California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 1 km NE of Kingvale, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Kingvale, California on Tue, Feb 16, 1982, 6:58 PM PST (02:58 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 2 km N of Cromberg, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-17 02:58:41 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.327° N, 120.418° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 12.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
296°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.02 km N of Cromberg, California · 16294 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.15 km S of Spring Garden, California · 16294 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.23 km NNW of Cromberg, California · 16294 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.911 km SW of Kingvale, California · 16286 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.19 km NE of Soda Springs, California · 16283 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.85 km ENE of Soda Springs, California · 16283 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.87 km SSW of Sierra City, California · 16283 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.24 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 16282 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.93 km W of Granite Bay, California · 16282 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.07 km SE of La Porte, California · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.511 km SW of Kingvale, California · 16278 days ago · 44 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.011 km NE of Soda Springs, California · 16278 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.66 km SE of Palermo, California · 16278 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.55 km ESE of Palermo, California · 16278 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.75 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 16277 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.68 km NW of Truckee, California · 16276 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.710 km N of Truckee, California · 16275 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.73 km ESE of Loomis, California · 16272 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.93 km SE of Greenhorn, California · 16259 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.97 km SSW of Sierra City, California · 16259 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.38 km NW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16256 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.54 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 16254 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.54 km ESE of East Quincy, California · 16247 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.55 km W of Bangor, California · 16241 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.84 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 16301 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.011 km NW of Truckee, California · 16302 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.15 km ENE of Citrus Heights, California · 16304 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.010 km NW of Truckee, California · 16305 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.19 km NW of Truckee, California · 16305 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.210 km NW of Truckee, California · 16305 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.211 km NE of Soda Springs, California · 16305 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.73 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16306 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.99 km WSW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16310 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.711 km S of Sierraville, California · 16311 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.96 km SE of Belden, California · 16312 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.97 km SSW of Markleeville, California · 16312 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.59 km SSW of Markleeville, California · 16314 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.09 km NNW of Sierra City, California · 16316 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.81 km SW of Mesa Vista, California · 16318 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072198. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.