California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 5 km SSW of Graeagle, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Graeagle, California on Tue, Nov 9, 1982, 3:12 AM PST (11:12 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 8km WNW of Kingsbury, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-11-09 11:12:06 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.721° N, 120.651° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
151°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.45 km WSW of Susanville, California · 16030 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.17 km WNW of Susanville, California · 16029 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.99 km NW of Susanville, California · 16029 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.68 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16028 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.67 km E of Downieville, California · 16017 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.17 km SSE of Sierra City, California · 16013 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.38 km N of Tahoe Vista, California · 16010 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.44 km SSW of Greenville, California · 16008 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.9Northern California · 16005 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.21 km SE of Graniteville, California · 16003 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.98 km NW of Newcastle, California · 15999 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.76 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 15995 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.77 km WNW of Tobin, California · 15989 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.32 km S of Kingvale, California · 15983 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.914 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15983 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.715 km N of Chester, California · 15982 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.63 km WSW of Paradise, California · 15981 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.8Northern California · 15978 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.85 km N of Little Grass Valley, California · 15974 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.715 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 15974 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.513 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 15972 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 3.38km WNW of Kingsbury, NV · 15971 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.54 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16031 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.85 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16031 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.32 km NNE of Susanville, California · 16032 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.1Northern California · 16040 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.712 km SW of Bucks Lake, California · 16041 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.23 km SSW of Chester, California · 16045 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.08 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16046 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.910 km NNW of Sierra City, California · 16048 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.315 km W of Chester, California · 16048 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.9Northern California · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16049 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.111 km SSW of Sattley, California · 16050 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.513 km W of Chester, California · 16052 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.313 km W of Chester, California · 16052 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.213 km W of Chester, California · 16052 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.515 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16052 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16054 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.914 km W of Chester, California · 16054 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.715 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16054 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.013 km W of Chester, California · 16054 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1081600 (also filed as usp0001qsy). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC.