M1.8 earthquake 5km W of Paradise, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Thu, Jul 8, 2021, 12:10 PM PDT

UTC

2021-07-08 19:10:20 UTC

Depth

-0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.769° N, 121.683° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 9.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.26

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

128°

Stations used

14

• Paradise, CaliforniaPopulation 26,476. Forecast5 kmW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast14 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast705 kmNNW

After

1. 1.815km ENE of Willows, CAMon, Jul 12, 2:17 PM PDT · 1910 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
2. 1.74km SSE of Mineral, CATue, Jul 13, 11:05 AM PDT · 1909 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
3. 2.018km ESE of Anderson, CASat, Jul 17, 12:15 AM PDT · 1905 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
4. 1.85km SSE of Mineral, CASat, Jul 17, 5:44 AM PDT · 1905 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
5. 2.16km N of Hamilton City, CAThu, Jul 22, 3:39 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
6. 2.58km NW of Dunnigan, CAThu, Jul 22, 12:19 PM PDT · 1900 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 6
7. 2.316km E of Willows, CASat, Jul 24, 1:54 AM PDT · 1898 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
8. 2.510km WNW of Alder Springs, CASat, Jul 24, 6:37 AM PDT · 1898 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
9. 2.210km WNW of Alder Springs, CASun, Aug 1, 12:45 PM PDT · 1890 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
10. 2.110km W of Alder Springs, CAMon, Aug 2, 4:03 PM PDT · 1889 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
11. 2.616km E of Willows, CAMon, Aug 2, 6:02 PM PDT · 1889 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
12. 1.94km NNE of Prattville, CAFri, Aug 6, 12:49 AM PDT · 1885 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
13. 1.511km SW of Chester, CAFri, Aug 6, 7:31 PM PDT · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
14. 1.614km NE of Mineral, CATue, Aug 10, 3:40 AM PDT · 1881 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
15. 2.615km E of Willows, CAThu, Aug 12, 4:35 AM PDT · 1879 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
16. 2.710km WNW of Alder Springs, CAFri, Aug 13, 6:08 AM PDT · 1878 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
17. 2.17km N of Greenhorn, CASun, Aug 15, 5:40 PM PDT · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
18. 1.911km NNE of Mineral, CAMon, Aug 16, 11:47 PM PDT · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
19. 1.910km NNE of Mineral, CAMon, Aug 16, 11:47 PM PDT · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
20. 1.510km NNE of Mineral, CAMon, Aug 16, 11:47 PM PDT · 1874 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
21. 1.711km NNE of Mineral, CAMon, Aug 16, 11:51 PM PDT · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
22. 1.611km NNE of Mineral, CAMon, Aug 16, 11:54 PM PDT · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
23. 1.610km NNE of Mineral, CATue, Aug 17, 6:37 AM PDT · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
24. 1.615km SSW of Mineral, CAThu, Aug 19, 3:24 AM PDT · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
25. 1.615km SSW of Mineral, CAThu, Aug 19, 3:29 AM PDT · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
26. 1.99km W of Caribou, CAThu, Aug 19, 9:51 PM PDT · 1872 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
27. 1.63km S of East Shore, CASat, Aug 21, 2:12 PM PDT · 1870 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
28. 1.914km S of Hamilton City, CAMon, Aug 23, 9:08 PM PDT · 1868 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
29. 2.514km W of Williams, CAMon, Aug 30, 2:38 PM PDT · 1861 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
30. 1.95km N of Lake Wildwood, CAMon, Aug 30, 10:10 PM PDT · 1860 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
31. 1.84km NNE of Hamilton City, CASat, Sep 4, 11:30 AM PDT · 1856 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away

Before

1. 1.56 km SSE of Quincy, CaliforniaThu, Jul 1, 10:22 PM PDT · 1920 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
2. 1.58km WSW of Williams, CAThu, Jul 1, 5:18 AM PDT · 1921 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
3. 2.26km SSE of Quincy, CAWed, Jun 30, 3:24 PM PDT · 1922 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
4. 3.27km WSW of Williams, CAWed, Jun 30, 3:19 PM PDT · 1922 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 25
5. 1.78km WNW of Chester, CAMon, Jun 28, 8:44 PM PDT · 1924 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
6. 1.515km ENE of Mineral, CAMon, Jun 28, 12:28 PM PDT · 1924 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
7. 1.614km NNE of Mineral, CASat, Jun 26, 3:20 AM PDT · 1926 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
8. 1.54km S of Canyondam, CAFri, Jun 25, 3:14 PM PDT · 1927 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
9. 2.110km W of Almanor, CATue, Jun 22, 3:26 PM PDT · 1930 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
10. 2.111km W of Almanor, CAMon, Jun 21, 10:22 PM PDT · 1930 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
11. 1.69km N of Biggs, CAMon, Jun 21, 2:54 PM PDT · 1931 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
12. 1.514km N of Shingletown, CASun, Jun 20, 6:25 PM PDT · 1932 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.514km WSW of Almanor, CAFri, Jun 18, 1:55 PM PDT · 1934 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
14. 1.62km E of Palo Cedro, CAFri, Jun 18, 6:32 AM PDT · 1934 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
15. 1.613km SW of Almanor, CAWed, Jun 16, 7:58 PM PDT · 1936 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
16. 1.51km WSW of Canyondam, CATue, Jun 15, 1:00 PM PDT · 1937 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
17. 2.215km E of Willows, CAWed, Jun 9, 9:00 PM PDT · 1943 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
18. 2.14km SSW of East Shore, CAWed, Jun 9, 6:25 PM PDT · 1943 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
19. 2.32km N of Canyondam, CAWed, Jun 9, 4:56 PM PDT · 1943 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73584851. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC.