California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km W of McCloud, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km W of McCloud, California on Sun, Jun 5, 1994, 5:36 AM PDT (12:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 4 km NE of Macdoel, 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
1994-06-05 12:36:55 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.254° N, 122.179° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km SE of Lakehead, California · 11805 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.84 km NNW of Lakehead, California · 11800 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.04 km NE of Macdoel, California · 11799 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.75 km NNW of Redding, California · 11792 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.75 km NW of Bella Vista, California · 11784 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.712 km ENE of French Gulch, California · 11779 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.67 km NNW of Cassel, California · 11771 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.618 km WSW of Old Station, California · 11763 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.915 km WNW of Round Mountain, California · 11755 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.514 km E of Cottonwood, California · 11754 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.711 km ESE of Montgomery Creek, California · 11749 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.98 km E of Round Mountain, California · 11748 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 1.916 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 11815 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.615 km NNW of Shingletown, California · 11821 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.99 km E of Cottonwood, California · 11821 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.6Northern California · 11829 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.37 km WSW of Lakehead, California · 11832 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.95 km ENE of Keswick, California · 11835 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc403341. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:17 PM UTC.