California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km SSW of Kingvale, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Kingvale, California on Tue, Dec 14, 1982, 6:09 AM PST (14:09 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 7 km ENE of Lincoln, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-14 14:09:43 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.268° N, 120.446° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
289°, 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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 15980 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.53 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 15979 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.32 km S of Kingvale, California · 15977 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.05 km WNW of Alpine Village, California · 15973 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 15973 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.43 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 15972 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.8Northern California · 15971 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.85 km N of Little Grass Valley, California · 15968 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.715 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 15967 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 3.38km WNW of Kingsbury, NV · 15965 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.813 km SSE of Dayton, Nevada · 15962 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.34 km S of Soda Springs, California · 15958 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.310 km NNW of Kingvale, California · 15957 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.16 km ESE of Palermo, California · 15953 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.41 km NNE of Citrus Heights, California · 15945 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.94 km WNW of Dobbins, California · 15944 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.34 km ESE of Roseville, California · 15944 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.111 km SW of Kingvale, California · 15944 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.117 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 15942 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.65 km S of Rocklin, California · 15937 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.53 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 15937 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.98 km NW of Newcastle, California · 15992 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.21 km SE of Graniteville, California · 15997 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.38 km N of Tahoe Vista, California · 16003 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.17 km SSE of Sierra City, California · 16007 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.3California-Nevada border region · 16007 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.67 km E of Downieville, California · 16010 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1083103. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.