California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1 km SE of Clearlake, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km SE of Clearlake, California on Mon, Dec 27, 1982, 5:10 AM PST (13:10 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 15 km SE of Paskenta, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-27 13:10:00 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.945° N, 122.615° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 15981 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.016 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 15981 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.26 km E of Lakeport, California · 15979 days ago · 45 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.85 km NE of Willits, California · 15979 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.81 km E of Deer Park, California · 15979 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.24 km NE of Talmage, California · 15979 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.38 km W of Cobb, California · 15978 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.510 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15977 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.9Northern California · 15977 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 15977 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 15976 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.74 km SSW of Willits, California · 15976 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.612 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15976 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.63 km SE of Calpella, California · 15975 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15973 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.67 km E of Willits, California · 15973 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.25 km ENE of Willits, California · 15973 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.89 km N of Moskowite Corner, California · 15973 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.713 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15972 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.65 km WNW of Redwood Valley, California · 15972 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.77 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15972 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.53 km NNE of Dixon, California · 15972 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.725 km SE of Covelo, California · 15972 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.78 km E of Willits, California · 15971 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.94 km S of Cobb, California · 15971 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.96 km ESE of Willits, California · 15971 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.95 km W of Hopland, California · 15970 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15970 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.27 km WSW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15969 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.05 km NE of Hopland, California · 15968 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.14 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 15968 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15968 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.61 km SE of Clearlake, California · 15968 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 2.05 km NE of Hopland, California · 15968 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.84 km ENE of Willits, California · 15968 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.812 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15968 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.79 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15968 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.710 km W of Cobb, California · 15968 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.79 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 15966 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.214 km NNE of Angwin, California · 15966 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.921 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15966 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.821 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15966 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.611 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15965 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.68 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 15964 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 15963 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 15963 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 15963 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.021 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15962 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.99 km S of Hamilton City, California · 15962 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 15962 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.94 km S of Cobb, California · 15962 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 2.14 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15962 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15961 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15960 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.15 km S of Cobb, California · 15960 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15960 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 15958 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 2.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15958 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 15956 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.624 km SE of Covelo, California · 15955 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15982 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 15982 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.511 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15982 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.630 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15982 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15983 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15983 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.83 km NE of Talmage, California · 15983 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.79 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15983 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.722 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15984 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15985 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15985 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.917 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 15985 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.815 km NNE of Princeton, California · 15987 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 15987 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 15987 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15987 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.21 km SSE of Clearlake, California · 15988 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.91 km SE of Clearlake, California · 15988 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.31 km SSE of Clearlake, California · 15988 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.41 km SSE of Clearlake, California · 15988 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1083563. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:34 AM UTC.