California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km NE of Miranda, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Miranda, California on Sun, Oct 31, 1982, 6:07 AM PST (14:07 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 10 km E of Redcrest, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-31 14:07:09 UTC
Depth
26.9 km (16.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.323° N, 123.730° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
10

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 101.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1081218. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.