California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km NW of Newcastle, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Newcastle, California on Mon, Jun 7, 1982, 11:46 PM PDT (06:46 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km ENE of Lincoln, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-06-08 06:46:08 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.932° N, 121.204° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km WNW of Truckee, California · 16184 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.48 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16179 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.37 km S of Dunnigan, California · 16175 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.48 km NE of Lincoln, California · 16166 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.76 km N of Princeton, California · 16160 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.511 km NW of Sierra City, California · 16155 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.83 km ESE of Goodyears Bar, California · 16151 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.67 km N of Pike, California · 16151 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.43 km N of Camptonville, California · 16150 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.64 km SW of Courtland, California · 16145 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.96 km S of Monument Hills, California · 16144 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.6Northern California · 16144 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.89 km N of Rio Vista, California · 16139 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.810 km W of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16133 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.05 km S of Whitehawk, California · 16131 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.010 km NW of Sunnyside-Tahoe City, California · 16130 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.811 km N of Soda Springs, California · 16128 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.62 km ENE of Oroville, California · 16189 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.22 km E of Oroville, California · 16189 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.02 km E of Oroville, California · 16189 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.12 km E of Oroville, California · 16189 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.51 km ESE of Shingle Springs, California · 16190 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.84 km E of Diamond Springs, California · 16191 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.113 km W of La Porte, California · 16193 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.93 km NE of Clipper Mills, California · 16194 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.76 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.36 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16197 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.95 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16197 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.411 km N of Little Grass Valley, California · 16201 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.73 km NW of Truckee, California · 16204 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.64 km SE of Palermo, California · 16209 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.34 km SE of Palermo, California · 16210 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.012 km W of La Porte, California · 16214 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075152. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.