California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18 km NE of Shingletown, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km NE of Shingletown, California on Sat, May 26, 1984, 7:40 PM PDT (02:40 UTC), 11 km (7 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
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-05-27 02:40:43 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.619° N, 121.756° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km W of Palo Cedro, California · 15464 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.811 km NW of Chester, California · 15464 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.913 km SSW of Old Station, California · 15464 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.512 km NW of Chester, California · 15463 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.614 km NNE of Lakehead, California · 15461 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.217 km S of Nubieber, California · 15460 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.811 km SW of Shasta, California · 15459 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.914 km WSW of Lakehead, California · 15457 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.910 km SSE of Mineral, California · 15456 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.117 km N of Shingletown, California · 15456 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.65 km SE of Stirling City, California · 15454 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.917 km WSW of Big Bend, California · 15454 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.919 km ESE of Lakehead, California · 15453 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.64 km SW of Dunsmuir, California · 15449 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.010 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15443 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.914 km SSE of Mineral, California · 15442 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.516 km WSW of Lakehead, California · 15441 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.910 km ESE of Lakehead, California · 15440 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.619 km N of Big Bend, California · 15439 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.012 km W of Dunsmuir, California · 15436 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.38 km NW of Old Station, California · 15435 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 1.77 km SSW of Lakehead, California · 15432 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.98 km NW of Old Station, California · 15432 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.15 km SSW of Red Bluff, California · 15431 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15431 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.22 km S of Central Valley (historical), California · 15429 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.817 km SE of Round Mountain, California · 15426 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.09 km NNW of McArthur, California · 15424 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.39 km NW of McArthur, California · 15424 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.36 km NNE of Burney, California · 15424 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 2.113 km WNW of McArthur, California · 15424 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.93 km SE of Chester, California · 15422 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.97 km SSE of Redding, California · 15420 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.73 km NNW of Indian Falls, California · 15419 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.514 km S of Storrie, California · 15419 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.99 km NE of Vina, California · 15417 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.91 km SSW of Chester, California · 15416 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.012 km NE of Proberta, California · 15415 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 3.212 km WSW of Lakehead, California · 15414 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.811 km W of Manton, California · 15411 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.73 km SSE of Millville, California · 15411 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 2.718 km ENE of Coffee Creek, California · 15410 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.30 km NNW of Lakehead, California · 15409 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.96 km N of Nord, California · 15408 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.811 km NNW of Chester, California · 15407 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.711 km NNW of Chester, California · 15407 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.711 km NNW of Chester, California · 15406 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.912 km NNW of Chester, California · 15406 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 1.815 km NNE of McCloud, California · 15465 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.2Northern California · 15466 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.26 km ESE of Redding, California · 15467 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.26 km SE of Redding, California · 15467 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.26 km S of Red Bluff, California · 15468 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.12 km S of East Shore, California · 15469 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.81 km N of Canyondam, California · 15469 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.83 km SSE of Chester, California · 15470 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.11 km SSW of East Shore, California · 15470 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.212 km W of Cohasset, California · 15474 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.414 km WNW of Cohasset, California · 15475 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.020 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15476 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.20 km WNW of Montgomery Creek, California · 15476 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.12 km N of Taylorsville, California · 15476 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.520 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15477 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.020 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15478 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.820 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15479 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.720 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 15479 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.618 km SE of Round Mountain, California · 15484 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.13 km SSE of Canyondam, California · 15486 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc19476. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:44 PM UTC.