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M2.5 earthquake 6 km WNW of Palermo, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Palermo, California on Sat, May 3, 1986, 5:44 PM PDT (00:44 UTC), 22 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 7 km W of Lodoga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-05-04 00:44:46 UTC
Depth
21.6 km (13.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.451° N, 121.606° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
182°, 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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.32 km E of Storrie, California · 14759 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.85 km W of Cherokee, California · 14759 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.95 km W of Twain, California · 14758 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.17 km W of Lodoga, California · 14757 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.61 km W of Berry Creek, California · 14757 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.61 km NNE of Thermalito, California · 14756 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.49 km SSE of Stirling City, California · 14755 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.73 km W of Greenville, California · 14749 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.65 km W of Willows, California · 14749 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.512 km SE of Bucks Lake, California · 14749 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.83 km ESE of South Oroville, California · 14745 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.712 km WSW of Chester, California · 14738 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.46 km E of Orland, California · 14737 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.714 km ESE of Mineral, California · 14725 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.03 km NNE of Palermo, California · 14718 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.515 km SE of Mineral, California · 14718 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.312 km SE of Bend, California · 14716 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.88 km E of Lower Lake, California · 14714 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.98 km E of Lower Lake, California · 14714 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.98 km E of Lower Lake, California · 14714 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.48 km E of Lower Lake, California · 14714 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.914 km WSW of Guinda, California · 14712 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.58 km NNE of Clipper Mills, California · 14710 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.710 km SSE of Willows, California · 14709 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.52 km S of Taylorsville, California · 14708 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.75 km WSW of Forbestown, California · 14707 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.93 km SW of Prattville, California · 14705 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.23 km SW of Prattville, California · 14704 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.9Northern California · 14763 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.70 km SSE of Meadow Valley, California · 14766 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.618 km ENE of Willows, California · 14767 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.02 km E of Tobin, California · 14767 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.97 km ESE of Magalia, California · 14767 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.02 km ENE of Lake Almanor West, California · 14769 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.13 km ENE of Alleghany, California · 14775 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.32 km WSW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 14776 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.64 km ENE of Tobin, California · 14776 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.013 km ESE of Mineral, California · 14777 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.17 km SSE of Washington, California · 14778 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.13 km ENE of Alleghany, California · 14778 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.1Northern California · 14778 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.63 km ESE of Alleghany, California · 14778 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.06 km W of Twain, California · 14778 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.36 km ENE of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 14779 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.9Northern California · 14779 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.33 km ENE of Alleghany, California · 14780 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.13 km ENE of Alleghany, California · 14781 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.93 km ENE of Alleghany, California · 14781 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1138049. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:47 PM UTC.