California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 4 km WSW of Paradise, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Paradise, California on Mon, Mar 29, 1982, 12:06 PM PST (20:06 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 4 km ESE of East Quincy, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-29 20:06:44 UTC
Depth
19.8 km (12.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.741° N, 121.668° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
167°
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: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16247 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.812 km NE of Mineral, California · 16245 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.45 km NNW of Chester, California · 16244 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.312 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16242 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.120 km S of Old Station, California · 16241 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.54 km ESE of East Quincy, California · 16240 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.320 km NW of Paskenta, California · 16239 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.014 km E of Mineral, California · 16238 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.98 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 16238 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.712 km WNW of Chester, California · 16237 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.610 km WNW of Chester, California · 16237 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.65 km WNW of Princeton, California · 16237 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.55 km W of Bangor, California · 16233 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.816 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16233 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.012 km N of Mineral, California · 16231 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.811 km W of Chester, California · 16231 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.711 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16229 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.38 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16228 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.99 km WNW of Chester, California · 16225 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.26 km WNW of Manton, California · 16225 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.84 km W of Manton, California · 16223 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.510 km E of Manton, California · 16223 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.03 km E of Twain, California · 16221 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.40 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 16221 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.31 km ESE of East Shore, California · 16219 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.14 km SSE of Keddie, California · 16219 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.50 km W of Graeagle, California · 16216 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.716 km NW of Chester, California · 16213 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.521 km NNW of Chester, California · 16213 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.82 km E of Oroville, California · 16212 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.410 km N of Princeton, California · 16212 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.911 km SE of Mineral, California · 16211 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.312 km ESE of Graniteville, California · 16210 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.512 km ENE of Bend, California · 16210 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.84 km W of Twain, California · 16206 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.012 km W of La Porte, California · 16205 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.511 km NW of Chester, California · 16202 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.34 km SE of Palermo, California · 16201 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.411 km SE of Paskenta, California · 16201 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.64 km SE of Palermo, California · 16200 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.78 km NNW of Paskenta, California · 16197 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.411 km N of Little Grass Valley, California · 16192 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.717 km NE of Mineral, California · 16191 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.115 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 16189 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 2.8Northern California · 16189 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.615 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16248 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16248 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.38 km NW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16249 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.915 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16250 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.816 km NE of Mineral, California · 16250 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.716 km NE of Mineral, California · 16250 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.97 km SSW of Sierra City, California · 16251 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.93 km SE of Greenhorn, California · 16251 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.724 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16253 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.825 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16253 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.012 km W of Paskenta, California · 16254 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.411 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16255 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.012 km W of Paskenta, California · 16255 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.67 km WNW of Chester, California · 16255 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.714 km NNE of Princeton, California · 16255 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 3.113 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16255 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.88 km WSW of Chester, California · 16256 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.7Northern California · 16270 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.55 km ESE of Palermo, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.66 km SE of Palermo, California · 16271 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073345. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.