California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 10 km WNW of Cohasset, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 10 km WNW of Cohasset, California on Fri, Oct 1, 1982, 6:26 PM PDT (01:26 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 Northern California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-02 01:26:55 UTC
Depth
16.4 km (10.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.946° N, 121.853° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.11 km WNW of Prattville, California · 16062 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.713 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16060 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.7Northern California · 16060 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.71 km W of Rackerby, California · 16059 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.515 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16059 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.115 km NE of Mineral, California · 16058 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.816 km NNW of Chester, California · 16054 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.86 km W of Hamilton City, California · 16053 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.23 km S of Hamilton City, California · 16053 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.83 km S of Chester, California · 16049 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.91 km SSE of Chester, California · 16048 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.013 km W of Chester, California · 16048 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.715 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16048 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.914 km W of Chester, California · 16048 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.714 km ENE of Willows, California · 16048 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.515 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16046 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.213 km W of Chester, California · 16046 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.313 km W of Chester, California · 16046 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.513 km W of Chester, California · 16046 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.22 km N of Elk Creek, California · 16043 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16042 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.9Northern California · 16042 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.315 km W of Chester, California · 16042 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.23 km SSW of Chester, California · 16038 days ago · -2 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.51 km ENE of Chico, California · 16034 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.214 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16034 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.712 km SW of Bucks Lake, California · 16034 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.914 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16034 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.912 km E of Cottonwood, California · 16032 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.79 km NW of Princeton, California · 16028 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.516 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16025 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.016 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16025 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.816 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16025 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.85 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16025 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.54 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16025 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.921 km S of Burney, California · 16025 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.512 km NE of Vina, California · 16023 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 3.09 km SW of Paskenta, California · 16018 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.72 km NW of Princeton, California · 16018 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.17 km N of Princeton, California · 16011 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.712 km NE of Bend, California · 16005 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 2.15 km SW of Chester, California · 16062 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.03 km E of Canyondam, California · 16065 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.713 km W of Chester, California · 16069 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.74 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 16069 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.513 km W of Chester, California · 16069 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.24 km S of Hamilton City, California · 16069 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.613 km W of Chester, California · 16070 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.56 km NNE of Los Molinos, California · 16070 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.37 km SSW of Taylorsville, California · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.04 km S of Mineral, CA · 16071 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.814 km W of Chester, California · 16071 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.712 km WSW of Chester, California · 16071 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16071 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.812 km W of Chester, California · 16071 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.713 km S of Old Station, California · 16073 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.22 km W of Hamilton City, California · 16074 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.64 km SW of Hamilton City, California · 16076 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.0Northern California · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.813 km ENE of Butte Meadows, California · 16079 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.220 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16081 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1079821. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.