California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 3 km NNE of Macdoel, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Macdoel, California on Sun, Dec 18, 1994, 9:37 PM PST (05:37 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 10 km SW of Dunsmuir, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1994-12-19 05:37:57 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.851° N, 121.988° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.2 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
262°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810 km SW of Dunsmuir, California · 11606 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.720 km ENE of Big Bend, California · 11604 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.726 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11604 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.525 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11600 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.014 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11593 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.717 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11588 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.117 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11586 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.5Northern California · 11584 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.515 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11584 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.725 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11582 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.113 km W of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11580 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.517 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11575 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.710 km SW of Dunsmuir, California · 11574 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.614 km NNE of McCloud, California · 11568 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.915 km ENE of Lakehead, California · 11566 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.924 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11560 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.410 km SW of Dunsmuir, California · 11559 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.520 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11622 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.720 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11622 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.620 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11622 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.516 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11626 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.816 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11628 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.614 km NNE of McCloud, California · 11630 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.126 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11635 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.8Oregon · 11639 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.426 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11641 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.625 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11642 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.627 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11642 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.027 km NW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 11642 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.526 km SSW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11642 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.026 km SW of Chiloquin, Oregon · 11642 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc30064634. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC.