California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 9 km W of Old Station, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9 km W of Old Station, California on Fri, Sep 10, 1982, 5:07 PM PDT (00:07 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 12 km W of Chester, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-09-11 00:07:22 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.673° N, 121.546° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
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: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km ESE of Paynes Creek, California · 16094 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.026 km E of Tennant, California · 16094 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.114 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16093 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.220 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16092 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.813 km ENE of Butte Meadows, California · 16091 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.713 km S of Old Station, California · 16085 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.812 km W of Chester, California · 16083 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16083 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.712 km WSW of Chester, California · 16083 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.814 km W of Chester, California · 16083 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.04 km S of Mineral, CA · 16083 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.37 km SSW of Taylorsville, California · 16082 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.56 km NNE of Los Molinos, California · 16082 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.613 km W of Chester, California · 16082 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.513 km W of Chester, California · 16081 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.713 km W of Chester, California · 16081 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.03 km E of Canyondam, California · 16077 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.717 km WNW of McArthur, California · 16075 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.15 km SW of Chester, California · 16074 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.310 km WNW of Cohasset, California · 16074 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.11 km WNW of Prattville, California · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.713 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16072 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 1.515 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16071 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.115 km NE of Mineral, California · 16070 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 1.816 km NNW of Chester, California · 16066 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.110 km NNE of McCloud, California · 16066 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.83 km S of Chester, California · 16061 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.617 km NW of McArthur, California · 16061 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.91 km SSE of Chester, California · 16060 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.013 km W of Chester, California · 16060 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.715 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16060 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.914 km W of Chester, California · 16060 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16059 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.515 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16058 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.213 km W of Chester, California · 16058 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.313 km W of Chester, California · 16058 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.513 km W of Chester, California · 16058 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 1.57 km WSW of Lakehead, California · 16057 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16054 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.9Northern California · 16054 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.315 km W of Chester, California · 16054 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 2.23 km SSW of Chester, California · 16050 days ago · -2 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.910 km ENE of Mount Shasta, California · 16050 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.214 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16046 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 1.712 km SW of Bucks Lake, California · 16046 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.914 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16046 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.111 km SE of Big Bend, California · 16045 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.912 km E of Cottonwood, California · 16044 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.54 km SW of Lakehead, California · 16038 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.71 km SW of Lakehead, California · 16038 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 2.32 km NNE of Susanville, California · 16037 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.516 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16037 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.016 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16037 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 1.816 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16037 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.530 km ESE of Tennant, California · 16037 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.921 km S of Burney, California · 16036 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.45 km WSW of Susanville, California · 16035 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.512 km NE of Vina, California · 16035 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.715 km SW of Old Station, California · 16096 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.210 km W of Old Station, California · 16098 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.721 km N of Mineral, California · 16099 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.88 km W of Old Station, California · 16099 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.08 km W of Old Station, California · 16100 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.98 km W of Old Station, California · 16100 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.73 km NNW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16102 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.431 km SE of Nubieber, California · 16102 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.29 km W of Old Station, California · 16105 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.028 km NW of McArthur, California · 16106 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.013 km W of Old Station, California · 16106 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.210 km W of Old Station, California · 16106 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.89 km ENE of Bella Vista, California · 16109 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.86 km NE of Bella Vista, California · 16109 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.24 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16109 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 3.222 km ESE of Tennant, California · 16109 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.212 km NE of Millville, California · 16109 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.110 km W of Old Station, California · 16111 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.810 km ESE of Bend, California · 16112 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.615 km SSW of Old Station, California · 16113 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1078784. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.