California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 13 km SSE of Dorris, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Dorris, California on Tue, Aug 3, 1982, 1:27 PM PDT (20:27 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 22 km ESE of Tennant, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-08-03 20:27:31 UTC
Depth
16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.860° N, 121.830° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
282°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.48 km SSW of Mount Hebron, California · 16131 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.815 km W of Mount Hebron, California · 16123 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.615 km W of Mount Hebron, California · 16123 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.016 km W of Macdoel, California · 16123 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16123 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.615 km NNE of McCloud, California · 16115 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.222 km ESE of Tennant, California · 16107 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.028 km NW of McArthur, California · 16104 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.617 km WSW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 16096 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.026 km E of Tennant, California · 16092 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.128 km E of Tennant, California · 16086 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.717 km WNW of McArthur, California · 16073 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.713 km N of McCloud, California · 16145 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.611 km N of McCloud, California · 16145 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.819 km ENE of McCloud, California · 16145 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.012 km N of McCloud, California · 16145 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.810 km NNE of Mount Shasta, California · 16145 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.019 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16146 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 16160 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1076895. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.