California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 7 km N of Pike, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7 km N of Pike, California on Tue, Jul 13, 1982, 7:00 PM PDT (02:00 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 Northern California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-14 02:00:27 UTC
Depth
33.6 km (20.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.506° N, 120.990° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
242°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km WNW of Cromberg, California · 16141 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.43 km N of Camptonville, California · 16141 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.55 km SE of Hamilton City, California · 16137 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.313 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16128 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.8Northern California · 16125 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.810 km W of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16124 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.05 km S of Whitehawk, California · 16122 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.010 km NW of Sunnyside-Tahoe City, California · 16120 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.811 km N of Soda Springs, California · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.97 km S of East Quincy, California · 16117 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.55 km WNW of Hamilton City, California · 16115 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.54 km NNE of Kings Beach, California · 16115 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 3.28 km SE of Janesville, California · 16110 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.79 km SW of Prattville, California · 16109 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.99 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16109 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.82 km NNE of Princeton, California · 16108 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.38 km NE of Berry Creek, California · 16106 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.77 km NNE of Belden, California · 16104 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.016 km ESE of Artois, California · 16100 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.66 km S of Floriston, California · 16099 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.63 km S of Oroville East, California · 16091 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.73 km NNW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16089 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.81 km NE of South Oroville, California · 16085 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.60 km ENE of Chico, California · 16085 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 1.83 km ESE of Goodyears Bar, California · 16142 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.511 km NW of Sierra City, California · 16146 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.76 km N of Princeton, California · 16151 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.21 km NE of Canyondam, California · 16151 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.212 km N of Butte Meadows, California · 16154 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.48 km NE of Lincoln, California · 16156 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.12 km SSW of Chester, California · 16161 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.813 km W of Chester, California · 16168 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.48 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16170 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1076214. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.