California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 15 km N of Shingletown, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 15 km N of Shingletown, California on Sun, Dec 30, 1990, 2:25 PM PST (22:25 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 16 km SSW of Douglas City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-12-30 22:25:23 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.635° N, 121.858° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km NNW of Chester, California · 13061 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.20 km WNW of Lake Almanor Country Club, California · 13060 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.75 km SW of Central Valley (historical), California · 13059 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.616 km NNW of Clear Creek, California · 13055 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.214 km NNE of Mineral, California · 13054 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.712 km NW of Central Valley (historical), California · 13049 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.513 km E of Lakehead, California · 13046 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.68 km ENE of Los Molinos, California · 13044 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.69 km ENE of Los Molinos, California · 13044 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.77 km NW of McCloud, California · 13042 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.613 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 13037 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.518 km NNW of Cassel, California · 13035 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.511 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 13035 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.911 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 13030 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.811 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 13030 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.917 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 13030 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.73 km SSW of Prattville, California · 13029 days ago · -2 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.311 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 13027 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.713 km W of Paynes Creek, California · 13027 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.34 km SE of Prattville, California · 13027 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.512 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 13026 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.212 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 13026 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.56 km W of Manton, California · 13025 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.73 km SE of Prattville, California · 13024 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.913 km SSE of Douglas City, California · 13024 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.41 km SSW of McArthur, California · 13022 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.311 km NW of Central Valley (historical), California · 13020 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.112 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 13018 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.415 km ENE of Trinity Center, California · 13008 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.14 km SE of Prattville, California · 13007 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 3.216 km SSW of Douglas City, California · 13006 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.824 km E of Hat Creek, California · 13004 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 2.62 km N of Belden, California · 13064 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.33 km SE of Canyondam, California · 13064 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.511 km WNW of Shingletown, California · 13068 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.03 km SSE of Bend, California · 13081 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.75 km ESE of Big Bend, California · 13081 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.112 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 13085 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.910 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 13086 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.14 km SSW of Central Valley (historical), California · 13086 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.016 km S of Dunsmuir, California · 13089 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc204200. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC.