Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 9, 1931 Earthquake

The earthquake hit United States on Wednesday, September 9, 1931 at 13:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Redding (United States - US), about 221.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -125.000 and latitude 40.800.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 40.800, -125.000
UTC time 1931-09-09 13:40:30.000
Location Sacramento
Country United States (US)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1931-09-09

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.7
San Francisco
United States · 2026-09-29 11:36 UTC
56.3 km
M 4.8
San Francisco
United States · 2026-08-29 02:41 UTC
53.8 km
M 4.5
San Francisco
United States · 2026-06-04 02:36 UTC
49.1 km
M 4.5
San Francisco
United States · 2026-06-03 13:11 UTC
48.5 km
M 5.1
San Francisco
United States · 2026-06-03 12:45 UTC
48.4 km
M 4.7
San Francisco
United States · 2026-02-05 12:49 UTC
63.2 km
M 4.3
Santa Rosa
United States · 2026-01-22 07:28 UTC
32.5 km
M 4.2
San Francisco
United States · 2026-01-19 00:20 UTC
45.6 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.