California earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 37 km NW of Paskenta, California

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 37 km NW of Paskenta, California on Wed, Dec 2, 1987, 4:00 PM PST (00:00 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1987-12-03 00:00:42 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.155° N, 122.801° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.339 km ESE of Ruth, California · 14173 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.438 km WNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 14173 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.138 km NW of Paskenta, California · 14173 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.17 km E of Potter Valley, California · 14172 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.338 km NW of Paskenta, California · 14171 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.24 km NNE of Ruth, California · 14171 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.03 km SSW of Palo Cedro, California · 14171 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.14 km SW of Hamilton City, California · 14171 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.93 km S of Nord, California · 14167 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.03 km SE of Hamilton City, California · 14167 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.9near the coast of Northern California · 14166 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.04 km NNW of Palo Cedro, California · 14160 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.918 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 14159 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.116 km ENE of Willows, California · 14158 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.341 km WNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 14157 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.430 km W of Paskenta, California · 14157 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.57 km NE of Miranda, California · 14149 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.814 km W of Montgomery Creek, California · 14149 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.29 km SE of Bend, California · 14142 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.35 km ENE of Douglas City, California · 14142 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.55 km WSW of Bella Vista, California · 14141 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.9Northern California · 14140 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.95 km ENE of Bella Vista, California · 14138 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.516 km N of Weaverville, California · 14138 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 3.027 km E of Covelo, California · 14138 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.73 km WNW of Central Valley (historical), California · 14135 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.713 km ESE of Paynes Creek, California · 14130 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.74 km NNW of Palo Cedro, California · 14125 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.57 km SE of Flournoy, California · 14122 days ago · 77 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.73 km NNE of Tehama, California · 14121 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.63 km ENE of Garberville, California · 14119 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.90 km N of Central Valley (historical), California · 14119 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.824 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14117 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.210 km NNE of Bend, California · 14116 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.316 km N of Laytonville, California · 14116 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.714 km WNW of Round Mountain, California · 14115 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.233 km NW of Paskenta, California · 14173 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.435 km NW of Paskenta, California · 14174 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.739 km NW of Paskenta, California · 14175 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.436 km NW of Paskenta, California · 14175 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.920 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14176 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.939 km E of Ruth, California · 14179 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.613 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 14179 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.013 km WNW of Covelo, California · 14180 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.936 km NW of Paskenta, California · 14180 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.826 km NW of Paskenta, California · 14180 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.236 km SE of Ruth, California · 14180 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.536 km NW of Paskenta, California · 14180 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.812 km S of Laytonville, California · 14180 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.340 km E of Ruth, California · 14181 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.916 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 14183 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.040 km ESE of Ruth, California · 14184 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.240 km ESE of Ruth, California · 14184 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.518 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14193 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 3.813 km SE of Trinity Center, California · 14193 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.47 km E of Willits, California · 14193 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc109402 (also filed as usp0003aw7). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.