California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km WSW of Chester, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Chester, California on Mon, Jan 11, 1982, 3:23 AM PST (11:23 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-01-11 11:23:20 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.248° N, 121.349° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
318°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.815 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16334 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.915 km W of Lake Almanor West, California · 16334 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.612 km WSW of Chester, CA · 16331 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.614 km W of Chester, California · 16330 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.40 km SSE of Bella Vista, California · 16329 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.819 km SW of Old Station, California · 16327 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.62 km NE of Prattville, California · 16325 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.112 km SW of Old Station, California · 16323 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.92 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16319 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.09 km NNW of Sierra City, California · 16318 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.913 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16318 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.613 km SSE of Mineral, California · 16317 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.516 km NNW of Chester, California · 16317 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.88 km W of Janesville, California · 16317 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.04 km WSW of Belden, California · 16315 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.912 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16314 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.64 km WSW of Susanville, California · 16314 days ago · -2 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.96 km SE of Belden, California · 16314 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.99 km WSW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16311 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.73 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16308 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.513 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16308 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.911 km SW of Butte Meadows, California · 16306 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.615 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16305 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.516 km NNE of Princeton, California · 16302 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.75 km E of Big Bend, California · 16302 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.917 km N of Princeton, California · 16302 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.016 km NE of Shingletown, California · 16301 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.810 km N of Princeton, California · 16301 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.010 km SW of Old Station, California · 16301 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.518 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16301 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.821 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16300 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.218 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16300 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 2.116 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16300 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.618 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16300 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.817 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16300 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.618 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16300 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.51 km NW of Chico, California · 16300 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.812 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16300 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 2.018 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16299 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 1.621 km NE of Shingletown, California · 16299 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.515 km SW of Old Station, California · 16299 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.819 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16299 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.917 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16298 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 1.718 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16298 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 2.216 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16298 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.817 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16298 days ago · -2 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 2.113 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16297 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.516 km SW of Old Station, California · 16297 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 2.013 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16297 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 1.615 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16297 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.519 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16296 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.718 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16296 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.75 km SSE of Hat Creek, California · 16296 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 4.02 km N of Cromberg, California · 16296 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 2.15 km S of Spring Garden, California · 16296 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 2.23 km NNW of Cromberg, California · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.621 km ESE of Round Mountain, California · 16295 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 2.617 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16295 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.95 km ENE of Millville, California · 16293 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.07 km NW of Chester, California · 16290 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 1.621 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16339 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.44 km WNW of Plumas Eureka, California · 16340 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.94 km N of Plumas Eureka, California · 16341 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.212 km NE of Beckwourth, California · 16342 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.73 km WNW of Greenville, California · 16344 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.914 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16345 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.519 km SE of Round Mountain, California · 16346 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.66 km W of Sierra City, California · 16347 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16349 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.20 km WNW of Millville, California · 16351 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.110 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16354 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.86 km W of Dobbins, California · 16355 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.420 km WSW of Old Station, CA · 16355 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.64 km N of Shingletown, California · 16355 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 3.2Northern California · 16355 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.48 km WNW of Belden, California · 16357 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071139. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:34 AM UTC.