California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km ENE of Shingletown, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km ENE of Shingletown, California on Thu, Aug 14, 1986, 6:36 PM PDT (01:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 7 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, 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
1986-08-15 01:36:16 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.567° N, 121.714° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km SSE of Millville, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.210 km WSW of Mineral, California · 14654 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.915 km WSW of Old Station, California · 14649 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.06 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14643 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.715 km N of Mineral, California · 14642 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.623 km ENE of Old Station, California · 14641 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.110 km SSW of Old Station, California · 14640 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.117 km N of Big Bend, California · 14634 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.818 km N of Big Bend, California · 14634 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.26 km E of Yankee Hill, California · 14633 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.24 km ENE of Yankee Hill, California · 14631 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.45 km E of Concow, CA · 14631 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.68 km N of Berry Creek, California · 14631 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.310 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 14630 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.713 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 14629 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.79 km E of Millville, California · 14627 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.22 km S of Canyondam, California · 14624 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.66 km SE of Shasta Lake, California · 14622 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.52 km W of Bella Vista, California · 14622 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.96 km N of Burney, California · 14615 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.9Northern California · 14614 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 14612 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.723 km E of Hat Creek, California · 14612 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.618 km ESE of Coffee Creek, California · 14609 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.06 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14607 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.67 km N of Burney, California · 14607 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.87 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 14605 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.52 km NNE of Lake Almanor West, California · 14605 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.86 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14603 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.87 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14603 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.06 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14602 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.86 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14600 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.812 km NE of Los Molinos, California · 14660 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14660 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.013 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14661 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.75 km NNW of Anderson, California · 14667 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.617 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14668 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.214 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14673 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.113km N of McCloud, CA · 14673 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.15 km NW of Belden, California · 14673 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.015 km NW of Central Valley (historical), California · 14676 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.014 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14677 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.110 km N of Chester, California · 14678 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.16 km SE of Redding, California · 14679 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.511 km E of Cottonwood, California · 14679 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.713 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 14683 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.015 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14683 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc79308. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:09 AM UTC.