California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4km NNE of Almanor, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4km NNE of Almanor, CA on Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 6:29 AM PST (14:29 UTC), 7 km (5 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-01-01 14:29:23 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.244° N, 121.156° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
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: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612km NE of Bella Vista, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.57km NW of Indian Falls, CA · 2094 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.63km NW of Greenville, CA · 2093 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.010km N of Viola, CA · 2091 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.54km N of Twain, CA · 2088 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.810km N of Viola, CA · 2086 days ago · -2 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.110km N of Viola, CA · 2086 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.010km N of Viola, CA · 2086 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 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 · 60 km away
  11. 2.021km NE of Red Bluff, CA · 2083 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.010km N of Viola, CA · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.41km NE of Twain, CA · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.727km ENE of Los Molinos, CA · 2079 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.613km ESE of Millville, CA · 2078 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.99km NW of Chester, CA · 2076 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.29km NW of Chester, CA · 2076 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.98km NW of Chester, CA · 2076 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.85km SE of Hamilton City, CA · 2072 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.89km W of Susanville, CA · 2065 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.46km ESE of Red Bluff, CA · 2063 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.83km N of Spring Garden, CA · 2061 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.819km WSW of Manton, CA · 2060 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.06km N of Greenhorn, CA · 2059 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.39km N of Loma Rica, CA · 2058 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 8
  26. 1.718km ESE of Anderson, CA · 2056 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.016km SW of Loyalton, CA · 2053 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 2.710km SSE of Beckwourth, CA · 2053 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 6
  29. 2.13km W of Chico, CA · 2052 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.118km WSW of Loyalton, CA · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.83 km SSE of Sattley, California · 2052 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.712km SE of Mineral, CA · 2051 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.63km S of Canyondam, CA · 2051 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.57km ENE of Mineral, CA · 2049 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 2.08km NNW of Chester, CA · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 2.55km NNE of East Quincy, CA · 2105 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.63km ENE of Prattville, CA · 2105 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.98km WNW of Caribou, CA · 2107 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.51km WNW of Canyondam, CA · 2111 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.95km NE of Greenhorn, CA · 2119 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.54km NE of Greenhorn, CA · 2119 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.03km E of Prattville, CA · 2121 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.55 km SSW of Sattley, California · 2122 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.020km SSW of Manton, CA · 2124 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.96km SE of Chester, CA · 2125 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.82km SSW of Canyondam, CA · 2129 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73505545. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:07 PM UTC.