California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12km W of Shingletown, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12km W of Shingletown, CA on Sun, Apr 4, 2021, 2:52 AM PDT (09:52 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 25km N of Shasta Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-04-04 09:52:50 UTC
Depth
17.2 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.487° N, 122.029° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66km WNW of Palo Cedro, CA · 2009 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.814km NNE of Mineral, CA · 2009 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.214km NNE of Mineral, CA · 2009 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.227km WSW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, CA · 2008 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.95km NNE of Almanor, CA · 2008 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.84km SSE of Hamilton City, CA · 2008 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.730km NNW of Forest Ranch, CA · 2007 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.07km ESE of McCloud, CA · 2006 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.928km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 2004 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.02km ENE of Montgomery Creek, CA · 2004 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.23km ENE of Canyondam, CA · 2003 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.39km ENE of Viola, CA · 2001 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.623km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.921km SE of Anderson, CA · 1999 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.814km NNW of Viola, CA · 1999 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.19km NNE of Burney, CA · 1997 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.741km NNE of Covelo, CA · 1996 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.940km NNE of Covelo, CA · 1996 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.338km NNE of Covelo, CA · 1996 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.141km NE of Covelo, CA · 1993 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.89km ESE of Millville, CA · 1991 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.010km WNW of Viola, CA · 1990 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.818km WSW of Almanor, CA · 1989 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.83km WSW of Shasta Lake, CA · 1985 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.219km WSW of Manton, CA · 1984 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.72km NNW of Chico, CA · 1982 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 4
  27. 1.729km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 1974 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.72km NE of Chester, CA · 1974 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.913km W of Shingletown, CA · 1974 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.126km W of Rancho Tehama Reserve, CA · 1972 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.925km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 1971 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 16
  32. 1.625km NNE of Hamilton Branch, CA · 1970 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.010km ENE of French Gulch, CA · 1969 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.69km E of Millville, CA · 1963 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.018km WNW of Round Mountain, CA · 1962 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.920km NE of Red Bluff, CA · 1958 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.65km N of Millville, CA · 1956 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.74km NNE of Canyondam, CA · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 3.013km W of Shingletown, CA · 2012 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 77
  2. 1.516km NNW of Shingletown, CA · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.126km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 2019 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.513km N of Viola, CA · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.925km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.511km SW of Chester, CA · 2026 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.813km NNE of Shingletown, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.315km E of Anderson, CA · 2028 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.619km NW of Viola, CA · 2030 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.825km NNW of Shasta Lake, CA · 2030 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 83
  11. 2.127km SE of Hayfork, CA · 2031 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.92km SSW of Shasta Lake, CA · 2031 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.242km NE of Covelo, CA · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.64km NNE of Almanor, CA · 2037 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
  15. 1.56km NNE of Almanor, CA · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.816km NNW of Shingletown, CA · 2037 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73545450. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.