M1.9 earthquake 6km W of Durham, CA
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6km W of Durham, CA on Fri, Aug 9, 2019, 5:47 PM PDT (00:47 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 1km WNW of Twain, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-08-10 00:47:36 UTC
- Depth
- 30.4 km (18.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.648° N, 121.864° W
- Region
- California
- 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, 1.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.27
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 131°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.315km NNE of Alder Springs, CA · 2613 days ago · 48 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.99km SSE of Mineral, CA · 2613 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.29km E of Clearlake Oaks, CA · 2612 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.98km WNW of Durham, CA · 2611 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.822km SW of Arbuckle, CA · 2606 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.018km ENE of Red Bluff, CA · 2605 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.624km W of Rancho Tehama Reserve, CA · 2601 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.610km ENE of Red Bluff, CA · 2599 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
- 1.820km NE of Red Bluff, CA · 2596 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.69km SSE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2593 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.48km N of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2593 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.116km NW of Chester, CA · 2593 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.815km ENE of Mineral, CA · 2592 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.615km SE of Mineral, CA · 2591 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.912km W of La Porte, CA · 2591 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.020km NE of Red Bluff, CA · 2590 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.86km WSW of Belden, CA · 2590 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.61km ENE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2589 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.813km W of La Porte, CA · 2589 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.212km W of La Porte, CA · 2588 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.81km WNW of Little Grass Valley, CA · 2588 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.112km WSW of La Porte, CA · 2587 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.88km N of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2586 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.54km S of East Shore, CA · 2586 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.215km ENE of Willows, CA · 2585 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.910km WSW of Chester, CA · 2583 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.820km NE of Red Bluff, CA · 2581 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.67km SW of South Yuba City, CA · 2579 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.53 km N of Indian Falls, California · 2579 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.95km WSW of Greenville, CA · 2578 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.710km WSW of Chester, CA · 2578 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.613km W of La Porte, CA · 2576 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.712km W of Loma Rica, CA · 2576 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.716km E of Willows, CA · 2574 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.312km W of La Porte, CA · 2571 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.63km NE of Almanor, CA · 2570 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.816km NW of Alder Springs, CA · 2569 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.918km NE of Upper Lake, CA · 2567 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.44km ESE of Prattville, CA · 2566 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
- 1.618km ESE of Willows, CA · 2565 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.714km NE of Upper Lake, CA · 2560 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.615km SW of Durham, CA · 2559 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.613km SSE of Lake Pillsbury, CA · 2556 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
- 1.620km NE of Red Bluff, CA · 2555 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.81km WNW of Twain, CA · 2555 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
Before
- 2.014km NNE of Alder Springs, CA · 2614 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.112km N of Alder Springs, CA · 2614 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.816km NW of Alder Springs, CA · 2633 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.013km NNE of Mineral, CA · 2637 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.630km NE of Covelo, CA · 2637 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.67km NNE of Mineral, CA · 2638 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.730km NE of Covelo, CA · 2639 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73246041. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:50 PM UTC.