California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 31km ENE of Dardanelle, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 31km ENE of Dardanelle, CA on Thu, Jul 8, 2021, 5:31 PM PDT (00:31 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 30km SE of Markleeville, 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
2021-07-09 00:31:28 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.459° N, 119.514° 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, 3.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
147°
Stations used
5

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc71123514. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:01 PM UTC.