California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 17 km NW of McArthur, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 17 km NW of McArthur, California on Thu, Oct 14, 1982, 11:23 PM PDT (06:23 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 1 km SW of Lakehead, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-15 06:23:43 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.147° N, 121.563° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
282°, 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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.91 km SSE of Chester, California · 16048 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.013 km W of Chester, California · 16048 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.715 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16048 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.914 km W of Chester, California · 16048 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.515 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16046 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.213 km W of Chester, California · 16046 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.313 km W of Chester, California · 16046 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.513 km W of Chester, California · 16046 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.57 km WSW of Lakehead, California · 16045 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16042 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.9Northern California · 16042 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.315 km W of Chester, California · 16042 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.910 km ENE of Mount Shasta, California · 16038 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.214 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16034 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.914 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16034 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.111 km SE of Big Bend, California · 16033 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.912 km E of Cottonwood, California · 16032 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.54 km SW of Lakehead, California · 16026 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.71 km SW of Lakehead, California · 16026 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.516 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16025 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.016 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16025 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.816 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16025 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.530 km ESE of Tennant, California · 16025 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.921 km S of Burney, California · 16025 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.924 km E of Hat Creek, California · 16021 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.9Northern California · 15998 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.616 km WSW of Old Station, California · 15996 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 1.917 km NE of Carrick, California · 16049 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.110 km NNE of McCloud, California · 16054 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.816 km NNW of Chester, California · 16054 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.115 km NE of Mineral, California · 16058 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.515 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16059 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.713 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16060 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.15 km SW of Chester, California · 16062 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.717 km WNW of McArthur, California · 16063 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.713 km W of Chester, California · 16069 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.513 km W of Chester, California · 16069 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.613 km W of Chester, California · 16070 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.04 km S of Mineral, CA · 16071 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.814 km W of Chester, California · 16071 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.712 km WSW of Chester, California · 16071 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16071 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.812 km W of Chester, California · 16071 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.713 km S of Old Station, California · 16073 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.128 km E of Tennant, California · 16076 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1080332. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.