A shallow earthquake struck 9 miles (14 km) north of Susanville, California in the United States. The quake had a very shallow depth of 3 km, and shallow earthquakes cause stronger shaking and more noticeable effects.

PM, a minor earthquake measuring a magnitude of 3.4 struck the southern region of Hokkaido, Japan. The tremor was shallow, with no tsunami threat reported, ensuring that residents were not in immediate danger.

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Earthquakes in the circum-Pacific seismic belt include the M9.5 Chilean Earthquake [Valdivia Earthquake] (1960) and the M9.2 Alaska Earthquake (1964). Approximately 90% of the world's earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire.