California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km SSE of Palermo, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Palermo, California on Sun, Nov 7, 1982, 11:56 PM PST (07:56 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km WNW of Williams, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-08 07:56:04 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.403° N, 121.517° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.05 km SSW of Graeagle, California · 16031 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.512 km NE of Vina, California · 16031 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.58 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16030 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.68 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16030 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.38 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16028 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.72 km NW of Princeton, California · 16025 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.17 km N of Princeton, California · 16019 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.67 km E of Downieville, California · 16018 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.17 km SSE of Sierra City, California · 16015 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.44 km SSW of Greenville, California · 16009 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.17 km SSW of Maxwell, California · 16008 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 3.0Northern California · 16008 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.011 km W of Williams, California · 16008 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.714 km WSW of Williams, California · 16008 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 3.1Northern California · 16008 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.37 km WNW of Williams, California · 16008 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.78 km WNW of Williams, California · 16008 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.78 km NW of Williams, California · 16008 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.95 km WNW of Williams, California · 16008 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.99 km WNW of Williams, California · 16008 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 3.05 km W of Williams, California · 16008 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.64 km WNW of Williams, California · 16008 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.16 km WNW of Williams, California · 16006 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 3.56 km WNW of Williams, California · 16006 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.08 km NNE of Princeton, California · 16006 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.18 km WNW of Williams, California · 16005 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 3.37 km NW of Williams, California · 16005 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 3.08 km NW of Williams, California · 16005 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.21 km SE of Graniteville, California · 16005 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.98 km NW of Newcastle, California · 16000 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.76 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 15996 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.77 km WNW of Tobin, California · 15991 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.815 km NNE of Princeton, California · 15989 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.77 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 15988 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.53 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 15987 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.32 km S of Kingvale, California · 15985 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.914 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15985 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.63 km WSW of Paradise, California · 15982 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.43 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 15980 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.8Northern California · 15979 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.85 km N of Little Grass Valley, California · 15976 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.715 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 15975 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.513 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 15974 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.85 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16033 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.79 km NW of Princeton, California · 16036 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.712 km SW of Bucks Lake, California · 16042 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.51 km ENE of Chico, California · 16042 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.4Northern California · 16045 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.23 km SSW of Chester, California · 16046 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.08 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 16047 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.910 km NNW of Sierra City, California · 16050 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.315 km W of Chester, California · 16050 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16050 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.22 km N of Elk Creek, California · 16051 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.111 km SSW of Sattley, California · 16052 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.313 km W of Chester, California · 16054 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.213 km W of Chester, California · 16054 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16055 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.714 km ENE of Willows, California · 16056 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.715 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16056 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.013 km W of Chester, California · 16056 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.23 km S of Hamilton City, California · 16061 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.86 km W of Hamilton City, California · 16061 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1081555. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:53 PM UTC.