California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km E of Carrick, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km E of Carrick, California on Tue, Mar 2, 1982, 2:02 PM PST (22:02 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 18 km N of Big Bend, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-02 22:02:16 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.474° N, 122.181° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.513 km W of Macdoel, California · 16278 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.17 km WSW of Lakehead, California · 16261 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.814 km S of Round Mountain, California · 16255 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.617 km N of Big Bend, California · 16247 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.520 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16247 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.918 km N of Big Bend, California · 16247 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.717 km N of Big Bend, California · 16244 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.63 km S of Burney, California · 16244 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.64 km S of Burney, California · 16244 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.83 km S of Burney, California · 16244 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.418 km N of Big Bend, California · 16242 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 3.319 km N of Big Bend, California · 16242 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.914 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16241 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.816 km N of Big Bend, California · 16240 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 3.016 km N of Big Bend, California · 16240 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.812 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16238 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.913 km WNW of Round Mountain, California · 16236 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.516 km W of Montgomery Creek, California · 16235 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.15 km NNE of Bella Vista, California · 16233 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.518 km W of Round Mountain, California · 16231 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.815 km E of Lakehead, California · 16228 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 2.45 km W of Central Valley (historical), California · 16287 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.621 km ESE of Round Mountain, California · 16292 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.75 km SSE of Hat Creek, California · 16293 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.75 km E of Big Bend, California · 16299 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.65 km ESE of Hornbrook, California · 16303 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.07 km SSW of Tennant, California · 16304 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.75 km S of Tennant, California · 16304 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.37 km S of Tennant, California · 16305 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.77 km S of Tennant, California · 16306 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.824 km ENE of McCloud, California · 16310 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072582. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:32 AM UTC.