California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 14 km N of Brooktrails, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 14 km N of Brooktrails, California on Sun, Feb 28, 1982, 9:10 AM PST (17:10 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 8 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-28 17:10:20 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.573° N, 123.368° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
9

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 137 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 137.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072511. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:15 PM UTC.