California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 7 km E of Keddie, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 7 km E of Keddie, California on Sat, Jun 12, 1982, 12:16 AM PDT (07:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 7 km N of Pike, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-12 07:16:40 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.005° N, 120.878° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
215°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 2.18 km W of Chester, California · 16173 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.23 km N of Lake Almanor West, California · 16172 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.813 km W of Chester, California · 16168 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.12 km SSW of Chester, California · 16161 days ago · -2 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.713 km NE of Mineral, California · 16157 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.212 km N of Butte Meadows, California · 16154 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.319 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16153 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.714 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16152 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.21 km NE of Canyondam, California · 16151 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16150 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.06 km NNW of Mineral, California · 16149 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.910 km SW of Mineral, California · 16147 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.110 km SW of Mineral, California · 16147 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16146 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.511 km NW of Sierra City, California · 16146 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.83 km ESE of Goodyears Bar, California · 16142 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.67 km N of Pike, California · 16142 days ago · 34 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.93 km WNW of Cromberg, California · 16142 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.43 km N of Camptonville, California · 16141 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.55 km SE of Hamilton City, California · 16137 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.85 km NE of Mineral, California · 16133 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.313 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16128 days ago · -2 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.810 km W of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16124 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.05 km S of Whitehawk, California · 16122 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.116 km SW of Old Station, California · 16120 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.14 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16120 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.811 km N of Soda Springs, California · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.97 km S of East Quincy, California · 16117 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.115 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16116 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.218 km N of Mineral, California · 16114 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 1.93 km WNW of Truckee, California · 16175 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.65 km E of Paynes Creek, California · 16176 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.62 km ENE of Oroville, California · 16180 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.22 km E of Oroville, California · 16180 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.02 km E of Oroville, California · 16180 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.12 km E of Oroville, California · 16180 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.33 km ENE of Sierra Brooks, California · 16182 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.117 km WSW of Chester, California · 16184 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.113 km W of La Porte, California · 16184 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.93 km NE of Clipper Mills, California · 16185 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.76 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16187 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.36 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16188 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.37 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16188 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.95 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16188 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.8Northern California · 16189 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.717 km NE of Mineral, California · 16191 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.411 km N of Little Grass Valley, California · 16192 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.73 km NW of Truckee, California · 16195 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.64 km SE of Palermo, California · 16200 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.34 km SE of Palermo, California · 16201 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075272. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.