California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km NNE of Redding, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Redding, California on Tue, Sep 4, 1984, 7:42 PM PDT (02:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 2 km NW of Lakehead, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-09-05 02:42:44 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.628° N, 122.374° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
230°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.317 km NW of Paskenta, California · 15369 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.58 km SSW of Big Bend, California · 15368 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.313 km NE of Proberta, California · 15367 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.75 km NW of Proberta, California · 15366 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.05 km ENE of Bend, California · 15366 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.813 km W of Paynes Creek, California · 15365 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.60 km ESE of Red Bluff, California · 15365 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.911 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15365 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.711 km NE of Bend, California · 15365 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.013 km ENE of Bend, California · 15365 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.812 km NE of Bend, California · 15365 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.013 km NE of Bend, California · 15364 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.09 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 15361 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.910 km WSW of Paynes Creek, California · 15361 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.910 km WSW of Paynes Creek, California · 15361 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.910 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 15361 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.78 km WSW of Paynes Creek, California · 15361 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.49 km NE of Vina, California · 15360 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.29 km E of Vina, California · 15358 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.16 km N of McCloud, California · 15356 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.912 km ENE of Mount Shasta, California · 15355 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.86 km SW of Lakehead, California · 15354 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.511 km S of McCloud, California · 15354 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.49 km ENE of Mount Shasta, California · 15354 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.410 km SE of Burnt Ranch, California · 15353 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.513 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15353 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.314 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15353 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.718 km ESE of McCloud, California · 15352 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.619 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15350 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.95 km ENE of Los Molinos, California · 15350 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 3.12 km SW of Red Bluff, California · 15349 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.65 km SSW of Lakehead, California · 15346 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.67 km W of Lakehead, California · 15346 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.815 km SE of Mineral, California · 15345 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.213 km WSW of Lakehead, California · 15345 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 2.413 km NE of Vina, California · 15341 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.811 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 15339 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 3.82 km NW of Lakehead, California · 15338 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.914 km SE of Millville, California · 15338 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.210 km NNW of French Gulch, California · 15337 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.916 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15336 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.85 km WNW of Palo Cedro, California · 15332 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.6Northern California · 15332 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.714 km SSE of McCloud, California · 15327 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.610 km NE of Los Molinos, California · 15326 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.815 km WNW of Round Mountain, California · 15322 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 2.321 km NNW of Paskenta, California · 15320 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.613 km NW of Chester, California · 15318 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 3.16 km NNE of Vina, California · 15314 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.08 km SSW of Shasta, California · 15313 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.111 km NE of Trinity Village, California · 15312 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.613 km NNE of French Gulch, California · 15370 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.03 km SE of Fall River Mills, California · 15371 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.613 km WSW of Chester, California · 15371 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.69 km NW of Old Station, California · 15374 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.214 km S of Paskenta, California · 15375 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.75 km S of Mad River, California · 15376 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.920 km NW of Paskenta, California · 15376 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.223 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15377 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.522 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15377 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.222 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15377 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.934 km NE of Trinity Village, California · 15380 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.831 km NE of Trinity Village, California · 15380 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.07 km ESE of Carrick, California · 15380 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.623 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15382 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.64 km NNW of Old Station, California · 15382 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.84 km NNW of Old Station, California · 15382 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.522 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15382 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.610 km NE of Mineral, California · 15383 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.610 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15383 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.913 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15384 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away

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