California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 131 km W of Big Lagoon, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 131 km W of Big Lagoon, California on Wed, Aug 25, 1982, 7:16 PM PDT (02:16 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 144 km W of Crescent City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-08-26 02:16:33 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.335° N, 125.682° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
317°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.680 km W of Ferndale, California · 16105 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.782 km W of Ferndale, California · 16105 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.1102 km W of Ferndale, California · 16100 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.3124 km W of Trinidad, California · 16097 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 3.362 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16094 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.7134 km W of Ferndale, California · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.6121 km W of Ferndale, California · 16085 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.299 km W of Ferndale, California · 16084 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.179 km W of Ferndale, California · 16081 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.5138 km W of Ferndale, California · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.4123 km W of Ferndale, California · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.8144 km W of Crescent City, California · 16072 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.3186 km WSW of Pistol River, Oregon · 16056 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.471 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16053 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 3.1130 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16124 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.7136 km W of Ferndale, California · 16124 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.6114 km W of Ferndale, California · 16133 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.444 km W of Trinidad, California · 16134 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.070 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16137 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1078071. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:18 PM UTC.