California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 19 km W of Old Station, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 19 km W of Old Station, California on Tue, Mar 23, 1982, 9:20 PM PST (05:20 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 18 km N of Big Bend, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-03-24 05:20:45 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.653° N, 121.657° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 10.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
344°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.716 km NE of Mineral, California · 16262 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.816 km NE of Mineral, California · 16262 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.915 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16262 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.814 km S of Round Mountain, California · 16260 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16260 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.615 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16260 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.812 km NE of Mineral, California · 16257 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.45 km NNW of Chester, California · 16256 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.120 km S of Old Station, California · 16253 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.617 km N of Big Bend, California · 16253 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.520 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16253 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.918 km N of Big Bend, California · 16253 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.717 km N of Big Bend, California · 16250 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.014 km E of Mineral, California · 16250 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.98 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 16250 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.63 km S of Burney, California · 16250 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.64 km S of Burney, California · 16250 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.83 km S of Burney, California · 16249 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.712 km WNW of Chester, California · 16249 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.610 km WNW of Chester, California · 16249 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 3.418 km N of Big Bend, California · 16248 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 3.319 km N of Big Bend, California · 16248 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.914 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16247 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.816 km N of Big Bend, California · 16246 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 3.016 km N of Big Bend, California · 16246 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.816 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16245 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.812 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16244 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.012 km N of Mineral, California · 16243 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 1.811 km W of Chester, California · 16243 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.913 km WNW of Round Mountain, California · 16242 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.711 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16241 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.516 km W of Montgomery Creek, California · 16241 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.65 km NW of Old Station, California · 16240 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.38 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16240 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.15 km NNE of Bella Vista, California · 16239 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.518 km W of Round Mountain, California · 16237 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 1.99 km WNW of Chester, California · 16237 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.631 km E of Old Station, California · 16237 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.26 km WNW of Manton, California · 16237 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 1.84 km W of Manton, California · 16235 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.510 km E of Manton, California · 16235 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.815 km E of Lakehead, California · 16234 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 2.03 km E of Twain, California · 16233 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.40 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 16233 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.31 km ESE of East Shore, California · 16231 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 2.14 km SSE of Keddie, California · 16231 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.816 km NNE of Lookout, California · 16227 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.716 km NW of Chester, California · 16225 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.521 km NNW of Chester, California · 16225 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.911 km SE of Mineral, California · 16223 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 2.512 km ENE of Bend, California · 16222 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.84 km W of Twain, California · 16218 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.39 km NNW of Old Station, California · 16214 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.511 km NW of Chester, California · 16214 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.17 km WSW of Lakehead, California · 16267 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.67 km WNW of Chester, California · 16267 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.541 km SE of Nubieber, California · 16267 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.88 km WSW of Chester, California · 16268 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.18 km W of Old Station, California · 16275 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.7Northern California · 16282 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 3.14 km SW of Canyondam, California · 16285 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.07 km NW of Chester, California · 16293 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.45 km W of Central Valley (historical), California · 16293 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.95 km ENE of Millville, California · 16296 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073173. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:47 PM UTC.