California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km NNE of Redding, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Redding, California on Sat, Nov 24, 1990, 8:29 AM PST (16:29 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 33 km WNW of Paskenta, 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
1990-11-24 16:29:52 UTC
Depth
18.9 km (11.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.621° N, 122.377° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
135°
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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 13099 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.710 km SW of Old Station, California · 13097 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.522 km NW of Junction City, California · 13095 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.65 km SE of Butte Meadows, California · 13093 days ago · -2 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.314 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 13093 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.016 km S of Dunsmuir, California · 13089 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.14 km SSW of Central Valley (historical), California · 13086 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.531 km ENE of Trinity Village, California · 13086 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.910 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 13086 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.112 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 13085 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.75 km ESE of Big Bend, California · 13081 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.03 km SSE of Bend, California · 13080 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.511 km WNW of Shingletown, California · 13068 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.10 km SSW of Mad River, California · 13066 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.515 km N of Shingletown, California · 13063 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.511 km NNW of Chester, California · 13061 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.75 km SW of Central Valley (historical), California · 13058 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.214 km NNE of Mineral, California · 13054 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.712 km NW of Central Valley (historical), California · 13049 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.513 km E of Lakehead, California · 13046 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.68 km ENE of Los Molinos, California · 13044 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.69 km ENE of Los Molinos, California · 13044 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.77 km NW of McCloud, California · 13042 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.833 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 13040 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.611 km N of McCloud, California · 13099 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.45 km SSW of Central Valley (historical), California · 13106 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.411 km SSE of Millville, California · 13112 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.14 km SW of Shingletown, California · 13115 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.73 km SE of Lakehead, California · 13117 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.514 km NNE of Mineral, California · 13121 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.813 km NNE of Mineral, California · 13123 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc205270. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC.