California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km S of Kingvale, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km S of Kingvale, California on Mon, Oct 4, 1982, 8:52 AM PDT (15:52 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 1 km W of Rackerby, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-04 15:52:27 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.240° N, 120.441° 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, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
320°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.71 km W of Rackerby, California · 16059 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.111 km SSW of Sattley, California · 16044 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.910 km NNW of Sierra City, California · 16042 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.08 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16039 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.27 km WNW of Topaz, California · 16038 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.712 km SW of Bucks Lake, California · 16034 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.1Northern California · 16033 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.311 km SE of Kirkwood, California · 16025 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.85 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16025 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.54 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16025 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.05 km SSW of Graeagle, California · 16023 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.58 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16022 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.68 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16022 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.32 km NW of Alpine Village, California · 16020 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.38 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16020 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.67 km E of Downieville, California · 16010 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.3California-Nevada border region · 16007 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.17 km SSE of Sierra City, California · 16007 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.38 km N of Tahoe Vista, California · 16003 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 2.7Northern California · 16060 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.37 km SSW of Taylorsville, California · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.21 km NW of Alpine Village, California · 16073 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.41 km W of Alpine Village, California · 16073 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.72 km NNE of Chilcoot-Vinton, California · 16078 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.81 km NE of South Oroville, California · 16085 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.4California-Nevada border region · 16088 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1079925. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.