California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16km W of Manton, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16km W of Manton, CA on Mon, Jan 28, 2019, 1:05 PM PST (21:05 UTC), 12 km (8 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2019-01-28 21:05:21 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.392° N, 122.049° W
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614km NNE of Mineral, CA · 2796 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.88km NNE of Viola, CA · 2794 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.87km NW of Montgomery Creek, CA · 2794 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 6
  4. 2.110km WNW of Dunsmuir, CA · 2792 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.83km SE of Belden, CA · 2787 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 7
  6. 1.918km NNE of Shingletown, CA · 2780 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.318km NNE of Shingletown, CA · 2778 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.019km W of Rancho Tehama Reserve, CA · 2778 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.61km SSE of Canyondam, CA · 2775 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.215km SW of Manton, CA · 2767 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.516km SW of Manton, CA · 2766 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.610km ESE of Fall River Mills, CA · 2766 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.94km SW of East Shore, CA · 2765 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.73km NE of Millville, CA · 2765 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.622km NW of Alder Springs, CA · 2761 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.92km WNW of East Shore, CA · 2760 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.717km WNW of Round Mountain, CA · 2756 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.728km ESE of Fall River Mills, CA · 2756 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.73km W of Bella Vista, CA · 2755 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.011km NE of Alder Springs, CA · 2752 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.82km WNW of Palo Cedro, CA · 2750 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.113km WSW of Chester, CA · 2750 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.812km ENE of French Gulch, CA · 2750 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 1.77km WSW of Greenville, CA · 2807 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.65km N of Almanor, CA · 2807 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 9
  3. 2.39km NE of Orland, CA · 2808 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.624km NE of Alder Springs, CA · 2810 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.834km ENE of Covelo, CA · 2810 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.65km SSE of Chester, CA · 2814 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.55km SE of Chester, CA · 2814 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.45km WNW of Hamilton Branch, CA · 2814 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 68
  9. 1.96km ENE of Shasta, CA · 2815 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.15km SE of Chester, CA · 2817 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.711km N of Mineral, CA · 2822 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.714km NNW of Big Bend, CA · 2824 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.014km SE of Millville, CA · 2825 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.815km NW of Alder Springs, CA · 2825 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.02km E of Hamilton City, CA · 2826 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.620km NE of Red Bluff, CA · 2827 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.821km NE of Red Bluff, CA · 2829 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.319km NE of Red Bluff, CA · 2832 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.19km NW of Hamilton City, CA · 2832 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.53 km SE of Canyondam, California · 2832 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73137396. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:43 PM UTC.