M1.5 earthquake 7km NW of Indian Falls, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, Jan 8, 2021, 5:48 PM PST

UTC

2021-01-09 01:48:00 UTC

Depth

7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.089° N, 121.047° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.09

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

251°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Greenville, CaliforniaPopulation 1,129. Forecast10 kmSW
• Susanville, CaliforniaPopulation 15,247. Forecast49 kmSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast78 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast716 kmNNW

After

1. 1.63km NW of Greenville, CAFri, Jan 8, 11:06 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.010km N of Viola, CASun, Jan 10, 8:27 PM PST · 2091 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
3. 1.54km N of Twain, CAWed, Jan 13, 9:57 PM PST · 2088 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
4. 2.810km N of Viola, CASat, Jan 16, 5:51 PM PST · 2085 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
5. 2.110km N of Viola, CASat, Jan 16, 5:52 PM PST · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
6. 2.010km N of Viola, CASat, Jan 16, 5:59 PM PST · 2085 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
7. 1.812km NNE of Shingletown, CASun, Jan 17, 6:43 PM PST · 2084 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
8. 1.510km N of Viola, CAMon, Jan 18, 4:13 PM PST · 2083 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
9. 2.021km NE of Red Bluff, CATue, Jan 19, 7:33 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
10. 2.010km N of Viola, CATue, Jan 19, 7:41 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
11. 2.41km NE of Twain, CAWed, Jan 20, 8:39 AM PST · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
12. 1.727km ENE of Los Molinos, CAFri, Jan 22, 11:50 PM PST · 2079 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
13. 1.613km ESE of Millville, CASun, Jan 24, 4:30 PM PST · 2077 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
14. 1.99km NW of Chester, CATue, Jan 26, 2:47 AM PST · 2076 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
15. 2.29km NW of Chester, CATue, Jan 26, 3:47 AM PST · 2076 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
16. 1.98km NW of Chester, CATue, Jan 26, 8:29 AM PST · 2076 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
17. 1.85km SE of Hamilton City, CASat, Jan 30, 6:49 PM PST · 2071 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
18. 1.89km W of Susanville, CASat, Feb 6, 6:39 PM PST · 2064 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
19. 2.46km ESE of Red Bluff, CAMon, Feb 8, 3:54 PM PST · 2062 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
20. 1.83km N of Spring Garden, CAWed, Feb 10, 4:56 PM PST · 2060 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
21. 2.819km WSW of Manton, CAThu, Feb 11, 9:20 AM PST · 2059 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
22. 2.06km N of Greenhorn, CAFri, Feb 12, 6:27 AM PST · 2059 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
23. 2.39km N of Loma Rica, CASat, Feb 13, 3:14 AM PST · 2058 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 8
24. 1.718km ESE of Anderson, CAMon, Feb 15, 7:35 PM PST · 2055 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
25. 2.016km SW of Loyalton, CAThu, Feb 18, 1:42 AM PST · 2053 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
26. 2.710km SSE of Beckwourth, CAThu, Feb 18, 8:07 AM PST · 2053 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 6
27. 2.13km W of Chico, CAFri, Feb 19, 12:51 AM PST · 2052 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
28. 2.118km WSW of Loyalton, CAFri, Feb 19, 1:18 AM PST · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
29. 1.83 km SSE of Sattley, CaliforniaFri, Feb 19, 1:28 AM PST · 2052 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
30. 1.712km SE of Mineral, CASat, Feb 20, 6:35 AM PST · 2051 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
31. 1.63km S of Canyondam, CASat, Feb 20, 2:08 PM PST · 2050 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
32. 1.57km ENE of Mineral, CAMon, Feb 22, 9:11 AM PST · 2048 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
33. 1.616 km NNW of Truckee, CaliforniaMon, Feb 22, 11:15 PM PST · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
34. 2.08km NNW of Chester, CAFri, Feb 26, 2:04 PM PST · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
35. 1.816km NNW of Shingletown, CASat, Mar 6, 4:03 PM PST · 2036 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
36. 1.56km NNE of Almanor, CASun, Mar 7, 9:08 AM PST · 2035 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
37. 2.64km NNE of Almanor, CASun, Mar 7, 9:11 AM PST · 2035 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 5

Before

1. 1.64km NNE of Almanor, CAFri, Jan 1, 6:29 AM PST · 2101 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
2. 2.55km NNE of East Quincy, CAMon, Dec 28, 2:10 PM PST · 2104 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
3. 1.63km ENE of Prattville, CAMon, Dec 28, 12:05 PM PST · 2104 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
4. 1.98km WNW of Caribou, CASat, Dec 26, 11:47 AM PST · 2106 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
5. 1.51km WNW of Canyondam, CATue, Dec 22, 9:38 AM PST · 2110 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
6. 1.95km NE of Greenhorn, CAMon, Dec 14, 3:09 PM PST · 2118 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
7. 2.54km NE of Greenhorn, CAMon, Dec 14, 12:33 PM PST · 2118 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 5
8. 2.03km E of Prattville, CASat, Dec 12, 5:29 PM PST · 2120 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
9. 1.55 km SSW of Sattley, CaliforniaFri, Dec 11, 1:31 AM PST · 2122 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
10. 1.916km NW of Biggs, CAThu, Dec 10, 8:18 PM PST · 2122 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73508435. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.