California earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 13 km WSW of Paskenta, California

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 13 km WSW of Paskenta, California on Mon, Mar 22, 1982, 4:10 AM PST (12:10 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-03-22 12:10:03 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.852° N, 122.700° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km W of Laytonville, California · 16263 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.714 km NNE of Princeton, California · 16263 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.012 km W of Paskenta, California · 16262 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.411 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16262 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.012 km W of Paskenta, California · 16262 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.825 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16261 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.724 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16260 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.54 km WSW of Paradise, California · 16256 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.012 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16255 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.76 km WSW of Covelo, California · 16254 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.96 km SW of Covelo, California · 16254 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.925 km SE of Covelo, California · 16253 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.85 km SE of Talmage, California · 16251 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.312 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16250 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.127 km SE of Covelo, California · 16249 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.523 km SE of Covelo, California · 16249 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.828 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16248 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 3.06 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16247 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.320 km NW of Paskenta, California · 16247 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.58 km ENE of Talmage, California · 16246 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.98 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 16245 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.65 km WNW of Princeton, California · 16245 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.98 km ESE of Talmage, California · 16243 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.13 km SE of Calpella, California · 16242 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.114 km N of Potter Valley, California · 16240 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.818 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16233 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.26 km WNW of Manton, California · 16233 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.84 km W of Manton, California · 16231 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.48 km NNE of Comptche, California · 16230 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.621 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16230 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.022 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16230 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.522 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16229 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.40 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 16229 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.5Northern California · 16228 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.924 km W of Stonyford, California · 16227 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.74 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16227 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.96 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16227 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.124 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16224 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.98 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16223 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.77 km N of Brooktrails, CA · 16220 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.410 km N of Princeton, California · 16219 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.69 km ESE of Willits, California · 16219 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.512 km ENE of Bend, California · 16218 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.610 km ESE of Willits, California · 16218 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.714 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16217 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.65 km NNE of Mad River, California · 16217 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.820 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16214 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.823 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16212 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.411 km SE of Paskenta, California · 16209 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.017 km ESE of Alderpoint, California · 16209 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.86 km NE of Willits, California · 16209 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.66 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16208 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 2.78 km NNW of Paskenta, California · 16205 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.08 km ESE of Willits, California · 16205 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 1.56 km ENE of Garberville, California · 16264 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.224 km SE of Covelo, California · 16264 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.224 km SE of Covelo, California · 16264 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.712 km W of Calpella, California · 16265 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.612 km W of Calpella, California · 16265 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.86 km W of Laytonville, California · 16265 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.925 km SE of Covelo, California · 16268 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.53 km SSE of Talmage, California · 16268 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.429 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16268 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.624 km SE of Covelo, California · 16269 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.826 km SE of Covelo, California · 16269 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.83 km NE of Redway, California · 16269 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.124 km SE of Covelo, California · 16269 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 3.225 km SE of Covelo, California · 16269 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.824 km SE of Covelo, California · 16270 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.5Northern California · 16270 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.831 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16270 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.84 km E of Calpella, California · 16270 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.017 km NNE of Nice, California · 16272 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.64 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 16272 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073107 (also filed as usp0001k9h). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:41 PM UTC.