California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3 km SW of Rutherford, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Rutherford, California on Mon, Aug 2, 1982, 2:11 PM PDT (21:11 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 8 km E of Lower Lake, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-02 21:11:04 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.435° N, 122.451° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
175°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98 km E of Lower Lake, California · 16122 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.27 km E of Lower Lake, California · 16122 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.08 km E of Lower Lake, California · 16122 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.76 km ENE of Lower Lake, California · 16122 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.48 km E of Lower Lake, California · 16122 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.87 km E of Lower Lake, California · 16122 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16121 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.92 km SE of Pacifica, California · 16121 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16121 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.04 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16121 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.65 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16121 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.24 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.04 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.94 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.74 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.63 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.84 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.44 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.14 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.94 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.64 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16120 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.85 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16119 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.83 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16119 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.68 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16119 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.86 km W of Cobb, California · 16119 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.66 km SW of Cobb, California · 16118 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.45 km SW of Cobb, California · 16118 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 16118 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 16118 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.35 km SW of Cobb, California · 16118 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 16118 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.9Northern California · 16117 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.71 km NW of Rollingwood, California · 16117 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.76 km W of Cobb, California · 16117 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.83 km WNW of Daly City, California · 16116 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.02 km NW of Glen Ellen, California · 16115 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.82 km NNW of Glen Ellen, California · 16115 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 1.92 km NW of Glen Ellen, California · 16115 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 16114 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.812 km WSW of Byron, California · 16114 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.44 km SW of Green Valley, California · 16111 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.54 km NNE of Vine Hill, California · 16111 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.83 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16111 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16109 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 2.70 km SE of Concord, California · 16107 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16107 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.72 km SW of Dublin, California · 16106 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.71 km S of Concord, California · 16106 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.912 km WSW of Byron, California · 16106 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.60 km SSE of Concord, California · 16106 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.76 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16106 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 3.31 km SW of Dublin, California · 16105 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.80 km SSE of Concord, California · 16105 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 2.10 km W of Lakeport, California · 16103 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.92 km SW of Lakeport, California · 16103 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 3.32 km SSW of Dublin, California · 16103 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.49 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16103 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16101 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.92 km NNW of Kensington, California · 16101 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.35 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16101 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

  1. 2.52 km WNW of Cobb, California · 16123 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.15 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16123 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.21 km ENE of San Ramon, California · 16125 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.75 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16128 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.217 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16128 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.910 km SE of Hopland, California · 16129 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.56 km SW of Cobb, California · 16129 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 16129 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.59 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16130 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.89 km N of Rio Vista, California · 16130 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.77 km ESE of Clayton, California · 16130 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.012 km SSW of Hopland, California · 16131 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16132 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.011 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16132 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.91 km WNW of Concord, California · 16133 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.09 km WNW of Cobb, California · 16135 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.513 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 16135 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.6Northern California · 16135 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.96 km S of Monument Hills, California · 16135 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.64 km SW of Courtland, California · 16136 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1076864. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.