California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km NNW of McCloud, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of McCloud, California on Fri, Dec 14, 1984, 3:03 AM PST (11:03 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 13 km ENE of Millville, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-12-14 11:03:19 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.295° N, 122.153° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
167°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km ENE of Millville, California · 15251 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.68 km S of McCloud, California · 15251 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.68 km S of McCloud, California · 15251 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.214 km W of Round Mountain, California · 15246 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.69 km WSW of Manton, California · 15245 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.92 km WNW of Big Bend, California · 15245 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.010 km SSE of Lakehead, California · 15241 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.016 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 15237 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.6Northern California · 15221 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.912 km SE of Dunsmuir, California · 15210 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.23 km WNW of McCloud, California · 15205 days ago · -2 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.23 km NNE of McCloud, California · 15204 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.62 km ENE of McCloud, California · 15204 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.12 km E of McCloud, California · 15204 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.02 km E of McCloud, California · 15204 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 1.716 km SW of Old Station, California · 15258 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.72 km N of McCloud, California · 15258 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.88 km NNW of Old Station, California · 15271 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.69 km NW of Old Station, California · 15271 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.99 km NW of Old Station, California · 15271 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.08 km SE of Hat Creek, California · 15271 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.720 km W of Big Bend, California · 15276 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.96 km NNW of Junction City, California · 15278 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc38413. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.