California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14 km WSW of Almanor, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km WSW of Almanor, CA on Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:01 PM PDT (02:01 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 1 km NNE of Almanor, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2026-10-04 02:01:08 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.177° N, 121.337° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

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How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
167°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 since this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.31 km NNE of Almanor, CA · 9 hr ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.74 km N of Canyondam, CA · 28 hr ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.416 km ENE of Willows, CA · 46 hr ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.014 km S of Hamilton City, CA · 4 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.215 km N of Susanville, CA · 9 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.412 km WSW of Chester, CA · 11 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.610 km W of Chester, CA · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.622 km ENE of Red Bluff, CA · 15 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.73 km SW of East Shore, CA · 16 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.714 km E of Mineral, CA · 17 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.614 km ENE of Mineral, CA · 17 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.714 km N of Susanville, CA · 17 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.221 km NNW of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 18 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.13 km ENE of Keddie, CA · 19 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.69 km ENE of Mineral, CA · 21 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.04 km ENE of East Quincy, CA · 21 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.29 km S of Johnsville, CA · 23 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.814 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 27 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.17 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 28 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.79 km ENE of Shingletown, CA · 28 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.48 km NW of Honey Lake, CA · 30 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75443921. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:48 PM UTC.