California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 24 km ENE of McCloud, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of McCloud, California on Mon, Feb 1, 1982, 5:22 PM PST (01:22 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 8 km W of Old Station, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-02-02 01:22:03 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.351° N, 121.874° 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 4.5 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
218°, 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: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.77 km S of Tennant, California · 16308 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.37 km S of Tennant, California · 16307 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.75 km S of Tennant, California · 16307 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.07 km SSW of Tennant, California · 16307 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.65 km ESE of Hornbrook, California · 16305 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.75 km E of Big Bend, California · 16301 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.016 km NE of Shingletown, California · 16301 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.010 km SW of Old Station, California · 16300 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.518 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16300 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.821 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16300 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.218 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16299 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.116 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16299 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.618 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16299 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.817 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16299 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.618 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16299 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.812 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16299 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.018 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16299 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.621 km NE of Shingletown, California · 16298 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.515 km SW of Old Station, California · 16298 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.819 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16298 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.917 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16298 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.718 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16297 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.216 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16297 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.817 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16297 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.113 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16296 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.516 km SW of Old Station, California · 16296 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.013 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16296 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.615 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.519 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16296 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.718 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16295 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.75 km SSE of Hat Creek, California · 16295 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.621 km ESE of Round Mountain, California · 16294 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.617 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16294 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.95 km ENE of Millville, California · 16292 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.45 km W of Central Valley (historical), California · 16289 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.915 km E of Carrick, California · 16284 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.513 km W of Macdoel, California · 16280 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 3.18 km W of Old Station, California · 16272 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.17 km WSW of Lakehead, California · 16263 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.819 km W of Old Station, California · 16262 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.814 km S of Round Mountain, California · 16257 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.912 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16314 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.95 km SSW of Tennant, California · 16317 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.92 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16318 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.94 km WSW of Lakehead, California · 16321 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.112 km SW of Old Station, California · 16323 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.819 km SW of Old Station, California · 16326 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.40 km SSE of Bella Vista, California · 16328 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.621 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16338 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071753. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC.