California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22 km NE of Shingletown, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Shingletown, California on Thu, Feb 9, 1984, 12:14 PM PST (20:14 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 2 km SW of Belden, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-02-09 20:14:20 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.628° N, 121.696° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12 km SW of Belden, California · 15562 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.46 km N of Millville, California · 15561 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.66 km ESE of Bella Vista, California · 15560 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.23 km NE of Burney, California · 15560 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.94 km NNW of Burney, California · 15559 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.94 km NNE of Burney, California · 15559 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.16 km NNE of Burney, California · 15559 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.68 km ENE of Millville, California · 15558 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.23 km N of Belden, California · 15558 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.7Northern California · 15557 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.011 km ESE of Paynes Creek, California · 15557 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.72 km N of McCloud, California · 15554 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.27 km WNW of Chester, California · 15552 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.76 km NW of Chester, California · 15552 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.78 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 15551 days ago · -2 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.914 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 15550 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.06 km NW of Chester, California · 15550 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.98 km NE of Stirling City, California · 15549 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.13 km NNW of McCloud, California · 15549 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.44 km NNW of McCloud, California · 15549 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.35 km NNW of McCloud, California · 15549 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.96 km NNE of Lakehead, California · 15547 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.011 km WSW of Lakehead, California · 15546 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.011 km SW of Prattville, California · 15545 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.19 km NE of Proberta, California · 15544 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.113 km E of Big Bend, California · 15542 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.89 km E of Millville, California · 15541 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.57 km WNW of Chester, California · 15541 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.014 km NNW of Cassel, California · 15541 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.710 km W of Shingletown, California · 15540 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.71 km SSW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 15538 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.89 km ESE of McCloud, California · 15538 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.816 km ENE of Mineral, California · 15536 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 15536 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.58 km WSW of Chester, California · 15532 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.713 km WSW of Paynes Creek, California · 15530 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.26 km E of Big Bend, California · 15529 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.83 km ENE of Big Bend, California · 15527 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.811 km N of Butte Meadows, California · 15526 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.82 km ENE of Millville, California · 15523 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 2.512 km SSW of Dunsmuir, California · 15521 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.82 km SSE of Chester, California · 15518 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.94 km ENE of Millville, California · 15517 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.69 km NW of Belden, California · 15517 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.69 km W of Lakehead, California · 15513 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.711 km N of McCloud, California · 15512 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.65 km ESE of Big Bend, California · 15510 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 1.64 km NW of Montgomery Creek, California · 15509 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 1.612 km N of McCloud, California · 15508 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.114 km NNE of Chester, California · 15507 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.67 km W of Burney, California · 15567 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.022 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15568 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.08 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15568 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.618 km WSW of Old Station, California · 15569 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.77 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15570 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.610 km SSW of Hat Creek, California · 15570 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.89 km WSW of Paynes Creek, California · 15570 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.71 km WSW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 15572 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.118 km NE of Shingletown, California · 15573 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.84 km ENE of Chester, California · 15573 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.610 km WSW of Old Station, California · 15576 days ago · -2 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.412 km NNW of Cassel, California · 15576 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.83 km N of Tobin, California · 15578 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.64 km WNW of Manton, California · 15578 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.66 km NNE of Millville, California · 15583 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.97 km WNW of Central Valley (historical), California · 15583 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.913 km N of Shingletown, California · 15584 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.76 km NNE of Chester, California · 15590 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.821 km SSW of French Gulch, California · 15590 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.92 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15591 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc5707. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:54 PM UTC.