California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km SW of Sattley, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Sattley, California on Sat, Jan 9, 1982, 8:27 AM PST (16:27 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 2 km N of Cromberg, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-01-09 16:27:23 UTC
Depth
12.6 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.552° N, 120.497° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
252°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.27 km SW of Sierraville, California · 16334 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.62 km NE of Prattville, California · 16326 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.09 km NNW of Sierra City, California · 16319 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.88 km W of Janesville, California · 16318 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.04 km WSW of Belden, California · 16316 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.64 km WSW of Susanville, California · 16315 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.96 km SE of Belden, California · 16315 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.711 km S of Sierraville, California · 16314 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.99 km WSW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16313 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.73 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16309 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.211 km NE of Soda Springs, California · 16308 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.210 km NW of Truckee, California · 16308 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.19 km NW of Truckee, California · 16308 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.010 km NW of Truckee, California · 16308 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.011 km NW of Truckee, California · 16305 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.21 km NE of Kingvale, California · 16299 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 4.02 km N of Cromberg, California · 16297 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.15 km S of Spring Garden, California · 16297 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.23 km NNW of Cromberg, California · 16297 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.911 km SW of Kingvale, California · 16289 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.19 km NE of Soda Springs, California · 16286 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.85 km ENE of Soda Springs, California · 16286 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 1.87 km SSW of Sierra City, California · 16286 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 3.14 km SW of Canyondam, California · 16284 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.07 km SE of La Porte, California · 16283 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.81 km SE of Janesville, California · 16282 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.511 km SW of Kingvale, California · 16282 days ago · 44 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.011 km NE of Soda Springs, California · 16281 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.66 km SE of Palermo, California · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.55 km ESE of Palermo, California · 16281 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.68 km NW of Truckee, California · 16280 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.710 km N of Truckee, California · 16279 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 1.71 km NNE of Loma Rica, California · 16339 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.44 km WNW of Plumas Eureka, California · 16341 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.94 km N of Plumas Eureka, California · 16342 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.212 km NE of Beckwourth, California · 16344 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.73 km WNW of Greenville, California · 16346 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.66 km W of Sierra City, California · 16349 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.110 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.0Northern California · 16355 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.86 km W of Dobbins, California · 16356 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.2Northern California · 16357 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.48 km WNW of Belden, California · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.12 km SE of South Oroville, California · 16366 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071081. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:39 AM UTC.