California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 5 km NNW of Chester, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Chester, California on Fri, Apr 2, 1982, 5:48 PM PST (01:48 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 3 km S of Burney, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-04-03 01:48:11 UTC
Depth
16.8 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.350° N, 121.256° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
343°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.120 km S of Old Station, California · 16254 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.54 km ESE of East Quincy, California · 16253 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.014 km E of Mineral, California · 16250 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.98 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 16250 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.63 km S of Burney, California · 16250 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.64 km S of Burney, California · 16250 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.83 km S of Burney, California · 16250 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.712 km WNW of Chester, California · 16249 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.610 km WNW of Chester, California · 16249 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.816 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16245 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.012 km N of Mineral, California · 16244 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.811 km W of Chester, California · 16244 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.913 km WNW of Round Mountain, California · 16242 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.711 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16242 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.516 km W of Montgomery Creek, California · 16241 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.65 km NW of Old Station, California · 16241 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.38 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16240 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.15 km NNE of Bella Vista, California · 16240 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.518 km W of Round Mountain, California · 16238 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.99 km WNW of Chester, California · 16238 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.631 km E of Old Station, California · 16237 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.26 km WNW of Manton, California · 16237 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.84 km W of Manton, California · 16236 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.510 km E of Manton, California · 16235 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.03 km E of Twain, California · 16234 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.40 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 16233 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.31 km ESE of East Shore, California · 16232 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.14 km SSE of Keddie, California · 16231 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.50 km W of Graeagle, California · 16228 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.716 km NW of Chester, California · 16226 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 1.521 km NNW of Chester, California · 16226 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 1.82 km E of Oroville, California · 16225 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.911 km SE of Mineral, California · 16224 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.512 km ENE of Bend, California · 16223 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.84 km W of Twain, California · 16219 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.012 km W of La Porte, California · 16218 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.39 km NNW of Old Station, California · 16215 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.511 km NW of Chester, California · 16214 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.411 km N of Little Grass Valley, California · 16204 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.717 km NE of Mineral, California · 16204 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.115 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 16201 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 2.8Northern California · 16201 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.95 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16200 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.36 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16200 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.76 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16199 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.31 km SE of Palo Cedro, California · 16199 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.93 km NE of Clipper Mills, California · 16198 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.113 km W of La Porte, California · 16197 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 2.117 km WSW of Chester, California · 16197 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 1.812 km NE of Mineral, California · 16258 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.54 km WSW of Paradise, California · 16261 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.615 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16261 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16261 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.814 km S of Round Mountain, California · 16261 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.38 km NW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16262 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.915 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16262 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.816 km NE of Mineral, California · 16262 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.716 km NE of Mineral, California · 16263 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.93 km SE of Greenhorn, California · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.819 km W of Old Station, California · 16266 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.67 km WNW of Chester, California · 16267 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.541 km SE of Nubieber, California · 16268 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.88 km WSW of Chester, California · 16268 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 3.18 km W of Old Station, California · 16276 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.7Northern California · 16282 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.81 km SE of Janesville, California · 16284 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.07 km SE of La Porte, California · 16285 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.14 km SW of Canyondam, California · 16286 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073440. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:43 AM UTC.