California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 6 km ENE of Brooktrails, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Brooktrails, California on Wed, Apr 7, 1982, 7:54 PM PST (03:54 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 8 km WSW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-04-08 03:54:12 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.471° N, 123.313° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.320 km NW of Paskenta, California · 16238 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.58 km ENE of Talmage, California · 16238 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16238 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.77 km SE of Hopland, California · 16238 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16236 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16235 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.99 km NE of Cloverdale, California · 16235 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.98 km ESE of Talmage, California · 16235 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.13 km SE of Calpella, California · 16234 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16234 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.88 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16232 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.114 km N of Potter Valley, California · 16231 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16231 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.39 km SSE of Kelseyville, California · 16231 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16230 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16230 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.74 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16229 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16229 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.19 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16228 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.818 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16225 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.35 km W of Cobb, California · 16225 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16223 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.510 km SSW of Kelseyville, California · 16222 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.48 km NNE of Comptche, California · 16222 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 1.621 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16221 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.022 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16221 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.522 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16221 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.5Northern California · 16220 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.34 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16220 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.92 km SSW of Cobb, California · 16220 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.924 km W of Stonyford, California · 16219 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.74 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16219 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.96 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16219 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 16217 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.124 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16216 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.98 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16215 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 16215 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16213 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16212 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.77 km N of Brooktrails, CA · 16211 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.69 km ESE of Willits, California · 16211 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 16210 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.610 km ESE of Willits, California · 16209 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.714 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16209 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.820 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16206 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16205 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16204 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.823 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16204 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 16204 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.87 km W of Cobb, California · 16203 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.411 km SE of Paskenta, California · 16201 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.017 km ESE of Alderpoint, California · 16201 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.86 km NE of Willits, California · 16201 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16200 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.66 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16200 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.78 km NNW of Paskenta, California · 16197 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 2.18 km N of Geyserville, California · 16197 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.08 km ESE of Willits, California · 16197 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16196 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16196 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 1.828 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16240 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.523 km SE of Covelo, California · 16241 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.127 km SE of Covelo, California · 16241 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.63 km WSW of Redway, California · 16242 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.312 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16242 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.85 km SE of Talmage, California · 16243 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.36 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16243 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 16243 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16243 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 16243 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 16244 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.7Northern California · 16244 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.84 km S of Cobb, California · 16244 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.925 km SE of Covelo, California · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16245 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.96 km SW of Covelo, California · 16246 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.76 km WSW of Covelo, California · 16246 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.012 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16247 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16247 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.77 km N of Geyserville, California · 16247 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073564 (also filed as usp0001kkb). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.