California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 11 km SW of Kingvale, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Kingvale, California on Sat, Mar 6, 1982, 2:21 PM PST (22:21 UTC), 44 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 8 km NW of Truckee, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-03-06 22:21:18 UTC
Depth
44.4 km (27.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.263° N, 120.536° 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 9.1 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
243°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.011 km NE of Soda Springs, California · 16279 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.66 km SE of Palermo, California · 16279 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.55 km ESE of Palermo, California · 16279 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.75 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 16278 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.68 km NW of Truckee, California · 16277 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.710 km N of Truckee, California · 16276 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.73 km ESE of Loomis, California · 16273 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.93 km SE of Greenhorn, California · 16260 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.97 km SSW of Sierra City, California · 16260 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.38 km NW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16257 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.54 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 16255 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.54 km ESE of East Quincy, California · 16248 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.55 km W of Bangor, California · 16242 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.03 km E of Twain, California · 16230 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.14 km SSE of Keddie, California · 16227 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.50 km W of Graeagle, California · 16224 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.22 km N of Mesa Vista, California · 16224 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.82 km E of Oroville, California · 16220 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.07 km SE of La Porte, California · 16281 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.93 km W of Granite Bay, California · 16283 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.24 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 16283 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.87 km SSW of Sierra City, California · 16284 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.85 km ENE of Soda Springs, California · 16284 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.19 km NE of Soda Springs, California · 16284 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.911 km SW of Kingvale, California · 16287 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.23 km NNW of Cromberg, California · 16295 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.15 km S of Spring Garden, California · 16295 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.02 km N of Cromberg, California · 16295 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.21 km NE of Kingvale, California · 16297 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.84 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 16302 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.011 km NW of Truckee, California · 16303 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.15 km ENE of Citrus Heights, California · 16304 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.010 km NW of Truckee, California · 16305 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.19 km NW of Truckee, California · 16306 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.210 km NW of Truckee, California · 16306 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.211 km NE of Soda Springs, California · 16306 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.73 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16307 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072714. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:24 AM UTC.