California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 10 km NNE of McCloud, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of McCloud, California on Sun, Oct 10, 1982, 1:05 AM PDT (08:05 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 10 km SSW of Yreka, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-10 08:05:56 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.348° N, 122.102° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.917 km NE of Carrick, California · 16054 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.617 km NW of McArthur, California · 16054 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.412 km WSW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 16051 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.57 km WSW of Lakehead, California · 16050 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.820 km NNE of Hornbrook, California · 16050 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.910 km ENE of Mount Shasta, California · 16043 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.111 km SE of Big Bend, California · 16038 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.54 km SW of Lakehead, California · 16031 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.71 km SW of Lakehead, California · 16031 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.310 km SSW of Yreka, California · 16030 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.530 km ESE of Tennant, California · 16030 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.921 km S of Burney, California · 16030 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.924 km E of Hat Creek, California · 16026 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.616 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16002 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.37 km WSW of Klamath Falls, Oregon · 16064 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.717 km WNW of McArthur, California · 16068 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.128 km E of Tennant, California · 16081 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.220 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16086 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.026 km E of Tennant, California · 16088 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.59 km W of Old Station, California · 16088 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1080141. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:55 AM UTC.