California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake Northern California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Northern California on Thu, Sep 16, 1982, 2:20 PM PDT (21:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 2 km W of Hamilton City, California. This one was a foreshock.

Chico forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-09-16 21:20:10 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.741° N, 121.790° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
181°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km SW of Hamilton City, California · 16076 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.22 km W of Hamilton City, California · 16074 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.713 km S of Old Station, California · 16073 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.812 km W of Chester, California · 16071 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16071 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.712 km WSW of Chester, California · 16071 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.814 km W of Chester, California · 16071 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.04 km S of Mineral, CA · 16071 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.37 km SSW of Taylorsville, California · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.56 km NNE of Los Molinos, California · 16070 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.613 km W of Chester, California · 16070 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.24 km S of Hamilton City, California · 16069 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.513 km W of Chester, California · 16069 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.74 km SSW of Hamilton City, California · 16069 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.713 km W of Chester, California · 16069 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.03 km E of Canyondam, California · 16065 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.15 km SW of Chester, California · 16062 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.310 km WNW of Cohasset, California · 16062 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.11 km WNW of Prattville, California · 16062 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.713 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16060 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.7Northern California · 16060 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.71 km W of Rackerby, California · 16059 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.515 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16059 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.916 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16059 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.115 km NE of Mineral, California · 16058 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.816 km NNW of Chester, California · 16054 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.86 km W of Hamilton City, California · 16053 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.23 km S of Hamilton City, California · 16053 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.83 km S of Chester, California · 16049 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.91 km SSE of Chester, California · 16048 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.013 km W of Chester, California · 16048 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.715 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16048 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.914 km W of Chester, California · 16048 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.714 km ENE of Willows, California · 16048 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.515 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16046 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.213 km W of Chester, California · 16046 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.313 km W of Chester, California · 16046 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.513 km W of Chester, California · 16046 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.22 km N of Elk Creek, California · 16043 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16042 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.9Northern California · 16042 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 2.315 km W of Chester, California · 16042 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.910 km NNW of Sierra City, California · 16042 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.08 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16039 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.23 km SSW of Chester, California · 16038 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.4Northern California · 16037 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.519 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16037 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.51 km ENE of Chico, California · 16034 days ago · 21 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.214 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16034 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.712 km SW of Bucks Lake, California · 16034 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.914 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16034 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.622 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16033 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 1.912 km E of Cottonwood, California · 16032 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.79 km NW of Princeton, California · 16028 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.516 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16025 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.016 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16025 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.816 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16025 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.85 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16025 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.54 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16025 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 1.813 km ENE of Butte Meadows, California · 16079 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.913 km WSW of Arbuckle, California · 16080 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.220 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16080 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.114 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16081 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.910 km SW of Arbuckle, California · 16081 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.210 km SW of Arbuckle, California · 16081 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.53 km ESE of Paynes Creek, California · 16082 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.715 km SW of Old Station, California · 16084 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.318 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16085 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.018 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16085 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.60 km ENE of Chico, California · 16085 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.81 km NE of South Oroville, California · 16086 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.022 km W of Elk Creek, California · 16086 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.822 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16086 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.519 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16087 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.721 km N of Mineral, California · 16087 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.73 km NNW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16090 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.719 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16090 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 4.02 km NNE of Elk Creek, California · 16090 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.63 km S of Oroville East, California · 16091 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1079014. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.