California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 18 km WSW of Lodoga, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Lodoga, California on Wed, Sep 1, 1982, 4:45 PM PDT (23:45 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 2 km NNE of Elk Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-09-01 23:45:41 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.226° N, 122.675° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
16

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 124.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1078436. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.