California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16 km NE of Red Bluff, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16 km NE of Red Bluff, CA on Mon, Aug 31, 2026, 7:20 AM PDT (14:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 5 km W of Hamilton City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-31 14:20:05 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.258° N, 122.082° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 since this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.75 km W of Hamilton City, CA · 20 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 5
  2. 1.94 km ESE of Bella Vista, CA · 19 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.75 km NE of Almanor, CA · 18 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.03 km N of Canyondam, CA · 18 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.79 km ENE of Shingletown, CA · 16 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.225 km NW of Alder Springs, CA · 7 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.722 km SSW of Manton, CA · 3 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 1.93 km NNE of Prattville, CA · 27 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.82 km SW of Canyondam, CA · 33 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.529 km N of Shasta Lake, CA · 36 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.67 km NNE of Burney, CA · 40 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.03 km NE of Prattville, CA · 40 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.720 km NNE of Shasta Lake, CA · 40 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.32 km N of Almanor, CA · 40 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.59 km E of Rancho Tehama Reserve, CA · 42 days ago · 37 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.641 km WNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, CA · 44 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.13 km WSW of Canyondam, CA · 47 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.74 km SSE of Anderson, CA · 47 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.93 km N of Canyondam, CA · 48 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.515 km S of Hamilton City, CA · 49 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75427682. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.