California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 16 km WSW of Paskenta, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 16 km WSW of Paskenta, California on Tue, Dec 28, 1982, 1:27 AM PST (09:27 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 6 km E of Lakeport, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-28 09:27:54 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.811° N, 122.711° 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, 5.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km WSW of Paradise, California · 15974 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.26 km E of Lakeport, California · 15973 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.85 km NE of Willits, California · 15973 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.24 km NE of Talmage, California · 15972 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.510 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15971 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.96 km SSE of Hayfork, California · 15970 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.74 km SSW of Willits, California · 15970 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.63 km SE of Calpella, California · 15969 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.830 km W of Paskenta, California · 15969 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.67 km E of Willits, California · 15967 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.25 km ENE of Willits, California · 15967 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.65 km WNW of Redwood Valley, California · 15966 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.711 km ESE of Covelo, California · 15966 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.725 km SE of Covelo, California · 15965 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.78 km E of Willits, California · 15965 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.96 km ESE of Willits, California · 15964 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.510 km S of Laytonville, California · 15964 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.87 km W of Laytonville, California · 15963 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.05 km NE of Hopland, California · 15962 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.14 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 15962 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.61 km SE of Clearlake, California · 15962 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.05 km NE of Hopland, California · 15962 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.84 km ENE of Willits, California · 15962 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.79 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 15960 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.921 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15960 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.821 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15960 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.912 km ENE of Bend, California · 15959 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.68 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 15958 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.021 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15956 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.99 km S of Hamilton City, California · 15956 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.624 km SE of Covelo, California · 15949 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.9Northern California · 15948 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 2.018 km NE of Nice, California · 15947 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.811 km SE of Millville, California · 15947 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.97 km E of Willits, California · 15946 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.68 km ENE of Willits, California · 15946 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.45 km WNW of Hayfork, California · 15942 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.215 km NE of Leggett, California · 15942 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.91 km WNW of Princeton, California · 15941 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.623 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15941 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.017 km NW of Elk Creek, California · 15940 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.520 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15940 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.526 km SSE of Covelo, California · 15939 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.81 km NW of Garberville, California · 15939 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.111 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 15938 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.62 km E of Calpella, California · 15937 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.57 km E of Willits, California · 15937 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.76 km ENE of Willits, California · 15936 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.49 km SE of Comptche, California · 15936 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.58 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15932 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 3.024 km SE of Covelo, California · 15929 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 2.620 km NW of Paskenta, California · 15929 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.79 km SE of Willits, California · 15924 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.723 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15923 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 3.515 km SE of Paskenta, California · 15921 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 1.623 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15921 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.411 km ENE of Comptche, California · 15920 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 3.01 km SE of Calpella, California · 15919 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.61 km SE of Calpella, California · 15919 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.114 km W of Laytonville, California · 15918 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 1.61 km SE of Clearlake, California · 15975 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.630 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15976 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.83 km NE of Talmage, California · 15977 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.722 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15978 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.79 km N of Laytonville, California · 15979 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.712 km ESE of Covelo, California · 15979 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.917 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 15979 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.710 km SSE of Leggett, California · 15980 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.815 km NNE of Princeton, California · 15981 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.21 km SSE of Clearlake, California · 15981 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.91 km SE of Clearlake, California · 15981 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.31 km SSE of Clearlake, California · 15981 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.41 km SSE of Clearlake, California · 15981 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.61 km SSE of Clearlake, California · 15981 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.92 km SE of Clearlake, California · 15981 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.61 km SE of Clearlake, California · 15981 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.92 km SE of Clearlake, California · 15981 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.74 km NE of Clearlake, California · 15982 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.72 km SW of Clearlake, California · 15982 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 3.113 km NNW of Brooktrails, California · 15984 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1083601. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.