California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12 km NE of Proberta, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Proberta, California on Sun, Jul 15, 1984, 6:48 AM PDT (13:48 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 12 km WSW of Lakehead, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-07-15 13:48:24 UTC
Depth
18.5 km (11.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.169° N, 122.072° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.212 km WSW of Lakehead, California · 15415 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.98 km W of Orland, California · 15412 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.811 km W of Manton, California · 15412 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.73 km SSE of Millville, California · 15411 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.30 km NNW of Lakehead, California · 15409 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.96 km N of Nord, California · 15408 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.811 km NNW of Chester, California · 15407 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.711 km NNW of Chester, California · 15407 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.711 km NNW of Chester, California · 15407 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.912 km NNW of Chester, California · 15406 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.212 km SW of Lakehead, California · 15405 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.410 km W of Cohasset, California · 15405 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.812 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15404 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.69 km E of Millville, California · 15404 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.67 km ESE of Millville, California · 15404 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.411 km WNW of Cohasset, California · 15404 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.512 km NW of Chester, California · 15402 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.712 km NW of Chester, California · 15402 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.67 km ENE of Paynes Creek, California · 15401 days ago · -2 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.617 km W of Montgomery Creek, California · 15401 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.815 km N of Mineral, California · 15401 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.615 km N of Mineral, California · 15401 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.040 km E of Ruth, California · 15400 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.917 km ENE of Old Station, California · 15399 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.916 km ENE of Old Station, California · 15399 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.912 km ESE of Butte Meadows, California · 15397 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.212 km ESE of Butte Meadows, California · 15397 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.811 km ESE of Butte Meadows, California · 15396 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.710 km SE of Butte Meadows, California · 15396 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.16 km NNE of Millville, California · 15395 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.43 km SSE of Palermo, California · 15394 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.14 km SSE of Redding, California · 15393 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 2.213 km SSE of Ruth, California · 15390 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.511 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15390 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.713 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15390 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 2.38 km E of Anderson, California · 15389 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.611 km W of Chester, California · 15388 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.812 km W of Chester, California · 15388 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.95 km WNW of Butte Meadows, California · 15388 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.810 km S of Willows, California · 15386 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.72 km NNE of Lake Almanor West, California · 15384 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.02 km NW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 15382 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.64 km SSW of Lakehead, California · 15381 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.93 km SE of Chester, California · 15381 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.211 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15381 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 2.0Northern California · 15380 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.913 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15380 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.72 km N of Belden, California · 15379 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.610 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15378 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.610 km NE of Mineral, California · 15378 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 2.522 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15377 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.84 km NNW of Old Station, California · 15377 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.64 km NNW of Old Station, California · 15377 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.623 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15377 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.222 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15372 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.522 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15372 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.223 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15372 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.920 km NW of Paskenta, California · 15371 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 2.214 km S of Paskenta, California · 15370 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.69 km NW of Old Station, California · 15369 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 2.612 km W of La Porte, California · 15416 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.619 km NNE of Covelo, California · 15417 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.91 km SSW of Chester, California · 15417 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.99 km NE of Vina, California · 15418 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.514 km S of Storrie, California · 15420 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.73 km NNW of Indian Falls, California · 15420 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.97 km SSE of Redding, California · 15421 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.93 km SE of Chester, California · 15422 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.36 km NNE of Burney, California · 15424 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.817 km SE of Round Mountain, California · 15427 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.22 km S of Central Valley (historical), California · 15429 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15431 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.15 km SSW of Red Bluff, California · 15432 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.98 km NW of Old Station, California · 15432 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.77 km SSW of Lakehead, California · 15433 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.38 km NW of Old Station, California · 15436 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.910 km ESE of Lakehead, California · 15441 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.516 km WSW of Lakehead, California · 15441 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.914 km SSE of Mineral, California · 15442 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.010 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15444 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1117567. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC.