California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km WNW of Manton, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Manton, California on Wed, Apr 21, 1982, 7:42 PM PST (03:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 18 km N of Big Bend, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-22 03:42:02 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.449° N, 121.945° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.35
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
291°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km W of Manton, California · 16230 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.510 km E of Manton, California · 16229 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.815 km E of Lakehead, California · 16228 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.03 km E of Twain, California · 16228 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.40 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 16227 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.31 km ESE of East Shore, California · 16226 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.14 km SSE of Keddie, California · 16225 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.716 km NW of Chester, California · 16220 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.521 km NNW of Chester, California · 16220 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.911 km SE of Mineral, California · 16218 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.512 km ENE of Bend, California · 16216 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.84 km W of Twain, California · 16213 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.39 km NNW of Old Station, California · 16209 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.511 km NW of Chester, California · 16208 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.411 km SE of Paskenta, California · 16207 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.78 km NNW of Paskenta, California · 16203 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.717 km NE of Mineral, California · 16198 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.730 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16197 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.115 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 16195 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.31 km SE of Palo Cedro, California · 16192 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.117 km WSW of Chester, California · 16190 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.313 km N of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16189 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.219 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16189 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.66 km NW of Anderson, California · 16189 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.413 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16189 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.119 km WNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16186 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.39 km SW of Lakehead, California · 16183 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.65 km E of Paynes Creek, California · 16182 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.18 km W of Chester, California · 16179 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.23 km N of Lake Almanor West, California · 16179 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 2.14 km E of McCloud, California · 16178 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.818 km N of Big Bend, California · 16175 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.33 km NE of McCloud, California · 16175 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.94 km E of McCloud, California · 16175 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.23 km ENE of McCloud, California · 16175 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.06 km NNE of McCloud, California · 16175 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.03 km NE of McCloud, California · 16175 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.813 km W of Chester, California · 16174 days ago · -2 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.53 km NE of McCloud, California · 16173 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.67 km N of McArthur, California · 16173 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.631 km E of Old Station, California · 16231 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.99 km WNW of Chester, California · 16231 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.518 km W of Round Mountain, California · 16231 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.15 km NNE of Bella Vista, California · 16233 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.38 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16234 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.65 km NW of Old Station, California · 16235 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.516 km W of Montgomery Creek, California · 16235 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.711 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16235 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.913 km WNW of Round Mountain, California · 16236 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.811 km W of Chester, California · 16237 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.012 km N of Mineral, California · 16238 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.812 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16238 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.816 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16239 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 3.016 km N of Big Bend, California · 16240 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.816 km N of Big Bend, California · 16240 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.914 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16242 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 3.319 km N of Big Bend, California · 16242 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 3.418 km N of Big Bend, California · 16242 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.610 km WNW of Chester, California · 16243 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.712 km WNW of Chester, California · 16243 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073873. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:15 AM UTC.