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M 1.7md
Earthquake near Shasta, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Shasta in the 24 hours to 1:57 pm PST (21:57 UTC). The last one was M 2.3, 8 km (5 mi) SE, at 4:06 pm PDT on 4 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Shasta
This page: a magnitude 1.7 earthquake was recorded 10 km (6 mi) south of Shasta, CA, at 11:25 am PST on 10 December 2018 (19:25 UTC), 8.5 km deep.
USGS: 10km S of Shasta, CA
11 km (7 mi) SW of Redding, CA · 101 km (63 mi) NNW of Chico, CA
- When
- 11:25 am PST on 10 December 2018 ()
- Where
- 10 km (6 mi) south of Shasta, CA · earthquakes near Shasta
- Magnitude
- M 1.7 (md)
- Depth
- 8.5 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Shasta County, 46 km NE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2894 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 8 km (5 mi) from the epicentre. In Shasta, 10 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Redding, Anderson, Shasta Lake, Palo Cedro, Bella Vista.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 9.6 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.7 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 1,600,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,100,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 99× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.7 about 9.6 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 5.5 33 km NW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 40 km SSW of this epicentre
- 5.1 7km NW of Redding, CA · 14 km NNE of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 40.5115, -122.4748. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shasta County, CA | 46 km (28 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Shasta County |
| Tehama County, CA | 48 km (30 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Tehama County |
| Trinity County, CA | 56 km (35 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Trinity County |
| Glenn County, CA | 101 km (63 mi) | S | earthquakes near Glenn County |
| Butte County, CA | 120 km (74 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Butte County |
| Siskiyou County, CA | 120 km (74 mi) | N | earthquakes near Siskiyou County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
54 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.7 6km NE of Shasta Lake, CA
- 1.5 9km NNE of Shasta Lake, CA
- 1.6 20km NE of Red Bluff, CA
- 1.6 3km SW of Shasta Lake, CA
- 1.8 20km NE of Red Bluff, CA
- 1.6 17km NNW of Shingletown, CA
- 2.0 20km NE of Red Bluff, CA
- 1.8 20km NE of Red Bluff, CA
- 2.6 10km ENE of Red Bluff, CA
- 2.0 18km ENE of Red Bluff, CA
- 1.6 14km NNE of French Gulch, CA
- 1.7 13km NNE of French Gulch, CA
- 1.8 9km NNE of Shasta Lake, CA
- 1.8 17km NNE of Bella Vista, CA
- 1.6 26km NNE of Shasta Lake, CA
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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