California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km N of McCloud, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km N of McCloud, California on Tue, Jul 20, 1982, 11:52 PM PDT (06:52 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 22 km ESE of Tennant, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-21 06:52:43 UTC
Depth
25.1 km (15.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.360° N, 122.130° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
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: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.713 km N of McCloud, California · 16141 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.813 km SSE of Dorris, California · 16127 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.48 km SSW of Mount Hebron, California · 16127 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.04 km S of Cassel, California · 16124 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.1Northern California · 16124 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.24 km SSW of Cassel, California · 16124 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.94 km SSW of Cassel, California · 16124 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.115 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16122 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.34 km SSE of Cassel, California · 16121 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.34 km S of Cassel, California · 16120 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.24 km NNW of Hat Creek, California · 16120 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.94 km S of Cassel, California · 16119 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.815 km W of Mount Hebron, California · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.615 km W of Mount Hebron, California · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.016 km W of Macdoel, California · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16119 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 3.08 km W of Old Station, California · 16113 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.417 km W of Old Station, California · 16113 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.27 km W of Old Station, California · 16112 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.88 km W of Old Station, California · 16112 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.29 km W of Old Station, California · 16112 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.99 km W of Old Station, California · 16112 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.09 km W of Old Station, California · 16111 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.18 km W of Old Station, California · 16111 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.615 km NNE of McCloud, California · 16110 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.09 km W of Old Station, California · 16110 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.85 km W of Old Station, California · 16109 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.79 km W of Old Station, California · 16109 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.710 km E of Lakehead, California · 16108 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.37 km NW of Old Station, California · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.110 km W of Old Station, California · 16105 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.212 km NE of Millville, California · 16103 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 3.222 km ESE of Tennant, California · 16103 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.24 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16103 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.86 km NE of Bella Vista, California · 16103 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.89 km ENE of Bella Vista, California · 16103 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.210 km W of Old Station, California · 16100 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.013 km W of Old Station, California · 16100 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.028 km NW of McArthur, California · 16100 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.29 km W of Old Station, California · 16099 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.98 km W of Old Station, California · 16094 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.08 km W of Old Station, California · 16094 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.88 km W of Old Station, California · 16093 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.617 km WSW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 16092 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 2.210 km W of Old Station, California · 16092 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.715 km SW of Old Station, California · 16090 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.59 km W of Old Station, California · 16089 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.026 km E of Tennant, California · 16088 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 2.220 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16086 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.128 km E of Tennant, California · 16082 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 1.819 km ENE of McCloud, California · 16141 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.012 km N of McCloud, California · 16141 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.810 km NNE of Mount Shasta, California · 16141 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.019 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16142 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 16156 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.46 km E of Montgomery Creek, California · 16158 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.319 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16159 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.95 km WNW of Mountain Gate, California · 16159 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.019 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16162 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 16165 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.118 km N of Big Bend, California · 16167 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.313 km NNW of Burney, California · 16169 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.013 km NNW of Burney, California · 16169 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 3.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16169 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.318 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16169 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.319 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.518 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 3.218 km N of Big Bend, California · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.118 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16170 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1076451. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC.