California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 4 km SE of Palermo, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Palermo, California on Sat, May 15, 1982, 6:18 AM PDT (13:18 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 11 km SE of Paskenta, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-15 13:18:01 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.406° N, 121.501° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.411 km SE of Paskenta, California · 16201 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.64 km SE of Palermo, California · 16199 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.411 km N of Little Grass Valley, California · 16192 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.8Northern California · 16189 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.95 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16188 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.36 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16188 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.76 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16187 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.93 km NE of Clipper Mills, California · 16185 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.113 km W of La Porte, California · 16184 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.117 km WSW of Chester, California · 16184 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.51 km ESE of Shingle Springs, California · 16181 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.12 km E of Oroville, California · 16179 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 3.02 km E of Oroville, California · 16179 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 3.22 km E of Oroville, California · 16179 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.62 km ENE of Oroville, California · 16179 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.98 km NW of Newcastle, California · 16177 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.57 km E of Keddie, California · 16173 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.23 km N of Lake Almanor West, California · 16172 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.48 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16170 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.813 km W of Chester, California · 16168 days ago · -2 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.37 km S of Dunnigan, California · 16165 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.716 km W of Williams, California · 16164 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.12 km SSW of Chester, California · 16161 days ago · -2 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.48 km NE of Lincoln, California · 16157 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.212 km N of Butte Meadows, California · 16154 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.21 km NE of Canyondam, California · 16151 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.76 km N of Princeton, California · 16151 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.910 km SW of Mineral, California · 16147 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.110 km SW of Mineral, California · 16147 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.511 km NW of Sierra City, California · 16146 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.48 km SW of Willows, California · 16144 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.83 km ESE of Goodyears Bar, California · 16142 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.67 km N of Pike, California · 16142 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.93 km WNW of Cromberg, California · 16141 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.012 km W of La Porte, California · 16205 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.84 km W of Twain, California · 16206 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.312 km ESE of Graniteville, California · 16210 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.911 km SE of Mineral, California · 16211 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.410 km N of Princeton, California · 16211 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.82 km E of Oroville, California · 16212 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.50 km W of Graeagle, California · 16215 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.14 km SSE of Keddie, California · 16219 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.31 km ESE of East Shore, California · 16219 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.03 km E of Twain, California · 16221 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.38 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16228 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.811 km W of Chester, California · 16231 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074459. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.