California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4km SE of Palermo, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4km SE of Palermo, CA on Sat, Dec 29, 2018, 2:19 PM PST (22:19 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 3km SE of Belden, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2018-12-29 22:19:11 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.404° N, 121.508° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
10

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 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.618km NNW of Belden, CA · 2834 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.53 km SE of Canyondam, California · 2832 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.19km NW of Hamilton City, CA · 2832 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.016km SE of Willows, CA · 2827 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.02km E of Hamilton City, CA · 2826 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.59 km N of Greenhorn, California · 2820 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.15km SE of Chester, CA · 2817 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.65km SSE of Chester, CA · 2814 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.624km NE of Alder Springs, CA · 2810 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.39km NE of Orland, CA · 2808 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.65km N of Almanor, CA · 2807 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 9
  12. 1.77km WSW of Greenville, CA · 2807 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.84km ESE of Taylorsville, CA · 2804 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.62 km WNW of Sattley, California · 2802 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.83km SE of Belden, CA · 2787 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 7
  16. 2.212km NNE of Little Grass Valley, CA · 2782 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.25km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2780 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 2.417km WSW of Truckee, CA · 2842 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.25km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2844 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.84km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2844 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.94km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2844 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 17
  5. 1.85km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2844 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.64 km SSE of Taylorsville, California · 2844 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.65km NNE of Caribou, CA · 2845 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.64km NNE of Caribou, CA · 2845 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.59 km S of Taylorsville, California · 2846 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.10km ENE of Canyondam, CA · 2847 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.63 km SSE of Soda Springs, California · 2848 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.44km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2850 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.13km NW of Oroville East, CA · 2856 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.25km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2858 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.86km SSE of Taylorsville, CA · 2859 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.45km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2859 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.88km NNE of East Quincy, CA · 2860 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.04km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2860 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.94km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2860 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
  20. 1.68 km SSE of Taylorsville, California · 2860 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73128111. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:26 AM UTC.