California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 29 km WNW of Paskenta, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 29 km WNW of Paskenta, California on Wed, Mar 17, 1982, 6:51 AM PST (14:51 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 13 km WSW of Paskenta, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-17 14:51:09 UTC
Depth
-1.1 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.938° N, 122.887° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km SSE of Talmage, California · 16260 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.925 km SE of Covelo, California · 16260 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.86 km W of Laytonville, California · 16257 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.612 km W of Calpella, California · 16257 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.712 km W of Calpella, California · 16257 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.224 km SE of Covelo, California · 16256 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.224 km SE of Covelo, California · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.56 km ENE of Garberville, California · 16256 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.113 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16255 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.77 km W of Laytonville, California · 16255 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.714 km NNE of Princeton, California · 16255 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.012 km W of Paskenta, California · 16255 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.411 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16255 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.012 km W of Paskenta, California · 16254 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.825 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16253 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.724 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16253 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.012 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16247 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 3.58 km N of Mad River, California · 16246 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.76 km WSW of Covelo, California · 16246 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.96 km SW of Covelo, California · 16246 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.925 km SE of Covelo, California · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.97 km NNW of Mad River, California · 16245 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.98 km N of Mad River, California · 16245 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.85 km SE of Talmage, California · 16243 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.312 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16242 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.63 km WSW of Redway, California · 16242 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.127 km SE of Covelo, California · 16241 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.523 km SE of Covelo, California · 16241 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.828 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16240 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 3.06 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16239 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.320 km NW of Paskenta, California · 16239 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.58 km ENE of Talmage, California · 16238 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.98 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 16238 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.65 km WNW of Princeton, California · 16237 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.98 km ESE of Talmage, California · 16235 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.13 km SE of Calpella, California · 16234 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.114 km N of Potter Valley, California · 16232 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.818 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16225 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.26 km WNW of Manton, California · 16225 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.84 km W of Manton, California · 16223 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.48 km NNE of Comptche, California · 16222 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.621 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16222 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 2.022 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16222 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.522 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16221 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.40 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 16221 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.924 km W of Stonyford, California · 16219 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.124 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16216 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.98 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16215 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.77 km N of Brooktrails, CA · 16212 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.410 km N of Princeton, California · 16211 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.69 km ESE of Willits, California · 16211 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 2.512 km ENE of Bend, California · 16210 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.610 km ESE of Willits, California · 16210 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.714 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16209 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.65 km NNE of Mad River, California · 16209 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.820 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16206 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.823 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16204 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.411 km SE of Paskenta, California · 16201 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 2.017 km ESE of Alderpoint, California · 16201 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.86 km NE of Willits, California · 16201 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.624 km SE of Covelo, California · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.826 km SE of Covelo, California · 16261 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.83 km NE of Redway, California · 16261 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.124 km SE of Covelo, California · 16261 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.225 km SE of Covelo, California · 16261 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.824 km SE of Covelo, California · 16262 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.5Northern California · 16262 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.831 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16262 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.84 km E of Calpella, California · 16262 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.017 km NNE of Nice, California · 16264 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.64 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 16265 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.411 km NNW of Ruth, California · 16265 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.822 km SSE of Covelo, California · 16265 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.716 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16265 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.613 km ENE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 16266 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.213 km ENE of Mad River, California · 16271 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.66 km WNW of Lodoga, California · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.627 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16275 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.27 km NNW of Alderpoint, California · 16276 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.52 km SSE of North Lakeport, California · 16277 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072985. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.