California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 0 km ENE of Chico, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 0 km ENE of Chico, California on Wed, Sep 8, 1982, 8:32 AM PDT (15:32 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 18 km NE of Upper Lake, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-09-08 15:32:02 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.730° N, 121.827° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
231°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.018 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16085 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.318 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16085 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.715 km SW of Old Station, California · 16084 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.53 km ESE of Paynes Creek, California · 16083 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.210 km SW of Arbuckle, California · 16082 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.910 km SW of Arbuckle, California · 16081 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.114 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16081 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.220 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16081 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.913 km WSW of Arbuckle, California · 16080 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.813 km ENE of Butte Meadows, California · 16079 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.0Northern California · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.64 km SW of Hamilton City, California · 16076 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 3.22 km W of Hamilton City, California · 16074 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.713 km S of Old Station, California · 16073 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.812 km W of Chester, California · 16072 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16072 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.712 km WSW of Chester, California · 16071 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.814 km W of Chester, California · 16071 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.04 km S of Mineral, CA · 16071 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.37 km SSW of Taylorsville, California · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.56 km NNE of Los Molinos, California · 16070 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.613 km W of Chester, California · 16070 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.24 km S of Hamilton City, California · 16070 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.513 km W of Chester, California · 16069 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.74 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 16069 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.713 km W of Chester, California · 16069 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.03 km E of Canyondam, California · 16065 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.15 km SW of Chester, California · 16062 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.310 km WNW of Cohasset, California · 16062 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 2.11 km WNW of Prattville, California · 16062 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.713 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16060 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.7Northern California · 16060 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.71 km W of Rackerby, California · 16059 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.515 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16059 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.916 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16059 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.115 km NE of Mineral, California · 16058 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.712 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16055 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.816 km NNW of Chester, California · 16054 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 2.86 km W of Hamilton City, California · 16053 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 2.23 km S of Hamilton City, California · 16053 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.83 km S of Chester, California · 16049 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.91 km SSE of Chester, California · 16048 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.013 km W of Chester, California · 16048 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.715 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16048 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.914 km W of Chester, California · 16048 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.714 km ENE of Willows, California · 16048 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.515 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16046 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 2.213 km W of Chester, California · 16046 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.313 km W of Chester, California · 16046 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.513 km W of Chester, California · 16046 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.22 km N of Elk Creek, California · 16044 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16042 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.9Northern California · 16042 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.315 km W of Chester, California · 16042 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.910 km NNW of Sierra City, California · 16042 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.23 km SSW of Chester, California · 16039 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.4Northern California · 16038 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.519 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16037 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.51 km ENE of Chico, California · 16035 days ago · 21 km deep · 0 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 1.81 km NE of South Oroville, California · 16086 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.022 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16086 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.822 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16087 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.519 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16087 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.721 km N of Mineral, California · 16087 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.73 km NNW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16090 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.719 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16090 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.02 km NNE of Elk Creek, California · 16090 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.63 km S of Oroville East, California · 16091 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.018 km WSW of Lodoga, California · 16092 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.625 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16096 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.618 km NE of Clearlake, California · 16099 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.810 km ESE of Bend, California · 16100 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.016 km ESE of Artois, California · 16100 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.615 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16101 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.821 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16102 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.77 km NNE of Belden, California · 16104 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.38 km NE of Berry Creek, California · 16106 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.717 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16107 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.624 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16108 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1078691. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.