California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km WNW of Mountain Gate, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Mountain Gate, California on Fri, Jul 2, 1982, 2:24 PM PDT (21:24 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 19 km ENE of Shingletown, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-02 21:24:14 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.729° N, 122.397° 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, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
235°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.319 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16153 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.46 km E of Montgomery Creek, California · 16152 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.714 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16152 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 16150 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16150 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.06 km NNW of Mineral, California · 16149 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.910 km SW of Mineral, California · 16147 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.110 km SW of Mineral, California · 16147 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16146 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.812 km W of Paskenta, California · 16141 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.06 km NE of Bend, California · 16141 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.015 km ENE of Burnt Ranch, California · 16140 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.90 km WNW of Burnt Ranch, California · 16139 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.29 km NNW of Paskenta, California · 16138 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.66 km SW of Burnt Ranch, California · 16137 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.514 km W of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16137 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.115 km W of Paskenta, California · 16137 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 3.714 km W of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16137 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.42 km NW of Paskenta, California · 16137 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.010 km W of Paynes Creek, California · 16137 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.019 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16136 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.68 km NNW of Paskenta, California · 16136 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.216 km NW of Paskenta, California · 16136 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.74 km S of Burnt Ranch, California · 16135 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.110 km NW of Paynes Creek, California · 16135 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.414 km W of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16135 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.810 km NNE of Mount Shasta, California · 16135 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.012 km N of McCloud, California · 16135 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.819 km ENE of McCloud, California · 16135 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.611 km N of McCloud, California · 16135 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.713 km N of McCloud, California · 16135 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.414 km W of Junction City, California · 16134 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.85 km NE of Mineral, California · 16133 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.419 km NW of Paskenta, California · 16132 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.313 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16128 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.5Northern California · 16126 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.616 km ESE of Burnt Ranch, California · 16126 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.47 km NW of Junction City, California · 16124 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 2.015 km ESE of Burnt Ranch, California · 16124 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.715 km W of Junction City, California · 16123 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.116 km SW of Old Station, California · 16120 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 2.14 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16120 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 3.04 km S of Cassel, California · 16118 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.1Northern California · 16118 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 3.24 km SSW of Cassel, California · 16118 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.94 km SSW of Cassel, California · 16118 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.115 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16116 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 2.637 km ESE of Ruth, California · 16115 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.34 km SSE of Cassel, California · 16115 days ago · -2 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 2.218 km N of Mineral, California · 16114 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.34 km S of Cassel, California · 16114 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.24 km NNW of Hat Creek, California · 16114 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.94 km S of Cassel, California · 16113 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16113 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 3.08 km W of Old Station, California · 16107 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.417 km W of Old Station, California · 16107 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 2.27 km W of Old Station, California · 16106 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 2.88 km W of Old Station, California · 16106 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.29 km W of Old Station, California · 16106 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 2.99 km W of Old Station, California · 16106 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 2.212 km N of Butte Meadows, California · 16154 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.019 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16156 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.713 km NE of Mineral, California · 16157 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 16159 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.118 km N of Big Bend, California · 16161 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.313 km NNW of Burney, California · 16163 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.013 km NNW of Burney, California · 16163 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16163 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.318 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16163 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.319 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.518 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.218 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.118 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16164 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.118 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.86 km NNE of Carrick, California · 16164 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 3.017 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 3.017 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.517 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.019 km N of Big Bend, California · 16164 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075886. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.