California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 16km NNW of Shingletown, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 16km NNW of Shingletown, CA on Sat, Mar 6, 2021, 4:03 PM PST (00:03 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 13km W of Shingletown, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-03-07 00:03:35 UTC
Depth
14.9 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.636° N, 121.937° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56km NNE of Almanor, CA · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.64km NNE of Almanor, CA · 2036 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
  3. 1.92km SSW of Shasta Lake, CA · 2030 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.127km SE of Hayfork, CA · 2030 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.825km NNW of Shasta Lake, CA · 2029 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 83
  6. 1.619km NW of Viola, CA · 2029 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.315km E of Anderson, CA · 2027 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.813km NNE of Shingletown, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.511km SW of Chester, CA · 2025 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.925km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.513km N of Viola, CA · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.126km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 2018 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.516km NNW of Shingletown, CA · 2013 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.013km W of Shingletown, CA · 2011 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 77
  15. 1.512km W of Shingletown, CA · 2008 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.66km WNW of Palo Cedro, CA · 2008 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.814km NNE of Mineral, CA · 2008 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.214km NNE of Mineral, CA · 2008 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.227km WSW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, CA · 2007 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.95km NNE of Almanor, CA · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.730km NNW of Forest Ranch, CA · 2006 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.07km ESE of McCloud, CA · 2005 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.928km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 2003 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.02km ENE of Montgomery Creek, CA · 2003 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.23km ENE of Canyondam, CA · 2002 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.39km ENE of Viola, CA · 2000 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.623km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 2000 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.921km SE of Anderson, CA · 1998 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.814km NNW of Viola, CA · 1998 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.19km NNE of Burney, CA · 1996 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.89km ESE of Millville, CA · 1990 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.010km WNW of Viola, CA · 1989 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.818km WSW of Almanor, CA · 1988 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.83km WSW of Shasta Lake, CA · 1984 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.219km WSW of Manton, CA · 1983 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.72km NNW of Chico, CA · 1981 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 2.08km NNW of Chester, CA · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.57km ENE of Mineral, CA · 2049 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.63km S of Canyondam, CA · 2050 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.712km SE of Mineral, CA · 2051 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.13km W of Chico, CA · 2052 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.718km ESE of Anderson, CA · 2055 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.510km S of McCloud, CA · 2056 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.819km WSW of Manton, CA · 2060 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.46km ESE of Red Bluff, CA · 2062 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73532161. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:14 AM UTC.