California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km N of Burney, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km N of Burney, California on Sat, Aug 1, 1987, 10:50 PM PDT (05:50 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 14 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-08-02 05:50:35 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.938° N, 121.675° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
24

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 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.68 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 14306 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.68 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 14306 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.79 km NW of Big Bend, California · 14305 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.315 km N of Mineral, California · 14302 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.58 km S of Hat Creek, California · 14288 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.66 km NNE of Old Station, California · 14285 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 3.914 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14281 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.9Northern California · 14280 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.90 km SSW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 14279 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.99 km WSW of Paynes Creek, California · 14278 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.62 km E of Lakehead, California · 14278 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.52 km E of Lakehead, California · 14278 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 3.28 km WSW of Big Bend, California · 14278 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.816 km ESE of McCloud, California · 14276 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.516 km SE of Dunsmuir, California · 14270 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.015 km SE of Dunsmuir, California · 14269 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.84 km NNW of Coffee Creek, California · 14262 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.49 km SSW of Trinity Center, California · 14255 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.62 km NNW of Edgewood, California · 14255 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.311 km ENE of Bend, California · 14254 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.914 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 14253 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.612 km ENE of Bend, California · 14253 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.513 km NE of Bend, California · 14253 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.012 km ENE of Bend, California · 14253 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.19 km ENE of Bend, California · 14252 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.2Northern California · 14251 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 3.3Northern California · 14251 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 3.115 km N of Lewiston, California · 14250 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.06 km N of Burney, California · 14307 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.26 km N of Burney, California · 14307 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.67 km N of Burney, California · 14307 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.111 km N of Burney, California · 14312 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.54 km S of Hat Creek, California · 14315 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.827 km NNW of Susanville, California · 14316 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.64 km NW of Montgomery Creek, California · 14317 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 3.76 km N of Burney, California · 14318 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.79 km NNW of Montgomery Creek, California · 14319 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.88 km N of Montgomery Creek, California · 14319 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.56 km N of Burney, California · 14320 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.68 km N of Montgomery Creek, California · 14320 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.57 km N of Montgomery Creek, California · 14321 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.86 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14323 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.915 km SE of Dunsmuir, California · 14324 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.015 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14324 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.36 km N of Burney, California · 14324 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.415 km SE of Dunsmuir, California · 14325 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.06 km N of Burney, California · 14325 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.510 km N of Chester, California · 14326 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc104039. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:54 AM UTC.