California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 10 km N of Princeton, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 10 km N of Princeton, California on Wed, May 5, 1982, 2:46 AM PDT (09:46 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km ENE of Lincoln, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-05-05 09:46:47 UTC
Depth
20.9 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.500° N, 122.020° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
237°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911 km SE of Mineral, California · 16220 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.512 km ENE of Bend, California · 16219 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.820 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16215 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.84 km W of Twain, California · 16215 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.012 km W of La Porte, California · 16214 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.823 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16213 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.34 km SE of Palermo, California · 16210 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.97 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16210 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.411 km SE of Paskenta, California · 16210 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.64 km SE of Palermo, California · 16209 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.78 km NNW of Paskenta, California · 16206 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.411 km N of Little Grass Valley, California · 16201 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.730 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16200 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.724 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16197 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.817 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16196 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 3.06 km WNW of Cobb, California · 16196 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.93 km NE of Clipper Mills, California · 16194 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.113 km W of La Porte, California · 16193 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.117 km WSW of Chester, California · 16193 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.313 km N of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16192 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.219 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16192 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.413 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16191 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.119 km WNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16189 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 3.12 km E of Oroville, California · 16189 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 3.02 km E of Oroville, California · 16189 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 3.22 km E of Oroville, California · 16189 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.62 km ENE of Oroville, California · 16188 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.98 km NW of Newcastle, California · 16187 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.822 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16186 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.65 km E of Paynes Creek, California · 16185 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.52 km E of Kelseyville, California · 16181 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.57 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 16180 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 3.48 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16179 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.822 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16176 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.622 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16176 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.322 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16176 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.922 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16176 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.922 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16176 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.122 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16176 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.522 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16175 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.517 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16175 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.63 km NNE of Cobb, California · 16175 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.37 km S of Dunnigan, California · 16175 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.716 km W of Williams, California · 16173 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.723 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16172 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.523 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16171 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.818 km E of Potter Valley, California · 16167 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.48 km NE of Lincoln, California · 16166 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.212 km N of Butte Meadows, California · 16163 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.99 km E of Lower Lake, California · 16163 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.82 km E of Oroville, California · 16221 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.612 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16223 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.412 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16223 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.124 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16225 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.96 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16228 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.74 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16228 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.924 km W of Stonyford, California · 16228 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.616 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16229 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.92 km SSW of Cobb, California · 16229 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.5Northern California · 16229 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.40 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 16230 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.522 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16230 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.022 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16231 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.621 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16231 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.818 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16234 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.38 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16237 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.74 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16238 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.39 km SSE of Kelseyville, California · 16240 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.114 km N of Potter Valley, California · 16241 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.714 km NNE of Angwin, California · 16241 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074170. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC.