California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km ESE of Palermo, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km ESE of Palermo, California on Sun, Mar 7, 1982, 1:55 AM PST (09:55 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-03-07 09:55:09 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.411° N, 121.488° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
8

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. 1.75 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 16278 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.613 km ENE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 16275 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.73 km ESE of Loomis, California · 16273 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.88 km WSW of Chester, California · 16264 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.714 km NNE of Princeton, California · 16263 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.93 km SE of Greenhorn, California · 16260 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.97 km SSW of Sierra City, California · 16259 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.38 km NW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16257 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.54 km WSW of Paradise, California · 16256 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.54 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 16255 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.54 km ESE of East Quincy, California · 16248 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.65 km WNW of Princeton, California · 16245 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.55 km W of Bangor, California · 16242 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.811 km W of Chester, California · 16239 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.38 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16236 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 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 · 98 km away
  18. 2.14 km SSE of Keddie, California · 16227 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 · 16220 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 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 · 16219 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.66 km SE of Palermo, California · 16279 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.511 km SW of Kingvale, California · 16279 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.07 km SE of La Porte, California · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 3.14 km SW of Canyondam, California · 16281 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.66 km WNW of Lodoga, California · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.93 km W of Granite Bay, California · 16283 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.24 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 16283 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.87 km SSW of Sierra City, California · 16284 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.94 km SW of Hamilton City, California · 16286 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 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 · 16288 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.56 km WNW of Princeton, California · 16290 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 · 16295 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 4.02 km N of Cromberg, California · 16295 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.21 km NE of Kingvale, California · 16297 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.51 km NW of Chico, California · 16299 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.810 km N of Princeton, California · 16300 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.917 km N of Princeton, California · 16301 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.516 km NNE of Princeton, California · 16301 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072728. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC.