California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km SSE of Doyle, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Doyle, California on Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 6:19 AM PDT (13:19 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 3 km ENE of Sutcliffe, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-03-27 13:19:49 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.918° N, 120.049° 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
±0.42
Station coverage gap
128°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.112 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2746 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.711 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2746 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.513 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2746 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.814 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2746 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.421km NNW of Truckee, CA · 2742 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.513 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 2733 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.76 km N of Greenhorn, California · 2733 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.83km NE of Greenville, CA · 2733 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.83 km ENE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2732 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.54 km ENE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2732 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.06km SSW of Canyondam, CA · 2732 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.013 km SSE of Doyle, California · 2729 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.23 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2724 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.64 km SSW of Canyondam, California · 2719 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.99km WSW of Susanville, CA · 2718 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.613km NE of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 2715 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.67 km NNE of Plumas Eureka, California · 2713 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.82 km E of Cromberg, California · 2713 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.420km SSW of Whitehawk, CA · 2711 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.120km SSW of Whitehawk, CA · 2711 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.513 km SSE of Doyle, California · 2707 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.44km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2688 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.612 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 2748 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.612 km NE of Chilcoot-Vinton, California · 2749 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.715km SSW of Susanville, CA · 2752 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.815km SSW of Susanville, CA · 2754 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.36km NNE of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 2756 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.84km W of Taylorsville, CA · 2757 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.910km SW of Cold Springs, NV · 2758 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 7
  8. 2.817km SSE of Whitehawk, CA · 2759 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 13
  9. 1.92km WNW of East Shore, CA · 2759 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.812km SW of Johnstonville, CA · 2760 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.415km NE of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 2761 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.94km SW of East Shore, CA · 2763 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.26km WSW of Valley Ranch, CA · 2769 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.54 km W of Patton Village, California · 2771 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.61km SSE of Canyondam, CA · 2774 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00680968. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.