California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 28 km WSW of Paskenta, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 28 km WSW of Paskenta, California on Tue, Apr 6, 1982, 8:52 AM PST (16:52 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 6 km ENE of Brooktrails, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-04-06 16:52:12 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.830° N, 122.866° 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, 9.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.06 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16247 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.320 km NW of Paskenta, California · 16247 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.58 km ENE of Talmage, California · 16247 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.98 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 16246 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.65 km WNW of Princeton, California · 16245 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.98 km ESE of Talmage, California · 16243 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.13 km SE of Calpella, California · 16243 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.114 km N of Potter Valley, California · 16240 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.818 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16234 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.48 km NNE of Comptche, California · 16230 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.621 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16230 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.022 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16230 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.522 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16230 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.40 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 16229 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.5Northern California · 16228 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.924 km W of Stonyford, California · 16228 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.74 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16227 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.96 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16227 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.124 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16225 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.98 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16224 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.77 km N of Brooktrails, CA · 16220 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.410 km N of Princeton, California · 16220 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.69 km ESE of Willits, California · 16219 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.512 km ENE of Bend, California · 16218 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.610 km ESE of Willits, California · 16218 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.714 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16218 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.65 km NNE of Mad River, California · 16218 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.820 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16215 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.823 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16212 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.411 km SE of Paskenta, California · 16209 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.017 km ESE of Alderpoint, California · 16209 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.86 km NE of Willits, California · 16209 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.66 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16208 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.78 km NNW of Paskenta, California · 16205 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 2.08 km ESE of Willits, California · 16205 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.97 km NE of Covelo, California · 16203 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 1.78 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16202 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.815 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 16201 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.67 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16201 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.00 km NNE of Calpella, California · 16199 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.77 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16199 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 1.730 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16199 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 2.08 km NNE of Ruth, California · 16198 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.724 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16196 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.817 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16196 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 2.63 km W of Calpella, California · 16195 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.31 km SE of Palo Cedro, California · 16194 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.77 km NE of Covelo, California · 16194 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.313 km N of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16191 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.83 km ENE of Talmage, California · 16191 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.219 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16191 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.66 km NW of Anderson, California · 16191 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 2.413 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16191 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 2.523 km SE of Covelo, California · 16249 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.127 km SE of Covelo, California · 16249 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.63 km WSW of Redway, California · 16250 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.312 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16251 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.85 km SE of Talmage, California · 16251 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.98 km N of Mad River, California · 16253 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.97 km NNW of Mad River, California · 16253 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.925 km SE of Covelo, California · 16253 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.96 km SW of Covelo, California · 16254 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.76 km WSW of Covelo, California · 16254 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.58 km N of Mad River, California · 16254 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.012 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16255 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.724 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16261 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.825 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16261 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.012 km W of Paskenta, California · 16262 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.411 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16263 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.012 km W of Paskenta, California · 16263 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.714 km NNE of Princeton, California · 16263 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.77 km W of Laytonville, California · 16264 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 3.113 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16264 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073529. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:58 AM UTC.