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M2.3 earthquake 9 km W of Manton, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 9 km W of Manton, California on Sat, Jul 4, 1987, 5:30 AM PDT (12:30 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 29 km NW of Paskenta, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-07-04 12:30:20 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.435° N, 121.979° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
237°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km NNW of Mountain Gate, California · 14333 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.62 km NE of Lake Almanor West, California · 14332 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.29 km SW of Prattville, California · 14330 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.718 km N of Big Bend, California · 14330 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.610 km N of Chester, California · 14326 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.91 km ENE of Gerber, California · 14326 days ago · 27 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.09 km NNW of Chester, California · 14326 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.510 km N of Chester, California · 14325 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.06 km N of Burney, California · 14324 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.415 km SE of Dunsmuir, California · 14323 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.36 km N of Burney, California · 14323 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.015 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14323 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.915 km SE of Dunsmuir, California · 14323 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.86 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14322 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.57 km N of Montgomery Creek, California · 14320 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.68 km N of Montgomery Creek, California · 14319 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.56 km N of Burney, California · 14319 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.88 km N of Montgomery Creek, California · 14318 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.79 km NNW of Montgomery Creek, California · 14318 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 3.76 km N of Burney, California · 14317 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.64 km NW of Montgomery Creek, California · 14316 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.827 km NNW of Susanville, California · 14315 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.54 km S of Hat Creek, California · 14314 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.616 km E of Willows, California · 14314 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.111 km N of Burney, California · 14311 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.67 km N of Burney, California · 14306 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.26 km N of Burney, California · 14306 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.06 km N of Burney, California · 14306 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.66 km N of Burney, California · 14306 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.68 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 14305 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.68 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 14305 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.79 km NW of Big Bend, California · 14304 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.315 km N of Mineral, California · 14301 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 3.58 km S of Hat Creek, California · 14287 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.66 km NNE of Old Station, California · 14284 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 3.914 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14280 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 4.329 km NW of Paskenta, California · 14279 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 2.333km WNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, CA · 14279 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.9Northern California · 14279 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.90 km SSW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 14277 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.99 km WSW of Paynes Creek, California · 14277 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 3.62 km E of Lakehead, California · 14277 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 3.52 km E of Lakehead, California · 14277 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 3.28 km WSW of Big Bend, California · 14277 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.816 km ESE of McCloud, California · 14275 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.69 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 14338 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.115 km S of Hamilton City, California · 14339 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.920 km WNW of Butte Meadows, California · 14349 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.712 km WSW of Shasta, California · 14349 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.23 km S of Crescent Mills, California · 14358 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.613 km NNW of Belden, California · 14360 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.10 km WNW of Butte Meadows, California · 14362 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc102705. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC.