California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 2 km E of Oroville, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 2 km E of Oroville, California on Sun, Jun 6, 1982, 12:00 AM PDT (07:00 UTC), 9 km (6 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
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-06-06 07:00:59 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.516° N, 121.529° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.22 km E of Oroville, California · 16191 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.62 km ENE of Oroville, California · 16191 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.98 km NW of Newcastle, California · 16189 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.65 km E of Paynes Creek, California · 16187 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.57 km E of Keddie, California · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.18 km W of Chester, California · 16184 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.23 km N of Lake Almanor West, California · 16184 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.48 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16181 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.813 km W of Chester, California · 16179 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.37 km S of Dunnigan, California · 16177 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.716 km W of Williams, California · 16176 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.12 km SSW of Chester, California · 16173 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.48 km NE of Lincoln, California · 16168 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.212 km N of Butte Meadows, California · 16165 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.21 km NE of Canyondam, California · 16163 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.76 km N of Princeton, California · 16162 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.06 km NNW of Mineral, California · 16161 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.910 km SW of Mineral, California · 16159 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.110 km SW of Mineral, California · 16159 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.511 km NW of Sierra City, California · 16157 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.48 km SW of Willows, California · 16156 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.83 km ESE of Goodyears Bar, California · 16154 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.67 km N of Pike, California · 16153 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.93 km WNW of Cromberg, California · 16153 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.43 km N of Camptonville, California · 16153 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.55 km SE of Hamilton City, California · 16148 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.42 km NW of Paskenta, California · 16148 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.85 km NE of Mineral, California · 16144 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.313 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16140 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.810 km W of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16136 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 3.014 km WSW of Elk Creek, California · 16135 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 2.05 km S of Whitehawk, California · 16134 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.14 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16131 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 3.12 km E of Oroville, California · 16191 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.117 km WSW of Chester, California · 16196 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.113 km W of La Porte, California · 16196 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.93 km NE of Clipper Mills, California · 16197 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.76 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16198 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.36 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16199 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.95 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16199 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.8Northern California · 16200 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.411 km N of Little Grass Valley, California · 16203 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.64 km SE of Palermo, California · 16211 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.411 km SE of Paskenta, California · 16213 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.34 km SE of Palermo, California · 16213 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.511 km NW of Chester, California · 16213 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.012 km W of La Porte, California · 16217 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.84 km W of Twain, California · 16218 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075110. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.