California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 14km S of Dunsmuir, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14km S of Dunsmuir, CA on Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 12:38 AM PST (08:38 UTC), 9 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-01-01 08:38:31 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.087° N, 122.258° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612km NE of Bella Vista, CA · 2103 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.826km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 2093 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.89km E of McCloud, CA · 2093 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.010km N of Viola, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.329km NNW of Hayfork, CA · 2088 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.810km N of Viola, CA · 2087 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.110km N of Viola, CA · 2087 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.010km N of Viola, CA · 2087 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.812km NNE of Shingletown, CA · 2086 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.510km N of Viola, CA · 2085 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.021km NE of Red Bluff, CA · 2084 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.010km N of Viola, CA · 2084 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.613km ESE of Millville, CA · 2079 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.513km SE of Dunsmuir, CA · 2079 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.623km SW of Mount Hebron, CA · 2065 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.819km WSW of Manton, CA · 2062 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.510km S of McCloud, CA · 2058 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.718km ESE of Anderson, CA · 2057 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.720km ESE of McCloud, CA · 2106 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.529km NNW of Hayfork, CA · 2106 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.018km ESE of McCloud, CA · 2106 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.913km S of Dunsmuir, CA · 2108 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.625km ENE of Hornbrook, CA · 2125 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.020km SSW of Manton, CA · 2125 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.122km NNW of Hayfork, CA · 2127 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73505455. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.