California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 14 km NNE of Princeton, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Princeton, California on Mon, Mar 22, 1982, 8:56 AM PST (16:56 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 25 km WNW of Elk Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-03-22 16:56:01 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.519° N, 121.945° 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, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
258°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km W of Paskenta, California · 16264 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.411 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16264 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.012 km W of Paskenta, California · 16263 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.825 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16262 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.724 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16262 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.54 km WSW of Paradise, California · 16257 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.012 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16256 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.925 km SE of Covelo, California · 16254 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.312 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16252 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.127 km SE of Covelo, California · 16250 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.523 km SE of Covelo, California · 16250 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.828 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16249 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.320 km NW of Paskenta, California · 16248 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.98 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 16247 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.65 km WNW of Princeton, California · 16246 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.55 km W of Bangor, California · 16243 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.714 km NNE of Angwin, California · 16241 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.811 km W of Chester, California · 16240 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.74 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16239 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.711 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16238 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.38 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16237 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.818 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16234 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.621 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16231 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.022 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16231 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.03 km E of Twain, California · 16231 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.522 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16230 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.40 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 16230 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.5Northern California · 16229 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.616 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16229 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.924 km W of Stonyford, California · 16229 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.74 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16228 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.14 km SSE of Keddie, California · 16228 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.96 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16228 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.124 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16226 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.412 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16223 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.612 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16223 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.82 km E of Oroville, California · 16221 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 2.410 km N of Princeton, California · 16221 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.911 km SE of Mineral, California · 16220 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.512 km ENE of Bend, California · 16219 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.820 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16216 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.84 km W of Twain, California · 16216 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.012 km W of La Porte, California · 16214 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.823 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16213 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.34 km SE of Palermo, California · 16211 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.97 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16210 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.411 km SE of Paskenta, California · 16210 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.64 km SE of Palermo, California · 16209 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.78 km NNW of Paskenta, California · 16206 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 3.113 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16265 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.88 km WSW of Chester, California · 16265 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.224 km SE of Covelo, California · 16265 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.224 km SE of Covelo, California · 16265 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.31 km SW of Lower Lake, California · 16267 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.925 km SE of Covelo, California · 16269 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.429 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16270 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.624 km SE of Covelo, California · 16270 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.826 km SE of Covelo, California · 16270 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.124 km SE of Covelo, California · 16271 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.225 km SE of Covelo, California · 16271 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.824 km SE of Covelo, California · 16271 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.831 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16272 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.017 km NNE of Nice, California · 16273 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.716 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16275 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.613 km ENE of Clearlake Oaks, California · 16276 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.55 km ESE of Palermo, California · 16280 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.66 km SE of Palermo, California · 16280 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.54 km ESE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16281 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.68 km NE of Clearlake, California · 16281 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073115. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC.