California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km SSE of Palermo, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Palermo, California on Sun, Nov 7, 1982, 11:52 PM PST (07:52 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 5 km SSW of Graeagle, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-08 07:52:19 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.393° N, 121.509° 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
±0.40
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
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: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16025 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.05 km SSW of Graeagle, California · 16023 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.512 km NE of Vina, California · 16023 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.58 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16022 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.68 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16022 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.38 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16020 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.72 km NW of Princeton, California · 16018 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.17 km N of Princeton, California · 16011 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.67 km E of Downieville, California · 16010 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.17 km SSE of Sierra City, California · 16007 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.44 km SSW of Greenville, California · 16001 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.17 km SSW of Maxwell, California · 16000 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.0Northern California · 16000 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.011 km W of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.714 km WSW of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 3.1Northern California · 16000 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.37 km WNW of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.78 km WNW of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.78 km NW of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.95 km WNW of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.99 km WNW of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 3.05 km W of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.64 km WNW of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.16 km WNW of Williams, California · 15999 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 3.56 km WNW of Williams, California · 15998 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.08 km NNE of Princeton, California · 15998 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.18 km WNW of Williams, California · 15997 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 3.37 km NW of Williams, California · 15997 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 3.08 km NW of Williams, California · 15997 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.21 km SE of Graniteville, California · 15997 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.98 km NW of Newcastle, California · 15992 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.76 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 15988 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.77 km WNW of Tobin, California · 15983 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.815 km NNE of Princeton, California · 15981 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.77 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 15980 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.53 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 15979 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.32 km S of Kingvale, California · 15977 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.914 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15977 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.63 km WSW of Paradise, California · 15974 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.43 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 15973 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.8Northern California · 15971 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.85 km N of Little Grass Valley, California · 15968 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.715 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 15967 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.513 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 15966 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.79 km NW of Princeton, California · 16028 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.712 km SW of Bucks Lake, California · 16034 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.51 km ENE of Chico, California · 16034 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.4Northern California · 16037 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.08 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16039 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.910 km NNW of Sierra City, California · 16042 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.22 km N of Elk Creek, California · 16043 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.111 km SSW of Sattley, California · 16044 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.213 km W of Chester, California · 16046 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.714 km ENE of Willows, California · 16048 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.715 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16048 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.23 km S of Hamilton City, California · 16053 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.86 km W of Hamilton City, California · 16053 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1081554. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.