California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km NE of Redding, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Redding, California on Wed, Oct 17, 1990, 11:36 PM PDT (06:36 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-10-18 06:36:59 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.626° N, 122.342° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.42 km NNW of Redding, California · 13136 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.018 km WNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 13133 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.510 km NNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 13133 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.99 km SSW of Junction City, California · 13132 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.813 km NNE of Mineral, California · 13122 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.514 km NNE of Mineral, California · 13120 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.73 km SE of Lakehead, California · 13117 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.14 km SW of Shingletown, California · 13114 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.411 km SSE of Millville, California · 13112 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.45 km SSW of Central Valley (historical), California · 13106 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.611 km N of McCloud, California · 13099 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.63 km NNE of Redding, California · 13098 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.67 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 13098 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.710 km SW of Old Station, California · 13097 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.522 km NW of Junction City, California · 13094 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.65 km SE of Butte Meadows, California · 13092 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.314 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 13092 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.016 km S of Dunsmuir, California · 13089 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.14 km SSW of Central Valley (historical), California · 13086 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.531 km ENE of Trinity Village, California · 13086 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.910 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 13085 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.112 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 13084 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.75 km ESE of Big Bend, California · 13080 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.03 km SSE of Bend, California · 13080 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 1.812 km W of Paynes Creek, California · 13138 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.020 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 13138 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.96 km ENE of Redding, California · 13138 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.75 km SE of Red Bluff, California · 13143 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.616 km N of Ruth, California · 13145 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.17 km SSE of Redding, California · 13147 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.132 km NW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 13149 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.010 km SSE of Round Mountain, California · 13150 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.5Northern California · 13151 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.832 km WSW of Cottonwood, California · 13155 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.64 km N of Millville, California · 13159 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.96 km ESE of Hyampom, California · 13160 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.040 km E of Ruth, California · 13161 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.76 km SW of Paskenta, California · 13165 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc201874. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC.