California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 16 km W of Paskenta, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 16 km W of Paskenta, California on Fri, Feb 26, 1982, 7:55 AM PST (15:55 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 4 km NNW of Mad River, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-26 15:55:31 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.894° N, 122.733° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.517 km NNE of Lucerne, California · 16279 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.94 km SW of Hamilton City, California · 16277 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.54 km NNW of Mad River, California · 16277 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.93 km N of Mad River, California · 16277 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.214 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16277 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.72 km NNE of Lakeport, California · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.52 km SSE of North Lakeport, California · 16277 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.27 km NNW of Alderpoint, California · 16276 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.627 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16275 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.66 km WNW of Lodoga, California · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.68 km NE of Clearlake, California · 16272 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.213 km ENE of Mad River, California · 16271 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.613 km ENE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 16266 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.716 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16265 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.822 km SSE of Covelo, California · 16265 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.411 km NNW of Ruth, California · 16265 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.64 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 16264 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.017 km NNE of Nice, California · 16263 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.84 km E of Calpella, California · 16262 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.831 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16262 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.5Northern California · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.824 km SE of Covelo, California · 16261 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 3.225 km SE of Covelo, California · 16261 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 3.124 km SE of Covelo, California · 16261 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.83 km NE of Redway, California · 16261 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.826 km SE of Covelo, California · 16261 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.624 km SE of Covelo, California · 16260 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 2.429 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16260 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.53 km SSE of Talmage, California · 16260 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.925 km SE of Covelo, California · 16259 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.86 km W of Laytonville, California · 16257 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.612 km W of Calpella, California · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.712 km W of Calpella, California · 16256 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.224 km SE of Covelo, California · 16256 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 2.224 km SE of Covelo, California · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.56 km ENE of Garberville, California · 16255 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 3.113 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16255 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.77 km W of Laytonville, California · 16255 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.714 km NNE of Princeton, California · 16255 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.012 km W of Paskenta, California · 16254 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.411 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16254 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.012 km W of Paskenta, California · 16254 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.825 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16252 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.724 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16252 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 2.54 km WSW of Paradise, California · 16248 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.012 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16246 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 3.58 km N of Mad River, California · 16246 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.76 km WSW of Covelo, California · 16245 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 1.96 km SW of Covelo, California · 16245 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.925 km SE of Covelo, California · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.97 km NNW of Mad River, California · 16244 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.98 km N of Mad River, California · 16244 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.85 km SE of Talmage, California · 16242 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.312 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16242 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.63 km WSW of Redway, California · 16242 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.127 km SE of Covelo, California · 16241 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 2.523 km SE of Covelo, California · 16241 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.828 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16240 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 3.06 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16238 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.320 km NW of Paskenta, California · 16238 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 2.413 km W of Paskenta, California · 16279 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.23 km NE of Redway, California · 16279 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.35 km NW of Princeton, California · 16279 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.23 km NE of Redway, California · 16280 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.03 km NE of Redway, California · 16280 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.45 km W of Central Valley (historical), California · 16281 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.56 km WNW of Princeton, California · 16281 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.95 km ENE of Millville, California · 16283 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.111 km N of Laytonville, California · 16284 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.519 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16289 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.08 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16289 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.118 km E of Potter Valley, California · 16290 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.51 km NW of Chico, California · 16290 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.810 km N of Princeton, California · 16291 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.79 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 16291 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.917 km N of Princeton, California · 16292 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.516 km NNE of Princeton, California · 16293 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.622 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16295 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.911 km SW of Butte Meadows, California · 16296 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.74 km NW of Princeton, California · 16298 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072467. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.