California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km WSW of Paradise, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Paradise, California on Tue, Dec 28, 1982, 5:44 AM PST (13:44 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 15 km SE of Paskenta, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-12-28 13:44:27 UTC
Depth
17.8 km (11.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.747° N, 121.661° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
131°
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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.817 km NE of Mineral, California · 15985 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.8Northern California · 15983 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.311 km S of Old Station, California · 15981 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.85 km N of Little Grass Valley, California · 15980 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.513 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 15978 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.513 km NW of Chester, California · 15972 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.712 km ENE of Mineral, California · 15971 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.912 km ENE of Bend, California · 15971 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.99 km S of Hamilton City, California · 15968 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.16 km ESE of Palermo, California · 15965 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.811 km SE of Millville, California · 15959 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.94 km WNW of Dobbins, California · 15956 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.91 km WNW of Princeton, California · 15953 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.017 km NW of Elk Creek, California · 15952 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.0Northern California · 15952 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.54 km SSE of Canyondam, California · 15947 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.620 km NW of Paskenta, California · 15940 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.81 km SSE of Twain, California · 15940 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.91 km SSW of Twain, California · 15940 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.01 km N of Keddie, California · 15940 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.36 km S of Oroville East, California · 15934 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.33 km ESE of Palermo, California · 15934 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 3.515 km SE of Paskenta, California · 15933 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 2.018 km SW of Old Station, California · 15932 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.83 km N of Lake Almanor West, California · 15928 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.90 km ENE of Chester, California · 15927 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.016 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 15986 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.715 km N of Chester, California · 15988 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.914 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15989 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.917 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 15991 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.77 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 15992 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.815 km NNE of Princeton, California · 15993 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.77 km WNW of Tobin, California · 15995 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.98 km NW of Newcastle, California · 16004 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.616 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16008 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.21 km SE of Graniteville, California · 16009 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.08 km NW of Williams, California · 16009 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.37 km NW of Williams, California · 16009 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.18 km WNW of Williams, California · 16009 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.08 km NNE of Princeton, California · 16010 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.9Northern California · 16010 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.56 km WNW of Williams, California · 16010 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.16 km WNW of Williams, California · 16010 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.64 km WNW of Williams, California · 16012 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 3.05 km W of Williams, California · 16012 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.99 km WNW of Williams, California · 16012 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1083606. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:41 PM UTC.