California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 8 km NE of Berry Creek, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Berry Creek, California on Wed, Aug 18, 1982, 11:41 AM PDT (18:41 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 2 km W of Hamilton City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-18 18:41:50 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.705° N, 121.334° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.8 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
227°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km NNE of Belden, California · 16104 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.615 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16101 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.016 km ESE of Artois, California · 16100 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.810 km ESE of Bend, California · 16100 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.63 km S of Oroville East, California · 16091 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.73 km NNW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16089 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.721 km N of Mineral, California · 16087 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.81 km NE of South Oroville, California · 16086 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.60 km ENE of Chico, California · 16085 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.53 km ESE of Paynes Creek, California · 16082 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.114 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16081 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.220 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16080 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.813 km ENE of Butte Meadows, California · 16079 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.0Northern California · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.64 km SW of Hamilton City, California · 16076 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 3.22 km W of Hamilton City, California · 16074 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.713 km S of Old Station, California · 16073 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.812 km W of Chester, California · 16071 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16071 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.712 km WSW of Chester, California · 16071 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.814 km W of Chester, California · 16071 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.04 km S of Mineral, CA · 16071 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.37 km SSW of Taylorsville, California · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.56 km NNE of Los Molinos, California · 16070 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.613 km W of Chester, California · 16070 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.24 km S of Hamilton City, California · 16069 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.513 km W of Chester, California · 16069 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.74 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 16069 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.713 km W of Chester, California · 16069 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.03 km E of Canyondam, California · 16065 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.15 km SW of Chester, California · 16062 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.310 km WNW of Cohasset, California · 16062 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.11 km WNW of Prattville, California · 16061 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.713 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16060 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.7Northern California · 16060 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.59 km S of Kingvale, California · 16059 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.71 km W of Rackerby, California · 16059 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.515 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16059 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 2.115 km NE of Mineral, California · 16058 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.816 km NNW of Chester, California · 16054 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.86 km W of Hamilton City, California · 16053 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.23 km S of Hamilton City, California · 16053 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 1.83 km S of Chester, California · 16049 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.91 km SSE of Chester, California · 16048 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.013 km W of Chester, California · 16048 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.715 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16048 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.914 km W of Chester, California · 16048 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.714 km ENE of Willows, California · 16048 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.82 km NNE of Princeton, California · 16108 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.99 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16109 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.79 km SW of Prattville, California · 16109 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.28 km SE of Janesville, California · 16110 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.218 km N of Mineral, California · 16114 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.55 km WNW of Hamilton City, California · 16116 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.97 km S of East Quincy, California · 16117 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.811 km N of Soda Springs, California · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.14 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16120 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.116 km SW of Old Station, California · 16120 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.05 km S of Whitehawk, California · 16122 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.810 km W of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16124 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.313 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16128 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.85 km NE of Mineral, California · 16133 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.110 km NW of Paynes Creek, California · 16135 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1077721. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.