California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 5 km NW of Belden, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Belden, California on Tue, Feb 23, 1988, 11:48 PM PST (07:48 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 14 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-02-24 07:48:08 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.038° N, 121.293° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.57 km E of Orland, California · 14095 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.015 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14093 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.73 km SE of Prattville, California · 14090 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.19 km S of Spring Garden, California · 14085 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.13 km SE of Artois, California · 14084 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.014 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14082 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.91 km SW of Prattville, California · 14081 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.86 km ESE of Los Molinos, California · 14078 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.610 km NNE of Butte Meadows, California · 14076 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.612 km SE of Paynes Creek, California · 14074 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.111 km NW of Chester, California · 14072 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.311 km NW of Chester, California · 14072 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.611 km NW of Chester, California · 14072 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.815 km NNE of Mineral, California · 14070 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.83 km WNW of Greenville, California · 14066 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.814 km W of Chester, California · 14063 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.49 km N of Princeton, California · 14062 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.712 km E of Cottonwood, California · 14055 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.75 km E of Los Molinos, California · 14055 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.612 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 14055 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.83 km WSW of East Shore, California · 14052 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.53 km SE of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 14049 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.96 km ENE of Canyondam, California · 14047 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.614 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14041 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.16 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 14038 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 1.95 km WNW of Lake Almanor West, California · 14096 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.213 km NW of Belden, California · 14098 days ago · 37 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.94 km W of Concow, California · 14099 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.38 km SE of Taylorsville, California · 14099 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.33 km E of Keddie, California · 14099 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.05 km ESE of East Quincy, California · 14107 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.99 km SSW of Quincy, California · 14116 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.89 km NNE of Bend, California · 14117 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.112 km NE of Bend, California · 14117 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.210 km NNE of Bend, California · 14122 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.55 km SSW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 14124 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc112821. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:35 AM UTC.