California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 24 km SE of Covelo, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 24 km SE of Covelo, California on Sun, Mar 21, 1982, 11:54 AM PST (19:54 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 13 km WSW of Paskenta, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-21 19:54:23 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.614° N, 123.075° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km ENE of Garberville, California · 16255 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.113 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16255 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.77 km W of Laytonville, California · 16255 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 16255 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.714 km NNE of Princeton, California · 16255 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.012 km W of Paskenta, California · 16254 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.411 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16254 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16254 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.012 km W of Paskenta, California · 16254 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.77 km ESE of Hopland, California · 16254 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.99 km NW of Cobb, California · 16253 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 16253 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.825 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16253 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 3.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16253 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16253 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16253 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.37 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16253 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.724 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16252 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 16252 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16250 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16250 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.79 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16248 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.77 km N of Geyserville, California · 16247 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16247 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.012 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16247 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.76 km WSW of Covelo, California · 16246 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.96 km SW of Covelo, California · 16246 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16245 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.925 km SE of Covelo, California · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.84 km S of Cobb, California · 16244 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.7Northern California · 16244 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.64 km W of Cobb, California · 16244 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 16243 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16243 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 16243 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.36 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16243 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.85 km SE of Talmage, California · 16243 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.312 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16242 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.63 km WSW of Redway, California · 16242 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.127 km SE of Covelo, California · 16241 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.523 km SE of Covelo, California · 16241 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.828 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16240 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 3.06 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16239 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 2.320 km NW of Paskenta, California · 16238 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.58 km ENE of Talmage, California · 16238 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16238 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.77 km SE of Hopland, California · 16238 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.65 km WNW of Princeton, California · 16237 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16236 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16235 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.99 km NE of Cloverdale, California · 16235 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 2.98 km ESE of Talmage, California · 16235 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.13 km SE of Calpella, California · 16234 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16234 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.88 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16232 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.114 km N of Potter Valley, California · 16231 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16231 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 2.39 km SSE of Kelseyville, California · 16231 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16230 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16230 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 2.224 km SE of Covelo, California · 16256 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.712 km W of Calpella, California · 16257 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.612 km W of Calpella, California · 16257 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.86 km W of Laytonville, California · 16257 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.89 km W of Cobb, California · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.68 km W of Cobb, California · 16257 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.31 km SW of Lower Lake, California · 16258 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16258 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16259 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16259 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.26 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16260 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.925 km SE of Covelo, California · 16260 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.35 km S of Cobb, California · 16260 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.53 km SSE of Talmage, California · 16260 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.429 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16260 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 16260 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.624 km SE of Covelo, California · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.826 km SE of Covelo, California · 16261 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.83 km NE of Redway, California · 16261 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073085. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.