California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 30 km E of Covelo, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 30 km E of Covelo, California on Thu, Dec 2, 1982, 1:17 PM PST (21:17 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 31 km E of Covelo, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-02 21:17:19 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.746° N, 122.896° 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, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.131 km E of Covelo, California · 16000 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.99 km WNW of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.05 km W of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.64 km WNW of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.16 km WNW of Williams, California · 15999 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.56 km WNW of Williams, California · 15998 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.08 km NNE of Princeton, California · 15998 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.18 km WNW of Williams, California · 15997 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.37 km NW of Williams, California · 15997 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.08 km NW of Williams, California · 15997 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.228 km ENE of Covelo, California · 15995 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.76 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 15994 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.86 km WSW of Lower Lake, California · 15994 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.818 km NNE of Lucerne, California · 15991 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.55 km NNE of Cobb, California · 15991 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.54 km ESE of Calpella, California · 15986 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.5near the coast of Northern California · 15985 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 3.113 km NNW of Brooktrails, California · 15984 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.72 km SW of Clearlake, California · 15982 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.74 km NE of Clearlake, California · 15982 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.92 km SE of Clearlake, California · 15982 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.61 km SE of Clearlake, California · 15982 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.92 km SE of Clearlake, California · 15982 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.61 km SSE of Clearlake, California · 15982 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.41 km SSE of Clearlake, California · 15982 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.31 km SSE of Clearlake, California · 15982 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.91 km SE of Clearlake, California · 15981 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.21 km SSE of Clearlake, California · 15981 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.815 km NNE of Princeton, California · 15981 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.710 km SSE of Leggett, California · 15980 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.917 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 15979 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.712 km ESE of Covelo, California · 15979 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.79 km N of Laytonville, California · 15979 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.722 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15978 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.83 km NE of Talmage, California · 15977 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.630 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15976 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 1.61 km SE of Clearlake, California · 15975 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.016 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 15975 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.26 km E of Lakeport, California · 15973 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.85 km NE of Willits, California · 15973 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.24 km NE of Talmage, California · 15973 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.510 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15971 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.96 km SSE of Hayfork, California · 15970 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.74 km SSW of Willits, California · 15970 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.63 km SE of Calpella, California · 15969 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.830 km W of Paskenta, California · 15969 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 1.67 km E of Willits, California · 15967 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.25 km ENE of Willits, California · 15967 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.65 km WNW of Redwood Valley, California · 15966 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.711 km ESE of Covelo, California · 15966 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.725 km SE of Covelo, California · 15966 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 1.78 km E of Willits, California · 15965 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.96 km ESE of Willits, California · 15965 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.95 km W of Hopland, California · 15964 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.510 km S of Laytonville, California · 15964 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.87 km W of Laytonville, California · 15963 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.05 km NE of Hopland, California · 15962 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.14 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 15962 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.61 km SE of Clearlake, California · 15962 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.05 km NE of Hopland, California · 15962 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 2.95 km WNW of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.78 km NW of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.78 km WNW of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.37 km WNW of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.1Northern California · 16000 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.714 km WSW of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.011 km W of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.0Northern California · 16000 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.17 km SSW of Maxwell, California · 16000 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.88 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 16002 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.712 km NE of Bend, California · 16005 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.514 km SSW of Mad River, California · 16008 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.66 km SW of Hopland, California · 16008 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.53 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16011 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.17 km N of Princeton, California · 16011 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.814 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 16012 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.921 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16013 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.04 km ESE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 16015 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.58 km ENE of Willits, California · 16015 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.016 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16016 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1082570. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.