California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9km S of Mineral, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9km S of Mineral, CA on Sat, Nov 20, 2021, 2:54 AM PST (10:54 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 12km SE of Mineral, 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
2021-11-20 10:54:16 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.279° N, 121.555° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.82km NE of Almanor, CA · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.36km ENE of Shasta, CA · 1776 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.93km NE of Viola, CA · 1774 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.612km N of Mineral, CA · 1774 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.77km SSE of Mineral, CA · 1772 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.711km NNE of Bella Vista, CA · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.612km W of Chester, CA · 1771 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.58km SSE of Mineral, CA · 1771 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.712km WSW of Chester, CA · 1771 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.416km SSE of Mineral, CA · 1771 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.53 km SSE of Greenhorn, California · 1766 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.99km E of Montgomery Creek, CA · 1764 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.713km NNE of Shingletown, CA · 1761 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.71km NE of Shasta Lake, CA · 1759 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.823km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 1759 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.52km ENE of Prattville, CA · 1759 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.82km ENE of Prattville, CA · 1759 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 10
  18. 1.62km E of Prattville, CA · 1759 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.727km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 1757 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.221km NE of Viola, CA · 1754 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.810km ESE of Millville, CA · 1750 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.421km SSE of Mineral, CA · 1746 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.39km WSW of Shingletown, CA · 1746 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.67km WSW of Shingletown, CA · 1745 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.629 km NW of Susanville, California · 1741 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.33km ENE of Prattville, CA · 1739 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.53km E of Prattville, CA · 1739 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.912km SE of Mineral, CA · 1738 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  29. 2.28km W of Chester, CA · 1735 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.215km ENE of Willows, CA · 1734 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.811km ESE of Millville, CA · 1733 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.724km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 1724 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 2.23km WSW of Cromberg, CA · 1785 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.62km WNW of Shasta Lake, CA · 1788 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.812km NE of Bella Vista, CA · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.511km NNE of Bella Vista, CA · 1794 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.13km NNE of Chester, CA · 1796 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.619km NE of Big Bend, CA · 1798 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.836km SE of Fall River Mills, CA · 1798 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.75km ENE of East Quincy, CA · 1800 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 7
  9. 1.83km NNE of Chester, CA · 1801 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.13km NNE of Chester, CA · 1802 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.16km SW of Cromberg, CA · 1802 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.114km ESE of Viola, CA · 1804 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.113km NE of Montgomery Creek, CA · 1805 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73655440. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:17 PM UTC.