California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 12 km WSW of Paskenta, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Paskenta, California on Sun, Apr 4, 1982, 7:58 AM PST (15:58 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 23 km SE of Covelo, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-04 15:58:01 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.845° N, 122.688° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
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: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.127 km SE of Covelo, California · 16241 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.523 km SE of Covelo, California · 16241 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.828 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16240 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.06 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16239 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.320 km NW of Paskenta, California · 16239 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.58 km ENE of Talmage, California · 16238 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.98 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 16238 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.65 km WNW of Princeton, California · 16237 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.98 km ESE of Talmage, California · 16235 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.13 km SE of Calpella, California · 16234 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.114 km N of Potter Valley, California · 16232 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.818 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16225 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.26 km WNW of Manton, California · 16225 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.84 km W of Manton, California · 16223 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.48 km NNE of Comptche, California · 16222 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.621 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16222 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.022 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16222 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.522 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16221 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.40 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 16221 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.5Northern California · 16220 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.924 km W of Stonyford, California · 16219 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.74 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16219 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.96 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16219 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.124 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16216 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.98 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16215 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.77 km N of Brooktrails, CA · 16212 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.410 km N of Princeton, California · 16212 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.69 km ESE of Willits, California · 16211 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.512 km ENE of Bend, California · 16210 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.610 km ESE of Willits, California · 16210 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.714 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16209 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.65 km NNE of Mad River, California · 16209 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.820 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16206 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.823 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16204 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.411 km SE of Paskenta, California · 16201 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.017 km ESE of Alderpoint, California · 16201 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.86 km NE of Willits, California · 16201 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.66 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16200 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.78 km NNW of Paskenta, California · 16197 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.08 km ESE of Willits, California · 16197 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.97 km NE of Covelo, California · 16195 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.78 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16194 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.815 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 16193 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.67 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16193 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.00 km NNE of Calpella, California · 16191 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.77 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16191 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.730 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16191 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 2.08 km NNE of Ruth, California · 16190 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.724 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16188 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.817 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16187 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.63 km W of Calpella, California · 16187 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 2.31 km SE of Palo Cedro, California · 16186 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.77 km NE of Covelo, California · 16185 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.313 km N of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16183 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.83 km ENE of Talmage, California · 16183 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.219 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16183 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.66 km NW of Anderson, California · 16182 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.413 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16182 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 2.85 km SE of Talmage, California · 16243 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.925 km SE of Covelo, California · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.96 km SW of Covelo, California · 16246 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.76 km WSW of Covelo, California · 16246 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.012 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16247 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.54 km WSW of Paradise, California · 16248 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.724 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16253 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.825 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16253 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.012 km W of Paskenta, California · 16254 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.411 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16255 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.012 km W of Paskenta, California · 16255 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.714 km NNE of Princeton, California · 16255 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.77 km W of Laytonville, California · 16255 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.113 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16255 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.56 km ENE of Garberville, California · 16256 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.224 km SE of Covelo, California · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.224 km SE of Covelo, California · 16256 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.712 km W of Calpella, California · 16257 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.612 km W of Calpella, California · 16257 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.86 km W of Laytonville, California · 16257 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073478. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.