California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3 km SE of Lakehead, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Lakehead, California on Tue, Nov 6, 1990, 12:11 AM PST (08:11 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 22 km NW of Junction City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-11-06 08:11:54 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.883° N, 122.358° 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, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.14 km SW of Shingletown, California · 13114 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.411 km SSE of Millville, California · 13112 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.45 km SSW of Central Valley (historical), California · 13105 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.611 km N of McCloud, California · 13099 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.63 km NNE of Redding, California · 13098 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.710 km SW of Old Station, California · 13096 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.522 km NW of Junction City, California · 13094 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.314 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 13092 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.016 km S of Dunsmuir, California · 13089 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.14 km SSW of Central Valley (historical), California · 13086 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.531 km ENE of Trinity Village, California · 13085 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.112 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 13084 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.75 km ESE of Big Bend, California · 13080 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.03 km SSE of Bend, California · 13080 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.511 km WNW of Shingletown, California · 13067 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.515 km N of Shingletown, California · 13062 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.75 km SW of Central Valley (historical), California · 13058 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 1.514 km NNE of Mineral, California · 13120 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.813 km NNE of Mineral, California · 13122 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.414 km SSW of Nubieber, California · 13128 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.99 km SSW of Junction City, California · 13131 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.510 km NNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 13132 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.018 km WNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 13133 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.42 km NNW of Redding, California · 13135 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.66 km NE of Redding, California · 13136 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.812 km W of Paynes Creek, California · 13137 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.020 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 13138 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.96 km ENE of Redding, California · 13138 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.75 km SE of Red Bluff, California · 13142 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.616 km N of Ruth, California · 13144 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away

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