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M 1.8md
Earthquake near Susanville, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Susanville in the 24 hours to 3:25 pm PST (23:25 UTC). The last one was M 2.2, 15 km (9 mi) N, at 8:16 am PDT on 25 September 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Susanville
This page: a magnitude 1.8 earthquake was recorded 14 km (9 mi) north-northwest of Susanville, CA, at 3:31 am PST on 7 January 2026 (11:31 UTC), 6.3 km deep. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 14 km NNW of Susanville, CA
- When
- 3:31 am PST on 7 January 2026 ()
- Where
- 14 km (9 mi) north-northwest of Susanville, CA · earthquakes near Susanville
- Magnitude
- M 1.8 (md)
- Depth
- 6.3 km below the surface
- Felt
- 1 report · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Lassen County, 20 km NNE
- Nearest mapped fault
- Honey Lake fault, 14 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 302 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 11 km (7 mi) from the epicentre. In Susanville, 14 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: Johnstonville.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 13 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.8 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 1,100,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 810,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 72× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.8 about 13 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
The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.9 on 2025-12-31 — about 55,000 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 5.7 2 km NNE of Canyondam, California · 50 km SW 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 40.5397, -120.6908. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lassen County, CA | 20 km (13 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Lassen County |
| Plumas County, CA | 62 km (38 mi) | S | earthquakes near Plumas County |
| Washoe County, NV | 89 km (55 mi) | ENE | earthquakes near Washoe County |
| Sierra County, CA | 108 km (67 mi) | S | earthquakes near Sierra County |
| Shasta County, CA | 117 km (73 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Shasta County |
| Modoc County, CA | 117 km (73 mi) | N | earthquakes near Modoc County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
31 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.9 3 km N of Canyondam, CA
- 1.6 15 km NNW of Susanville, CA
- 1.9 12 km NNE of Chester, CA
- 2.1 15 km NNW of Susanville, CA
- 2.3 14 km NNW of Susanville, CA
- 2.6 11 km NE of Susanville, CA
- 1.8 4 km NNE of Canyondam, CA
- 1.9 14 km NNW of Susanville, CA
- 1.9 14 km NNW of Susanville, CA
- 2.5 14 km NNW of Susanville, CA
- 1.7 4 km NE of Canyondam, CA
- 1.8 11 km NNE of Chester, CA
- 2.2 15 km NNW of Susanville, CA
- 1.8 13 km NNW of Susanville, CA
- 2.1 16 km NE of Litchfield, California
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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