California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 1 km SW of Lakehead, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Lakehead, California on Sat, Nov 6, 1982, 3:16 PM PST (23:16 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 10 km SSW of Yreka, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-11-06 23:16:16 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.891° N, 122.393° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.516 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16037 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.016 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16037 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.816 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16037 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.310 km SSW of Yreka, California · 16037 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.530 km ESE of Tennant, California · 16037 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.921 km S of Burney, California · 16037 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.77 km NNW of Hyampom, California · 16035 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.924 km E of Hat Creek, California · 16033 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.712 km NE of Bend, California · 16017 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.616 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16008 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.89 km NE of Trinity Village, California · 16005 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.311 km NW of Burney, California · 15994 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.817 km NE of Mineral, California · 15985 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.96 km SSE of Hayfork, California · 15982 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.311 km S of Old Station, California · 15981 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.27 km SE of Dunsmuir, California · 15979 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.07 km E of Montague, California · 15978 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.54 km SW of Lakehead, California · 16038 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.912 km E of Cottonwood, California · 16044 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.111 km SE of Big Bend, California · 16045 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.814 km NW of Junction City, California · 16045 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.914 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16046 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.214 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16046 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.910 km ENE of Mount Shasta, California · 16050 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.57 km WSW of Lakehead, California · 16057 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.617 km NW of McArthur, California · 16061 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.917 km NE of Carrick, California · 16061 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.910 km S of Douglas City, California · 16061 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.110 km NNE of McCloud, California · 16066 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.77 km NNE of Mad River, California · 16067 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1081502. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:41 PM UTC.