M1.9 earthquake 17 km NE of Carrick, California
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Carrick, California on Thu, Oct 14, 1982, 8:04 PM PDT (03:04 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 10 km SSW of Yreka, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-15 03:04:39 UTC
- Depth
- 1.2 km (0.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.538° N, 122.192° W
- Region
- California
- 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 2.3 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 163°
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.617 km NW of McArthur, California · 16056 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.412 km WSW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 16053 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.57 km WSW of Lakehead, California · 16052 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.820 km NNE of Hornbrook, California · 16052 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.910 km ENE of Mount Shasta, California · 16045 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.111 km SE of Big Bend, California · 16040 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.54 km SW of Lakehead, California · 16034 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.71 km SW of Lakehead, California · 16034 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.310 km SSW of Yreka, California · 16033 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.530 km ESE of Tennant, California · 16032 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
Before
- 2.110 km NNE of McCloud, California · 16061 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.37 km WSW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 16067 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.717 km WNW of McArthur, California · 16070 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.128 km E of Tennant, California · 16083 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1080327. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC.