California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km NE of Shingletown, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Shingletown, California on Mon, Feb 15, 1982, 3:13 PM PST (23:13 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 18 km N of Big Bend, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-15 23:13:33 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.629° N, 121.717° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
237°, 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: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.515 km SW of Old Station, California · 16295 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.819 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16295 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.917 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16295 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.718 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16294 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.216 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16294 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.817 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16294 days ago · -2 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.113 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16293 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.516 km SW of Old Station, California · 16293 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.013 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16293 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.615 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16293 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.519 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16293 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.718 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16292 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.75 km SSE of Hat Creek, California · 16292 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.621 km ESE of Round Mountain, California · 16291 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.617 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16291 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.95 km ENE of Millville, California · 16289 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.45 km W of Central Valley (historical), California · 16287 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.07 km NW of Chester, California · 16286 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 3.14 km SW of Canyondam, California · 16279 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.7Northern California · 16275 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 3.18 km W of Old Station, California · 16269 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.88 km WSW of Chester, California · 16261 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.541 km SE of Nubieber, California · 16261 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.67 km WNW of Chester, California · 16260 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.17 km WSW of Lakehead, California · 16260 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.819 km W of Old Station, California · 16259 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.716 km NE of Mineral, California · 16256 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.816 km NE of Mineral, California · 16255 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.915 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16255 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.814 km S of Round Mountain, California · 16254 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16254 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.615 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16254 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.54 km WSW of Paradise, California · 16254 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.812 km NE of Mineral, California · 16251 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.45 km NNW of Chester, California · 16249 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 2.120 km S of Old Station, California · 16247 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.617 km N of Big Bend, California · 16247 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 2.520 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16246 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.918 km N of Big Bend, California · 16246 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.717 km N of Big Bend, California · 16244 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.014 km E of Mineral, California · 16243 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.98 km SW of Paynes Creek, California · 16243 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.63 km S of Burney, California · 16243 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.64 km S of Burney, California · 16243 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.83 km S of Burney, California · 16243 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.712 km WNW of Chester, California · 16242 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.610 km WNW of Chester, California · 16242 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 3.418 km N of Big Bend, California · 16241 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 3.319 km N of Big Bend, California · 16241 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.914 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16241 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.816 km N of Big Bend, California · 16239 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 3.016 km N of Big Bend, California · 16239 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.816 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16238 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 1.812 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16237 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 2.012 km N of Mineral, California · 16237 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.811 km W of Chester, California · 16237 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 2.018 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16296 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.812 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16296 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.51 km NW of Chico, California · 16296 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.618 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16296 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.817 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.618 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16296 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.116 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16296 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.218 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16297 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.821 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16297 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.518 km WSW of Old Station, California · 16297 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.010 km SW of Old Station, California · 16297 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.016 km NE of Shingletown, California · 16298 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.75 km E of Big Bend, California · 16298 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.615 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16301 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.911 km SW of Butte Meadows, California · 16302 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.37 km S of Tennant, California · 16304 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.513 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16304 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.824 km ENE of McCloud, California · 16309 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.96 km SE of Belden, California · 16310 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.64 km WSW of Susanville, California · 16310 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072154. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.