California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km WSW of Manton, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Manton, California on Wed, Dec 26, 1984, 6:51 AM PST (14:51 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 2 km WNW of Big Bend, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-12-26 14:51:12 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.417° N, 121.974° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
206°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92 km WNW of Big Bend, California · 15245 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.010 km SSE of Lakehead, California · 15241 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.912 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15241 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.511 km WSW of Chester, California · 15238 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.312 km NE of Proberta, California · 15237 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.016 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 15237 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.67 km SE of Hamilton City, California · 15236 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.615 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15236 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.629 km NE of Covelo, California · 15234 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.012 km W of Paynes Creek, California · 15233 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.810 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 15233 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.00 km SSW of Twain, California · 15232 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.616 km W of Paskenta, California · 15224 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.6Northern California · 15221 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.03 km NNE of Lake Almanor West, California · 15215 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.912 km SE of Dunsmuir, California · 15210 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.23 km WNW of McCloud, California · 15205 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.23 km NNE of McCloud, California · 15204 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.62 km ENE of McCloud, California · 15204 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.12 km E of McCloud, California · 15204 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.02 km E of McCloud, California · 15204 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.512 km W of Chester, California · 15203 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.83 km NNW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15199 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.225 km S of Nubieber, California · 15197 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.72 km N of Lake Almanor West, California · 15196 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 3.38 km NW of Old Station, California · 15192 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.816 km ENE of Mineral, California · 15192 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.8Northern California · 15192 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.317 km ENE of Mineral, California · 15192 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.617 km ENE of Mineral, California · 15192 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 2.316 km ENE of Mineral, California · 15192 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.817 km ENE of Mineral, California · 15192 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.115 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 15189 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.85 km WSW of Bella Vista, California · 15187 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.015 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15186 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.921 km S of Nubieber, California · 15185 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.214 km W of Round Mountain, California · 15246 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.812 km SW of Durham, California · 15247 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.913 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15249 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.68 km S of McCloud, California · 15251 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.68 km S of McCloud, California · 15251 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15251 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.715 km N of Westwood, California · 15251 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.613 km ENE of Millville, California · 15251 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.227 km W of Paskenta, California · 15253 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.54 km NNW of McCloud, California · 15257 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.716 km SW of Old Station, California · 15258 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.72 km N of McCloud, California · 15258 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.27 km W of Durham, California · 15258 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.12 km W of Paradise, California · 15263 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.94 km SE of Canyondam, California · 15263 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.52 km SSE of Canyondam, California · 15265 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.717 km NE of Mineral, California · 15269 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.534 km NW of Paskenta, California · 15270 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.88 km NNW of Old Station, California · 15271 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.69 km NW of Old Station, California · 15271 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc38428. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.