California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 20km ESE of McCloud, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 20km ESE of McCloud, CA on Mon, Dec 28, 2020, 6:46 PM PST (02:46 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 19km WSW of Manton, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2020-12-29 02:46:04 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.203° N, 121.916° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
165°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.714km S of Dunsmuir, CA · 2101 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.612km NE of Bella Vista, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.826km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 2092 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.89km E of McCloud, CA · 2092 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.010km N of Viola, CA · 2091 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.810km N of Viola, CA · 2086 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.110km N of Viola, CA · 2086 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.010km N of Viola, CA · 2086 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.812km NNE of Shingletown, CA · 2085 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.510km N of Viola, CA · 2084 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.021km NE of Red Bluff, CA · 2083 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.010km N of Viola, CA · 2083 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.613km ESE of Millville, CA · 2078 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.513km SE of Dunsmuir, CA · 2078 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.623km SW of Mount Hebron, CA · 2063 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.819km WSW of Manton, CA · 2060 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.510km S of McCloud, CA · 2056 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.718km ESE of Anderson, CA · 2056 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.57km ENE of Mineral, CA · 2049 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.018km ESE of McCloud, CA · 2105 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.913km S of Dunsmuir, CA · 2106 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.625km ENE of Hornbrook, CA · 2123 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.021km NNW of French Gulch, CA · 2134 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73504010. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC.