California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13km NNE of Shingletown, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13km NNE of Shingletown, CA on Tue, Dec 7, 2021, 8:08 PM PST (04:08 UTC), 10 km (6 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-12-08 04:08:58 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.596° N, 121.819° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.71km NE of Shasta Lake, CA · 1759 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.823km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 1759 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.52km ENE of Prattville, CA · 1759 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.82km ENE of Prattville, CA · 1759 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 10
  5. 1.62km E of Prattville, CA · 1759 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.727km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 1757 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.221km NE of Viola, CA · 1754 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.810km ESE of Millville, CA · 1750 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.421km SSE of Mineral, CA · 1746 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.39km WSW of Shingletown, CA · 1746 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.67km WSW of Shingletown, CA · 1745 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.629 km NW of Susanville, California · 1741 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.33km ENE of Prattville, CA · 1739 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.53km E of Prattville, CA · 1739 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.912km SE of Mineral, CA · 1738 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.28km W of Chester, CA · 1735 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.811km ESE of Millville, CA · 1733 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.724km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 1724 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.99km ESE of Millville, CA · 1716 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.56km NNE of Millville, CA · 1716 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.324km NNE of Forest Ranch, CA · 1714 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.88km NNW of Bella Vista, CA · 1712 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.68km NNW of Bella Vista, CA · 1711 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.74km ESE of Chester, CA · 1708 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.85km E of Chester, CA · 1708 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.615km W of Round Mountain, CA · 1705 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.14km NNW of Canyondam, CA · 1703 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.72 km SW of Canyondam, California · 1703 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.99km E of Montgomery Creek, CA · 1764 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.416km SSE of Mineral, CA · 1771 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.712km WSW of Chester, CA · 1771 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.58km SSE of Mineral, CA · 1771 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.612km W of Chester, CA · 1771 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.711km NNE of Bella Vista, CA · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.77km SSE of Mineral, CA · 1772 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.612km N of Mineral, CA · 1774 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.93km NE of Viola, CA · 1774 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.36km ENE of Shasta, CA · 1776 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.82km NE of Almanor, CA · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 5
  12. 1.69km S of Mineral, CA · 1778 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.62km WNW of Shasta Lake, CA · 1788 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73661151. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC.