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M2.3 earthquake 11 km NW of Burney, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Burney, California on Mon, Dec 20, 1982, 7:17 PM PST (03:17 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 7 km SE of Dunsmuir, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-12-21 03:17:32 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.956° N, 121.750° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15986 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.715 km N of Chester, California · 15985 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.817 km NE of Mineral, California · 15982 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.311 km S of Old Station, California · 15978 days ago · -2 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.27 km SE of Dunsmuir, California · 15976 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.86 km NNW of Cassel, California · 15975 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.27 km N of Cassel, California · 15975 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.12 km E of Dunsmuir, California · 15975 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.94 km ESE of Dunsmuir, California · 15975 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.513 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 15975 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.82 km NE of Dunsmuir, California · 15975 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.727 km ENE of Old Station, California · 15971 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.513 km NW of Chester, California · 15969 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.54 km SSW of Tennant, California · 15969 days ago · -2 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.712 km ENE of Mineral, California · 15968 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.912 km ENE of Bend, California · 15968 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.115 km NW of Big Bend, California · 15960 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.636 km SE of Tennant, California · 15960 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.617 km N of Big Bend, California · 15958 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.811 km SE of Millville, California · 15956 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.210 km NNW of Burney, California · 15953 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.0Northern California · 15949 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.718 km N of Big Bend, California · 15941 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 1.616 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16005 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.9Northern California · 16007 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.712 km NE of Bend, California · 16014 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1083291. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.