California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km NW of Doyle, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Doyle, California on Fri, Feb 1, 2019, 4:23 AM PST (12:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 10km SW of Cold Springs, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-02-01 12:23:15 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.054° N, 120.141° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
163°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km WNW of Sattley, California · 2801 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.932 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2800 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.69 km SSW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2790 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.738 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2789 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.83km SE of Belden, CA · 2787 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 7
  6. 2.212km NNE of Little Grass Valley, CA · 2782 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.56 km NW of Carnelian Bay, California · 2782 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.25km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2780 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 4
  9. 1.621 km S of Empire, Nevada · 2779 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.61km SSE of Canyondam, CA · 2775 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.54 km W of Patton Village, California · 2772 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.26km WSW of Valley Ranch, CA · 2770 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.94km SW of East Shore, CA · 2764 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.415km NE of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 2762 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.812km SW of Johnstonville, CA · 2761 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.92km WNW of East Shore, CA · 2760 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.817km SSE of Whitehawk, CA · 2760 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 13
  18. 2.910km SW of Cold Springs, NV · 2759 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 7
  19. 1.84km W of Taylorsville, CA · 2758 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.36km NNE of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 2757 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.815km SSW of Susanville, CA · 2755 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.715km SSW of Susanville, CA · 2753 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.612 km NE of Chilcoot-Vinton, California · 2750 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.612 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 2748 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.613 km SSE of Doyle, California · 2748 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.421km NNW of Truckee, CA · 2743 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.84km ESE of Taylorsville, CA · 2803 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.77km WSW of Greenville, CA · 2807 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.65km N of Almanor, CA · 2807 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 9
  4. 1.65km SSE of Chester, CA · 2813 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.55km SE of Chester, CA · 2813 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.45km WNW of Hamilton Branch, CA · 2813 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 68
  7. 2.15km SE of Chester, CA · 2816 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.926 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2818 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.59 km N of Greenhorn, California · 2820 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.58 km W of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2826 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.53 km SE of Canyondam, California · 2832 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00676539. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:43 PM UTC.