California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 3 km N of Tobin, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 3 km N of Tobin, California on Mon, Oct 24, 1983, 4:24 AM PDT (11:24 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 7 km NNW of Spring Garden, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-24 11:24:42 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.969° N, 121.301° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
165°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.19 km NW of Twain, California · 15674 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.412 km ENE of Bend, California · 15674 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.02 km N of Tobin, California · 15674 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.54 km NW of Tobin, California · 15674 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.98 km WNW of Twain, California · 15673 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.619 km NE of Mineral, California · 15671 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.917 km NE of Mineral, California · 15671 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.725 km E of Old Station, California · 15669 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.724 km E of Old Station, California · 15669 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.08 km E of Oroville East, California · 15668 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.02 km SW of Oroville East, California · 15667 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.913 km N of Clipper Mills, California · 15666 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.122 km E of Old Station, California · 15666 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.411 km NE of Bend, California · 15665 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.819 km N of Mineral, California · 15660 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.93 km SE of South Oroville, California · 15660 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.31 km W of Calpine, California · 15657 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.68 km NNW of Westwood, California · 15656 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.59 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 15654 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.615 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15654 days ago · -2 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.513 km W of Chester, California · 15653 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.77 km NNW of Spring Garden, California · 15646 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.711 km NNE of Susanville, California · 15645 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.15 km NE of Taylorsville, California · 15645 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.76 km NW of Chester, California · 15641 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.61 km W of Plumas Eureka, California · 15637 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.8Northern California · 15635 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.69 km SSW of Hat Creek, California · 15634 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.611 km E of Millville, California · 15633 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.78 km N of Princeton, California · 15633 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.55 km ESE of Canyondam, CA · 15631 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.44 km S of Westwood, California · 15631 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 2.114 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15630 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.612 km SE of Mineral, California · 15630 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.011 km WSW of Chester, California · 15626 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.917 km NNW of Chester, California · 15625 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.49 km NE of Alta, California · 15624 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.37 km SSW of Hat Creek, California · 15623 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.618 km NNE of Chester, California · 15623 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.715 km N of Princeton, California · 15623 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.615 km N of Mineral, California · 15622 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.914 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15621 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 1.713 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15621 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 1.514 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15621 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.98 km W of Manton, California · 15620 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.83 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15620 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 2.015 km N of Princeton, California · 15619 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.66 km WNW of Manton, California · 15618 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.89 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 15617 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 1.614 km N of Butte Meadows, California · 15675 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.613 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15677 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.515 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15678 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.98 km NNW of Chester, California · 15680 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.68 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 15681 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.019 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15681 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.521 km N of Mineral, California · 15681 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.57 km SW of Doyle, California · 15682 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.112 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 15682 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.618 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15683 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.88 km S of Hat Creek, California · 15686 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.8Northern California · 15687 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.012 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15688 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.213 km ESE of Cottonwood, California · 15688 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.61 km S of Chester, California · 15689 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.519 km E of Shingletown, California · 15689 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.118 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15689 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.819 km E of Shingletown, California · 15691 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.920 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15691 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.817 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15691 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1105518. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.