California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km NNW of Belden, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Belden, California on Mon, Jun 8, 1987, 6:52 PM PDT (01:52 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 6 km N of Burney, 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
1987-06-09 01:52:02 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.121° N, 121.308° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
206°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.23 km S of Crescent Mills, California · 14357 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.96 km W of Sierra City, California · 14351 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.920 km WNW of Butte Meadows, California · 14349 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.03 km W of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 14342 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.115 km S of Hamilton City, California · 14339 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.69 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 14337 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.39 km W of Manton, California · 14334 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.62 km NE of Lake Almanor West, California · 14331 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.29 km SW of Prattville, California · 14330 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.610 km N of Chester, California · 14325 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.91 km ENE of Gerber, California · 14325 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.09 km NNW of Chester, California · 14325 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.510 km N of Chester, California · 14324 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.06 km N of Burney, California · 14323 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.36 km N of Burney, California · 14323 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.015 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14323 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.86 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14321 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.56 km N of Burney, California · 14318 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.76 km N of Burney, California · 14316 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.827 km NNW of Susanville, California · 14314 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.54 km S of Hat Creek, California · 14313 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.616 km E of Willows, California · 14313 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.67 km N of Burney, California · 14305 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.26 km N of Burney, California · 14305 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.06 km N of Burney, California · 14305 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.94 km W of Janesville, California · 14305 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.66 km N of Burney, California · 14305 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.68 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 14305 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.68 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 14304 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.315 km N of Mineral, California · 14301 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 2.10 km WNW of Butte Meadows, California · 14361 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.37 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 14368 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.41 km S of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 14370 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.815 km N of Princeton, California · 14378 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.011 km W of Richvale, California · 14378 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.813 km SE of McArthur, California · 14380 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.314 km SW of Durham, California · 14386 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc10083839. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC.