California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 1 km NW of Chico, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 1 km NW of Chico, California on Mon, Feb 15, 1982, 1:03 AM PST (09:03 UTC), 16 km (10 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
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-15 09:03:22 UTC
Depth
15.5 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.738° N, 121.849° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
203°, 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 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621 km NE of Shingletown, California · 16296 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.519 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16296 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.515 km SW of Old Station, California · 16295 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.718 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16295 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.817 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16295 days ago · -2 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.113 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16294 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.516 km SW of Old Station, California · 16294 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.013 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16294 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.615 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16294 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.718 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16293 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.02 km N of Cromberg, California · 16293 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.15 km S of Spring Garden, California · 16293 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.23 km NNW of Cromberg, California · 16293 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.95 km ENE of Millville, California · 16290 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.56 km WNW of Princeton, California · 16288 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.07 km NW of Chester, California · 16287 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.35 km NW of Princeton, California · 16286 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.413 km W of Paskenta, California · 16285 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.316 km W of Paskenta, California · 16285 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.517 km NNE of Lucerne, California · 16285 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.94 km SW of Hamilton City, California · 16284 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.627 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16281 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.66 km WNW of Lodoga, California · 16279 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 3.14 km SW of Canyondam, California · 16279 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.07 km SE of La Porte, California · 16278 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.66 km SE of Palermo, California · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.55 km ESE of Palermo, California · 16277 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.7Northern California · 16276 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.613 km ENE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 16273 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.716 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16272 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.017 km NNE of Nice, California · 16270 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.831 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16269 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.429 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16267 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.88 km WSW of Chester, California · 16262 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 3.113 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16262 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.714 km NNE of Princeton, California · 16261 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.67 km WNW of Chester, California · 16261 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.012 km W of Paskenta, California · 16261 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.411 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16261 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.012 km W of Paskenta, California · 16260 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.825 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16259 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.724 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16259 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.93 km SE of Greenhorn, California · 16258 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.716 km NE of Mineral, California · 16257 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.816 km NE of Mineral, California · 16256 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.915 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16256 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.38 km NW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16255 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16254 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.615 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16254 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 2.54 km WSW of Paradise, California · 16254 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.012 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16253 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.812 km NE of Mineral, California · 16251 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.45 km NNW of Chester, California · 16250 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 2.312 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16248 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.120 km S of Old Station, California · 16247 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.828 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16246 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 2.54 km ESE of East Quincy, California · 16246 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.320 km NW of Paskenta, California · 16245 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.014 km E of Mineral, California · 16244 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.98 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 16244 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 2.618 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16297 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.821 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16297 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.518 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16297 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.810 km N of Princeton, California · 16298 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.016 km NE of Shingletown, California · 16298 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.917 km N of Princeton, California · 16299 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.516 km NNE of Princeton, California · 16299 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.615 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16302 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.622 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16302 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.911 km SW of Butte Meadows, California · 16303 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.513 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16305 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.73 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16305 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.74 km NW of Princeton, California · 16305 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 3.05 km NW of Princeton, California · 16305 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.72 km WNW of Princeton, California · 16306 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.72 km WSW of Princeton, California · 16306 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.627 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16307 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.99 km WSW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16308 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.96 km SE of Belden, California · 16311 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.912 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16311 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072137. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:01 AM UTC.