.914 km S of Hamilton City, California · 15813 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.810 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15813 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.110 km SE of Millville, California · 15812 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.312 km N of Princeton, California · 15805 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.34 km NNW of Rackerby, California · 15804 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.05 km SE of Stirling City, California · 15801 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.814 km N of Princeton, California · 15798 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.413 km NNW of Cohasset, California · 15793 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.812 km E of Bend, California · 15792 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.415 km N of Princeton, California · 15791 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 3.120 km SE of Paynes Creek, California · 15788 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.8Northern California · 15788 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.73 km NNE of Tobin, California · 15788 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.04 km N of Oroville East, California · 15786 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.67 km NNE of Oroville East, California · 15786 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.30 km W of Hamilton City, California · 15783 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.92 km ESE of Johnsville, California · 15779 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.115 km N of Princeton, California · 15779 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.717 km SE of Round Mountain, California · 15778 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.36 km ESE of Butte Meadows, California · 15775 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.34 km S of Canyondam, California · 15775 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 3.21 km WSW of Spring Garden, California · 15774 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.03 km N of Belden, California · 15772 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.52 km NW of Storrie, California · 15767 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 1.82 km NNW of Tobin, California · 15827 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.74 km SW of Belden, California · 15827 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.92 km NNW of Tobin, California · 15827 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.22 km SSE of Belden, California · 15827 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.82 km WNW of Tobin, California · 15829 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.54 km SE of Stirling City, California · 15829 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.12 km SSW of Belden, California · 15829 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.81 km SE of Tobin, California · 15829 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.83 km SW of Belden, California · 15829 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.913 km NNW of Belden, California · 15830 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.72 km SSW of Belden, California · 15830 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.70 km N of Storrie, California · 15830 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.93 km NE of Tobin, California · 15830 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.07 km W of Sierra City, California · 15835 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.78 km SSE of Johnsville, California · 15836 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.65 km NW of Belden, California · 15837 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.014 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15841 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.64 km W of Butte Meadows, California · 15842 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.65 km E of Olivehurst, California · 15844 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.92 km N of Little Grass Valley, California · 15844 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1095921. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC.