California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 3 km NNE of Madera, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Madera, California on Wed, Apr 7, 1982, 4:46 PM PST (00:46 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 19 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-08 00:46:35 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.984° N, 120.042° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
287°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.727 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16238 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.819 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16236 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.132 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16235 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.59 km NNE of Wawona, California · 16235 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.87 km S of Merced, California · 16234 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.227 km WSW of Mendota, California · 16234 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.44 km ENE of Midpines, California · 16234 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 16227 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.734 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16213 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.734 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16211 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.56 km S of Three Rocks, California · 16210 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.510 km WNW of Huron, California · 16209 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.917 km WSW of Volta, California · 16204 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.222 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16202 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.830 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 16199 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.611 km SE of Huron, California · 16197 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.616 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16197 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.734 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16197 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.034 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16196 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.61 km W of Bear Valley, California · 16188 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.614 km S of Three Rocks, California · 16186 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.66 km SSE of El Portal, California · 16185 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.634 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16183 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.119 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16182 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.73 km SSE of Auberry, California · 16180 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 1.513 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 16242 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.611 km S of Bootjack, California · 16242 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.80 km NE of Ahwahnee, California · 16245 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.016 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16247 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.22 km SE of Planada, California · 16248 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.727 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16248 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.731 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16249 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.630 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16249 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.78 km SSE of El Portal, California · 16251 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.720 km ENE of Fish Camp, California · 16254 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.921 km NE of Bass Lake, California · 16257 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.713 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 16260 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.920 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16265 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.813 km S of Catheys Valley, California · 16267 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.16 km N of Caruthers, California · 16267 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.68 km SSW of Yosemite Valley, California · 16268 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.86 km WNW of Yosemite Lakes, California · 16268 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073562. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.