California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km SE of Palermo, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Palermo, California on Sun, Mar 7, 1982, 1:53 AM PST (09:53 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-03-07 09:53:50 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.402° N, 121.481° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km ESE of Palermo, California · 16279 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.75 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 16279 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.613 km ENE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 16275 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.73 km ESE of Loomis, California · 16273 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.88 km WSW of Chester, California · 16264 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.714 km NNE of Princeton, California · 16264 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.93 km SE of Greenhorn, California · 16260 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.97 km SSW of Sierra City, California · 16260 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.38 km NW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16258 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.54 km WSW of Paradise, California · 16257 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.54 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 16256 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.54 km ESE of East Quincy, California · 16249 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.65 km WNW of Princeton, California · 16246 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.55 km W of Bangor, California · 16242 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.38 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16237 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.03 km E of Twain, California · 16230 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.31 km ESE of East Shore, California · 16228 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.14 km SSE of Keddie, California · 16228 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.50 km W of Graeagle, California · 16224 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.82 km E of Oroville, California · 16221 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.410 km N of Princeton, California · 16220 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.911 km SE of Mineral, California · 16220 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.511 km SW of Kingvale, California · 16280 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.07 km SE of La Porte, California · 16281 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.14 km SW of Canyondam, California · 16282 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.66 km WNW of Lodoga, California · 16282 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.93 km W of Granite Bay, California · 16284 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.24 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 16284 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.87 km SSW of Sierra City, California · 16284 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.85 km ENE of Soda Springs, California · 16284 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.94 km SW of Hamilton City, California · 16287 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.911 km SW of Kingvale, California · 16287 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.35 km NW of Princeton, California · 16289 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.56 km WNW of Princeton, California · 16291 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.23 km NNW of Cromberg, California · 16295 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.15 km S of Spring Garden, California · 16296 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 4.02 km N of Cromberg, California · 16296 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.21 km NE of Kingvale, California · 16298 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.51 km NW of Chico, California · 16299 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.810 km N of Princeton, California · 16300 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.917 km N of Princeton, California · 16301 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.516 km NNE of Princeton, California · 16302 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072727. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:58 PM UTC.