California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 8 km W of Old Station, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 8 km W of Old Station, California on Tue, Aug 17, 1982, 1:51 PM PDT (20:51 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 22 km ESE of Tennant, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-08-17 20:51:54 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.672° N, 121.537° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
12

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 68.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1077672. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.