California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12km N of Mineral, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12km N of Mineral, CA on Wed, Nov 24, 2021, 10:25 AM PST (18:25 UTC), 4 km (2 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
2021-11-24 18:25:07 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.466° N, 121.543° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77km SSE of Mineral, CA · 1772 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.711km NNE of Bella Vista, CA · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.612km W of Chester, CA · 1771 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.58km SSE of Mineral, CA · 1771 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.712km WSW of Chester, CA · 1771 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.416km SSE of Mineral, CA · 1771 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.53 km SSE of Greenhorn, California · 1766 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.99km E of Montgomery Creek, CA · 1764 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.713km NNE of Shingletown, CA · 1761 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.71km NE of Shasta Lake, CA · 1759 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.823km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 1759 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.52km ENE of Prattville, CA · 1759 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.82km ENE of Prattville, CA · 1759 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 10
  14. 1.62km E of Prattville, CA · 1759 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.727km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 1757 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.221km NE of Viola, CA · 1754 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.810km ESE of Millville, CA · 1750 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.421km SSE of Mineral, CA · 1746 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.39km WSW of Shingletown, CA · 1746 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.67km WSW of Shingletown, CA · 1745 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.629 km NW of Susanville, California · 1741 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.33km ENE of Prattville, CA · 1739 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.53km E of Prattville, CA · 1739 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.912km SE of Mineral, CA · 1738 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  25. 2.28km W of Chester, CA · 1735 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 1.811km ESE of Millville, CA · 1733 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.724km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 1724 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.99km ESE of Millville, CA · 1716 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.56km NNE of Millville, CA · 1716 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.324km NNE of Forest Ranch, CA · 1714 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 1.93km NE of Viola, CA · 1774 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.36km ENE of Shasta, CA · 1776 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.82km NE of Almanor, CA · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 5
  4. 1.69km S of Mineral, CA · 1778 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.23km WSW of Cromberg, CA · 1785 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.62km WNW of Shasta Lake, CA · 1788 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.812km NE of Bella Vista, CA · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.511km NNE of Bella Vista, CA · 1794 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.916km SSE of McCloud, CA · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.13km NNE of Chester, CA · 1796 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.619km NE of Big Bend, CA · 1798 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.836km SE of Fall River Mills, CA · 1798 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.75km ENE of East Quincy, CA · 1800 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 7
  14. 1.83km NNE of Chester, CA · 1801 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.13km NNE of Chester, CA · 1802 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.16km SW of Cromberg, CA · 1802 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.114km ESE of Viola, CA · 1804 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73657290. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:17 PM UTC.