California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km NW of Chester, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Chester, California on Sun, Jul 29, 1984, 12:52 PM PDT (19:52 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 2 km SW of Red Bluff, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-07-29 19:52:32 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.391° N, 121.322° 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, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
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: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km ENE of Paynes Creek, California · 15404 days ago · -2 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.617 km W of Montgomery Creek, California · 15404 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.815 km N of Mineral, California · 15403 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.615 km N of Mineral, California · 15403 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.917 km ENE of Old Station, California · 15402 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.916 km ENE of Old Station, California · 15402 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.912 km ESE of Butte Meadows, California · 15399 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.212 km ESE of Butte Meadows, California · 15399 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.811 km ESE of Butte Meadows, California · 15398 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.710 km SE of Butte Meadows, California · 15398 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.16 km NNE of Millville, California · 15397 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.14 km SSE of Redding, California · 15395 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.511 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15392 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.713 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15392 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.38 km E of Anderson, California · 15392 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.611 km W of Chester, California · 15391 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.812 km W of Chester, California · 15390 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.95 km WNW of Butte Meadows, California · 15390 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.72 km NNE of Lake Almanor West, California · 15386 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.02 km NW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 15384 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.93 km SE of Chester, California · 15383 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.211 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15383 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.913 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15382 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.72 km N of Belden, California · 15382 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.610 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15380 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.610 km NE of Mineral, California · 15380 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.522 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15380 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.84 km NNW of Old Station, California · 15379 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 1.64 km NNW of Old Station, California · 15379 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.623 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15379 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.222 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15375 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.522 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15375 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.223 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15374 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.926 km S of Nubieber, California · 15374 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.19 km NNE of Lake Davis, California · 15371 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.69 km NW of Old Station, California · 15371 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.613 km WSW of Chester, California · 15369 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.03 km SE of Fall River Mills, California · 15368 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.64 km NNE of Redding, California · 15367 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.58 km SSW of Big Bend, California · 15366 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.313 km NE of Proberta, California · 15364 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.75 km NW of Proberta, California · 15364 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.05 km ENE of Bend, California · 15364 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.813 km W of Paynes Creek, California · 15363 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.60 km ESE of Red Bluff, California · 15363 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.911 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15362 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.711 km NE of Bend, California · 15362 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.013 km ENE of Bend, California · 15362 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 2.812 km NE of Bend, California · 15362 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 2.013 km NE of Bend, California · 15362 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.09 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 15358 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.910 km WSW of Paynes Creek, California · 15358 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.910 km WSW of Paynes Creek, California · 15358 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.910 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 15358 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.78 km WSW of Paynes Creek, California · 15358 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.49 km NE of Vina, California · 15358 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 2.41 km N of Belden, California · 15356 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 2.71 km NW of Belden, California · 15356 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 2.29 km E of Vina, California · 15356 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 2.06 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15351 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 1.512 km NW of Chester, California · 15404 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.411 km WNW of Cohasset, California · 15406 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.67 km ESE of Millville, California · 15406 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.69 km E of Millville, California · 15406 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.812 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15406 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.410 km W of Cohasset, California · 15407 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.912 km NNW of Chester, California · 15409 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.711 km NNW of Chester, California · 15409 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.711 km NNW of Chester, California · 15409 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.811 km NNW of Chester, California · 15409 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.96 km N of Nord, California · 15410 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.9Northern California · 15413 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.73 km SSE of Millville, California · 15413 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.811 km W of Manton, California · 15414 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.012 km NE of Proberta, California · 15418 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.612 km W of La Porte, California · 15418 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.91 km SSW of Chester, California · 15419 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.99 km NE of Vina, California · 15420 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.514 km S of Storrie, California · 15422 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.73 km NNW of Indian Falls, California · 15422 days ago · -2 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1118621. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:35 PM UTC.