M2.5 earthquake 20 km ESE of McCloud, California

Magnitude

2.5 (md), micro

Local time

Mon, Apr 5, 1982, 10:45 PM PST

UTC

1982-04-06 06:45:38 UTC

Depth

13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

41.209° N, 121.904° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

117°

Stations used

13

• McCloud, CaliforniaPopulation 1,101. Forecast20 kmESE
• Shasta Lake, CaliforniaPopulation 10,159. Forecast71 kmNNE
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast165 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast858 kmNNW

After

1. 2.918 km N of Big Bend, CaliforniaMon, Apr 5, 10:47 PM PST · 16249 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.717 km N of Big Bend, CaliforniaThu, Apr 8, 11:09 AM PST · 16246 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
3. 2.63 km S of Burney, CaliforniaFri, Apr 9, 3:04 AM PST · 16245 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
4. 2.64 km S of Burney, CaliforniaFri, Apr 9, 3:08 AM PST · 16245 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
5. 2.83 km S of Burney, CaliforniaFri, Apr 9, 4:25 AM PST · 16245 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
6. 3.418 km N of Big Bend, CaliforniaSat, Apr 10, 6:49 PM PST · 16244 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
7. 3.319 km N of Big Bend, CaliforniaSat, Apr 10, 6:49 PM PST · 16244 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
8. 1.914 km ESE of McCloud, CaliforniaSun, Apr 11, 10:30 AM PST · 16243 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
9. 2.816 km N of Big Bend, CaliforniaMon, Apr 12, 8:35 PM PST · 16242 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
10. 3.016 km N of Big Bend, CaliforniaMon, Apr 12, 8:36 PM PST · 16242 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
11. 1.816 km NNE of Mineral, CaliforniaTue, Apr 13, 6:27 PM PST · 16241 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
12. 1.812 km ESE of McCloud, CaliforniaThu, Apr 15, 1:58 AM PST · 16239 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
13. 2.012 km N of Mineral, CaliforniaThu, Apr 15, 7:56 AM PST · 16239 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
14. 1.913 km WNW of Round Mountain, CaliforniaFri, Apr 16, 5:24 PM PST · 16238 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
15. 1.516 km W of Montgomery Creek, CaliforniaSat, Apr 17, 9:08 PM PST · 16237 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
16. 1.65 km NW of Old Station, CaliforniaSun, Apr 18, 10:36 AM PST · 16236 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
17. 2.15 km NNE of Bella Vista, CaliforniaMon, Apr 19, 1:27 PM PST · 16235 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
18. 1.518 km W of Round Mountain, CaliforniaWed, Apr 21, 11:59 AM PST · 16233 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
19. 1.631 km E of Old Station, CaliforniaWed, Apr 21, 7:33 PM PST · 16233 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
20. 2.26 km WNW of Manton, CaliforniaWed, Apr 21, 7:42 PM PST · 16233 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
21. 1.84 km W of Manton, CaliforniaFri, Apr 23, 6:23 AM PST · 16231 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
22. 2.510 km E of Manton, CaliforniaSat, Apr 24, 12:34 AM PST · 16230 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
23. 1.815 km E of Lakehead, CaliforniaSat, Apr 24, 3:45 PM PST · 16230 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
24. 2.40 km WNW of Paynes Creek, CaliforniaSun, Apr 25, 8:16 PM PDT · 16229 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
25. 2.816 km NNE of Lookout, CaliforniaSat, May 1, 8:34 PM PDT · 16223 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
26. 1.716 km NW of Chester, CaliforniaMon, May 3, 6:35 AM PDT · 16221 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
27. 1.521 km NNW of Chester, CaliforniaMon, May 3, 6:55 AM PDT · 16221 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
28. 2.39 km NNW of Old Station, CaliforniaFri, May 14, 9:55 AM PDT · 16210 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
29. 1.717 km NE of Mineral, CaliforniaTue, May 25, 7:56 AM PDT · 16199 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
30. 2.115 km NNE of Shingletown, CaliforniaThu, May 27, 9:36 PM PDT · 16197 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
31. 2.31 km SE of Palo Cedro, CaliforniaSun, May 30, 2:12 PM PDT · 16194 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
32. 1.66 km NW of Anderson, CaliforniaThu, Jun 3, 4:17 AM PDT · 16190 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away

Before

1. 2.617 km N of Big Bend, CaliforniaMon, Apr 5, 2:46 PM PST · 16249 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
2. 2.120 km S of Old Station, CaliforniaMon, Apr 5, 1:31 PM PST · 16249 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
3. 1.812 km NE of Mineral, CaliforniaThu, Apr 1, 3:47 PM PST · 16253 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
4. 1.615 km NNE of Mineral, CaliforniaMon, Mar 29, 10:34 AM PST · 16256 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
5. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, CaliforniaMon, Mar 29, 7:58 AM PST · 16256 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
6. 1.814 km S of Round Mountain, CaliforniaMon, Mar 29, 5:31 AM PST · 16256 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
7. 1.915 km NNE of Mineral, CaliforniaSat, Mar 27, 11:16 PM PST · 16258 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
8. 1.816 km NE of Mineral, CaliforniaSat, Mar 27, 7:05 PM PST · 16258 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
9. 1.716 km NE of Mineral, CaliforniaSat, Mar 27, 3:37 AM PST · 16258 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
10. 1.819 km W of Old Station, CaliforniaTue, Mar 23, 9:20 PM PST · 16262 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
11. 2.17 km WSW of Lakehead, CaliforniaMon, Mar 22, 6:46 PM PST · 16263 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
12. 2.541 km SE of Nubieber, CaliforniaMon, Mar 22, 3:59 AM PST · 16263 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
13. 3.18 km W of Old Station, CaliforniaSun, Mar 14, 7:13 AM PST · 16271 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
14. 1.7Northern CaliforniaSun, Mar 7, 8:12 PM PST · 16278 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073520. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:57 PM UTC.