California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11 km SW of Butte Meadows, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Butte Meadows, California on Mon, Feb 8, 1982, 4:14 PM PST (00:14 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 2 km N of Cromberg, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-02-09 00:14:42 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.008° N, 121.641° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
160°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16305 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.516 km NNE of Princeton, California · 16303 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.917 km N of Princeton, California · 16302 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.016 km NE of Shingletown, California · 16302 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.810 km N of Princeton, California · 16301 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.010 km SW of Old Station, California · 16301 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.518 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16301 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.821 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16301 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.218 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16301 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.116 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16301 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.618 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16300 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.817 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16300 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.618 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16300 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.51 km NW of Chico, California · 16300 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.812 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16300 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.018 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16300 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.621 km NE of Shingletown, California · 16300 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.515 km SW of Old Station, California · 16299 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.819 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16299 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.917 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16299 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.718 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16299 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.216 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16299 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.817 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16298 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.113 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16298 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.516 km SW of Old Station, California · 16297 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.013 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16297 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.615 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16297 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.519 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16297 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.718 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16297 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.75 km SSE of Hat Creek, California · 16297 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 4.02 km N of Cromberg, California · 16296 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.15 km S of Spring Garden, California · 16296 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.23 km NNW of Cromberg, California · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.621 km ESE of Round Mountain, California · 16295 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.617 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16295 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.95 km ENE of Millville, California · 16293 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.56 km WNW of Princeton, California · 16292 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.07 km NW of Chester, California · 16291 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.35 km NW of Princeton, California · 16290 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.413 km W of Paskenta, California · 16289 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.316 km W of Paskenta, California · 16289 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.94 km SW of Hamilton City, California · 16288 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 3.14 km SW of Canyondam, California · 16283 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.07 km SE of La Porte, California · 16282 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.66 km SE of Palermo, California · 16280 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.55 km ESE of Palermo, California · 16280 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.7Northern California · 16279 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 3.18 km W of Old Station, California · 16273 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.88 km WSW of Chester, California · 16265 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 3.113 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16265 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.714 km NNE of Princeton, California · 16265 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.67 km WNW of Chester, California · 16265 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.012 km W of Paskenta, California · 16264 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.411 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16264 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.012 km W of Paskenta, California · 16264 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.819 km W of Old Station, California · 16263 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.93 km SE of Greenhorn, California · 16261 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.716 km NE of Mineral, California · 16260 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.816 km NE of Mineral, California · 16260 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.915 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16259 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 1.513 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16308 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.73 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16308 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.74 km NW of Princeton, California · 16309 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.05 km NW of Princeton, California · 16309 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.72 km WNW of Princeton, California · 16309 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.72 km WSW of Princeton, California · 16309 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.99 km WSW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16312 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.96 km SE of Belden, California · 16314 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.64 km WSW of Susanville, California · 16315 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.912 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16315 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.04 km WSW of Belden, California · 16315 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.95 km NW of Elk Creek, California · 16317 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.88 km W of Janesville, California · 16317 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.516 km NNW of Chester, California · 16318 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.613 km SSE of Mineral, California · 16318 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.913 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16318 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.09 km NNW of Sierra City, California · 16318 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.92 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16319 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.112 km SW of Old Station, California · 16324 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.62 km NE of Prattville, California · 16325 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071933. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC.