California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km ESE of Cleone, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Cleone, California on Sat, Aug 28, 1982, 10:13 PM PDT (05:13 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 2 km NNE of Elk Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-29 05:13:51 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.452° N, 123.598° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
174°
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: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98 km E of Willits, California · 16097 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.018 km WSW of Lodoga, California · 16096 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.74 km SSE of Kelseyville, California · 16096 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.63 km ESE of Lakeport, California · 16095 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.711 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 16094 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.02 km NNE of Elk Creek, California · 16094 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.719 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16094 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.52 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 16091 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.519 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16091 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.822 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16090 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.022 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16090 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.96 km WNW of Cobb, California · 16089 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.018 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16089 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.318 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16089 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 16088 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16088 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.78 km SE of Laytonville, California · 16088 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.912 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16087 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.69 km SW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16086 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.912 km WSW of Hopland, California · 16084 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16084 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.93 km E of Fort Bragg, California · 16083 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.57 km NW of Laytonville, California · 16083 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 3.025 km SE of Covelo, California · 16081 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 3.025 km SE of Covelo, California · 16081 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.77 km W of Cobb, California · 16081 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.925 km SE of Covelo, California · 16081 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.46 km W of Cobb, California · 16080 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 16080 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.615 km SSW of Laytonville, California · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 16076 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.08 km NNW of Leggett, California · 16073 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.824 km SE of Covelo, California · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.024 km SE of Covelo, California · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.124 km SE of Covelo, California · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.823 km SE of Covelo, California · 16073 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.024 km SE of Covelo, California · 16073 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.724 km SE of Covelo, California · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.98 km S of Benbow, California · 16072 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.68 km NW of Laytonville, California · 16071 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.517 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16070 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.76 km ENE of Willits, California · 16067 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 2.714 km NW of Brooktrails, California · 16066 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.88 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16066 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16063 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.916 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16062 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16061 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.510 km S of Kelseyville, California · 16060 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16060 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16059 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.712 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16059 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.811 km SSW of Hopland, California · 16059 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.55 km ENE of Laytonville, California · 16058 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 1.79 km ENE of Benbow, California · 16057 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16053 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 2.36 km NE of Hopland, California · 16053 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16052 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 3.3near the coast of Northern California · 16052 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.79 km SW of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16051 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.55 km WSW of Hopland, California · 16049 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 1.625 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16099 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.28 km NE of Hopland, California · 16100 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.57 km ENE of Willits, California · 16103 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.88 km NE of Hopland, California · 16103 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 16103 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.824 km SE of Covelo, California · 16103 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.11 km ENE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16104 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16105 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.821 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16106 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.98 km SE of Laytonville, California · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.49 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16107 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.18 km ESE of Willits, California · 16107 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.92 km SW of Lakeport, California · 16107 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.10 km W of Lakeport, California · 16107 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16109 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.717 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16111 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16111 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.624 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16111 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.33 km SSE of Point Arena, California · 16113 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.83 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16114 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1078239. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.