California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 2 km S of Kingvale, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2 km S of Kingvale, California on Sat, Dec 25, 1982, 4:22 PM PST (00:22 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 13 km SSE of Dayton, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-26 00:22:52 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.301° N, 120.425° 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 14.0 km horizontally, 10.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
288°, 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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km WNW of Alpine Village, California · 15980 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 15980 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.43 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 15980 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.8Northern California · 15979 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.85 km N of Little Grass Valley, California · 15975 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.715 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 15975 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.38km WNW of Kingsbury, NV · 15972 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.813 km SSE of Dayton, Nevada · 15970 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.34 km S of Soda Springs, California · 15966 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.310 km NNW of Kingvale, California · 15964 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.16 km ESE of Palermo, California · 15961 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.41 km NNE of Citrus Heights, California · 15953 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.94 km WNW of Dobbins, California · 15952 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.34 km ESE of Roseville, California · 15952 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.111 km SW of Kingvale, California · 15951 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.117 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 15950 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.65 km S of Rocklin, California · 15944 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.53 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 15944 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.81 km SSE of Twain, California · 15936 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.91 km SSW of Twain, California · 15936 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.01 km N of Keddie, California · 15935 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.911 km NE of Soda Springs, California · 15933 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.112 km ESE of Kirkwood, California · 15933 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.78 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 15933 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.83 km WNW of Alpine Village, California · 15931 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.36 km S of Oroville East, California · 15930 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.33 km ESE of Palermo, California · 15930 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.19 km W of Verdi, California · 15926 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 15987 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.77 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 15988 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.76 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 15996 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.98 km NW of Newcastle, California · 16000 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.21 km SE of Graniteville, California · 16004 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.38 km N of Tahoe Vista, California · 16011 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.17 km SSE of Sierra City, California · 16014 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1083481. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:02 PM UTC.