California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 13 km W of Macdoel, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 13 km W of Macdoel, California on Sat, Mar 6, 1982, 1:48 AM PST (09:48 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 18 km N of Big Bend, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-06 09:48:12 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.827° N, 122.171° 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 5.2 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
307°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.617 km N of Big Bend, California · 16248 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.520 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16247 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.918 km N of Big Bend, California · 16247 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.717 km N of Big Bend, California · 16245 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.418 km N of Big Bend, California · 16242 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.319 km N of Big Bend, California · 16242 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.914 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16242 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.816 km N of Big Bend, California · 16240 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.016 km N of Big Bend, California · 16240 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.812 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16238 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 1.915 km E of Carrick, California · 16282 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.75 km E of Big Bend, California · 16299 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.65 km ESE of Hornbrook, California · 16303 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.07 km SSW of Tennant, California · 16305 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.75 km S of Tennant, California · 16305 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.37 km S of Tennant, California · 16305 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.77 km S of Tennant, California · 16306 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072690. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.