California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km NNE of Durham, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Durham, California on Tue, Dec 9, 1986, 9:16 PM PST (05:16 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 12 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-12-10 05:16:57 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.689° N, 121.781° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
175°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711 km NW of Chester, California · 14544 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.011 km WNW of Chester, California · 14542 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.14 km SW of Prattville, California · 14541 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.55 km WSW of Prattville, California · 14540 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.83 km WSW of Prattville, California · 14540 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.715 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14535 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.13 km ENE of Cottonwood, California · 14535 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.35 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14532 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.13 km E of Keddie, California · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.413 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 14530 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.514 km WSW of Chester, California · 14528 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.516 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14527 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.821 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14526 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.611 km E of Millville, California · 14518 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.717 km WSW of Elk Creek, California · 14518 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.26 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14516 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.717 km NW of Butte Meadows, California · 14516 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.86 km NNE of Bend, California · 14516 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.96 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14516 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.86 km WSW of Beale Air Force Base, California · 14515 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.05 km NNE of Bend, California · 14515 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.514 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14514 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.28 km SW of Hamilton City, California · 14513 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.12 km WSW of Oroville East, California · 14511 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.14 km WNW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14508 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.615 km E of Cottonwood, California · 14507 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.916 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 14506 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.87 km NNE of Oroville, California · 14501 days ago · 36 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.85 km WNW of Chester, California · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.82 km SW of Oroville East, California · 14499 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 3.312 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 14495 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.313 km NNE of Chester, California · 14493 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.53 km SW of Oroville East, California · 14489 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 2.28 km ENE of Los Molinos, California · 14545 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.05 km N of Greenhorn, California · 14550 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.07 km N of Greenhorn, California · 14550 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.93 km NW of Belden, California · 14553 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.617 km N of Princeton, California · 14553 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.89 km NW of Elk Creek, California · 14553 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.512 km SE of Millville, California · 14554 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.621 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14556 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.014 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 14562 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.89 km NNW of Mineral, California · 14562 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.922 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 14562 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.46 km S of Palo Cedro, California · 14564 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.910 km W of Biggs, California · 14574 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 3.26 km NE of Linda, California · 14574 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc10087269. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC.