California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 16 km NNE of Mineral, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Mineral, California on Tue, Apr 13, 1982, 6:27 PM PST (02:27 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 12 km ESE of McCloud, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-14 02:27:14 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.474° N, 121.492° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16232 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.012 km N of Mineral, California · 16232 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.811 km W of Chester, California · 16231 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.913 km WNW of Round Mountain, California · 16230 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.711 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16229 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.516 km W of Montgomery Creek, California · 16229 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.65 km NW of Old Station, California · 16228 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.38 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16228 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.15 km NNE of Bella Vista, California · 16227 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.518 km W of Round Mountain, California · 16225 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.99 km WNW of Chester, California · 16225 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.631 km E of Old Station, California · 16225 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.26 km WNW of Manton, California · 16225 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.84 km W of Manton, California · 16224 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.510 km E of Manton, California · 16223 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.815 km E of Lakehead, California · 16222 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.03 km E of Twain, California · 16222 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.40 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 16221 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.31 km ESE of East Shore, California · 16220 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.14 km SSE of Keddie, California · 16219 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.716 km NW of Chester, California · 16214 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.521 km NNW of Chester, California · 16214 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.911 km SE of Mineral, California · 16211 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.512 km ENE of Bend, California · 16210 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.84 km W of Twain, California · 16207 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.012 km W of La Porte, California · 16205 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.39 km NNW of Old Station, California · 16202 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.511 km NW of Chester, California · 16202 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.411 km N of Little Grass Valley, California · 16192 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.717 km NE of Mineral, California · 16192 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.115 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 16189 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.31 km SE of Palo Cedro, California · 16186 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.113 km W of La Porte, California · 16184 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.117 km WSW of Chester, California · 16184 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.313 km N of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16183 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.66 km NW of Anderson, California · 16183 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.39 km SW of Lakehead, California · 16177 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.65 km E of Paynes Creek, California · 16176 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.57 km E of Keddie, California · 16174 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 3.016 km N of Big Bend, California · 16234 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.816 km N of Big Bend, California · 16234 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.914 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16235 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.319 km N of Big Bend, California · 16236 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.418 km N of Big Bend, California · 16236 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.610 km WNW of Chester, California · 16237 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.712 km WNW of Chester, California · 16237 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.83 km S of Burney, California · 16238 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.64 km S of Burney, California · 16238 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.63 km S of Burney, California · 16238 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.98 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 16238 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.014 km E of Mineral, California · 16238 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.717 km N of Big Bend, California · 16238 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.54 km ESE of East Quincy, California · 16240 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.918 km N of Big Bend, California · 16241 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.520 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16241 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.617 km N of Big Bend, California · 16241 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.120 km S of Old Station, California · 16241 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.45 km NNW of Chester, California · 16244 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.812 km NE of Mineral, California · 16245 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073708. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:39 AM UTC.