California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 14 km S of Round Mountain, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 14 km S of Round Mountain, California on Mon, Mar 29, 1982, 5:31 AM PST (13:31 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 5 km NNW of Chester, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-29 13:31:57 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.663° N, 121.959° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 30.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
327°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16248 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.615 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16248 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.812 km NE of Mineral, California · 16245 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.45 km NNW of Chester, California · 16244 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.120 km S of Old Station, California · 16241 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.617 km N of Big Bend, California · 16241 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.520 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16241 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.918 km N of Big Bend, California · 16241 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.320 km NW of Paskenta, California · 16239 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.717 km N of Big Bend, California · 16238 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.014 km E of Mineral, California · 16238 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.98 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 16238 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.63 km S of Burney, California · 16237 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.64 km S of Burney, California · 16237 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.83 km S of Burney, California · 16237 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.712 km WNW of Chester, California · 16237 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.610 km WNW of Chester, California · 16237 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.418 km N of Big Bend, California · 16236 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 3.319 km N of Big Bend, California · 16236 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.914 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16235 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.816 km N of Big Bend, California · 16234 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 3.016 km N of Big Bend, California · 16234 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.816 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16233 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.812 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16232 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.012 km N of Mineral, California · 16231 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.811 km W of Chester, California · 16231 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.913 km WNW of Round Mountain, California · 16230 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.711 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16229 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.516 km W of Montgomery Creek, California · 16229 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.65 km NW of Old Station, California · 16228 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 2.38 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16228 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.15 km NNE of Bella Vista, California · 16227 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.518 km W of Round Mountain, California · 16225 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.99 km WNW of Chester, California · 16225 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.631 km E of Old Station, California · 16225 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.26 km WNW of Manton, California · 16225 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.84 km W of Manton, California · 16223 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.510 km E of Manton, California · 16223 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.815 km E of Lakehead, California · 16222 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.40 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 16221 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 2.31 km ESE of East Shore, California · 16219 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.716 km NW of Chester, California · 16213 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.521 km NNW of Chester, California · 16213 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.911 km SE of Mineral, California · 16211 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.512 km ENE of Bend, California · 16210 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.39 km NNW of Old Station, California · 16202 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.511 km NW of Chester, California · 16202 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.78 km NNW of Paskenta, California · 16197 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.717 km NE of Mineral, California · 16191 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 2.115 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 16189 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 1.915 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16250 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.816 km NE of Mineral, California · 16250 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.716 km NE of Mineral, California · 16250 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.819 km W of Old Station, California · 16254 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.17 km WSW of Lakehead, California · 16255 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.67 km WNW of Chester, California · 16255 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.541 km SE of Nubieber, California · 16255 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.88 km WSW of Chester, California · 16256 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.18 km W of Old Station, California · 16263 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.7Northern California · 16270 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 3.14 km SW of Canyondam, California · 16273 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.915 km E of Carrick, California · 16275 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073337. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.