California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km WSW of Princeton, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Princeton, California on Fri, Feb 5, 1982, 10:44 PM PST (06:44 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 5 km NW of Princeton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-06 06:44:11 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.394° N, 122.033° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
302°, 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: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72 km WNW of Princeton, California · 16300 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.05 km NW of Princeton, California · 16299 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.74 km NW of Princeton, California · 16299 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.89 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16299 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.73 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16299 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.86 km SW of Cobb, California · 16299 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16298 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.24 km S of Cobb, California · 16298 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16297 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.911 km SW of Butte Meadows, California · 16297 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.04 km S of Cobb, California · 16297 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16296 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.622 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16295 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 16295 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16295 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 16295 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.36 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16294 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.79 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16294 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.84 km SSE of Rocklin, California · 16294 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16293 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.516 km NNE of Princeton, California · 16293 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16293 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16293 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.917 km N of Princeton, California · 16292 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.49 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16292 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.58 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16292 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.810 km N of Princeton, California · 16292 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.48 km W of Cobb, California · 16291 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.51 km NW of Chico, California · 16291 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.118 km E of Potter Valley, California · 16290 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 3.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16290 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.28 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16290 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.08 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16290 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.519 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16290 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16288 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.74 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16287 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16285 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16284 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16284 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 2.56 km WNW of Princeton, California · 16282 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16281 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16281 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16281 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.35 km NW of Princeton, California · 16280 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.413 km W of Paskenta, California · 16279 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.316 km W of Paskenta, California · 16279 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.517 km NNE of Lucerne, California · 16279 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16279 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16279 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.54 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16279 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16278 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.94 km SW of Hamilton City, California · 16278 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.68 km W of Middletown, California · 16278 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16277 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.39 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16277 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 3.35 km SW of Cobb, California · 16277 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.86 km SW of Cobb, California · 16277 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 16277 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.72 km NNE of Lakeport, California · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.52 km SSE of North Lakeport, California · 16277 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

  1. 1.627 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16301 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.810 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16301 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16302 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 16302 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.56 km ESE of Potter Valley, California · 16304 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.96 km SE of Belden, California · 16305 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.04 km WSW of Belden, California · 16305 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 16306 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 16306 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.54 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16307 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.95 km NW of Elk Creek, California · 16307 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16308 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16310 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.26 km W of Cobb, California · 16310 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16312 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.19 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16314 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 16315 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16315 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.03 km W of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16315 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16318 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071838. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC.