California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 15 km NNE of Shingletown, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of Shingletown, California on Thu, May 27, 1982, 9:36 PM PDT (04:36 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 17 km N of Big Bend, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-28 04:36:17 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.618° N, 121.801° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
152°
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: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.31 km SE of Palo Cedro, California · 16194 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.117 km WSW of Chester, California · 16192 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.313 km N of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16190 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.66 km NW of Anderson, California · 16190 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.119 km WNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16188 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.39 km SW of Lakehead, California · 16184 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.65 km E of Paynes Creek, California · 16183 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.18 km W of Chester, California · 16180 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.23 km N of Lake Almanor West, California · 16180 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.14 km E of McCloud, California · 16179 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.818 km N of Big Bend, California · 16177 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.33 km NE of McCloud, California · 16176 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.94 km E of McCloud, California · 16176 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.23 km ENE of McCloud, California · 16176 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.06 km NNE of McCloud, California · 16176 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.03 km NE of McCloud, California · 16176 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.813 km W of Chester, California · 16176 days ago · -2 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.53 km NE of McCloud, California · 16175 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.67 km N of McArthur, California · 16174 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 4.317 km N of Big Bend, California · 16172 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.216 km N of Big Bend, California · 16172 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.119 km N of Big Bend, California · 16172 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.918 km N of Big Bend, California · 16172 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.318 km N of Big Bend, California · 16172 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.218 km N of Big Bend, California · 16172 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.818 km N of Big Bend, California · 16172 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 3.418 km N of Big Bend, California · 16172 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.018 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16172 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.012 km E of McCloud, California · 16172 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.317 km N of Big Bend, California · 16172 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.913 km E of McCloud, California · 16172 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16172 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.119 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16172 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.918 km N of Big Bend, California · 16172 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16172 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.019 km N of Big Bend, California · 16172 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 2.517 km N of Big Bend, California · 16172 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 3.017 km N of Big Bend, California · 16172 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 3.017 km N of Big Bend, California · 16172 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 3.118 km N of Big Bend, California · 16172 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.118 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16172 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 3.218 km N of Big Bend, California · 16172 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.518 km N of Big Bend, California · 16172 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 2.319 km N of Big Bend, California · 16172 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 2.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 16171 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.318 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16171 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 3.018 km N of Big Bend, California · 16171 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 3.013 km NNW of Burney, California · 16171 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 2.313 km NNW of Burney, California · 16171 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 2.12 km SSW of Chester, California · 16169 days ago · -2 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 2.118 km N of Big Bend, California · 16169 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 2.618 km N of Big Bend, California · 16167 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.713 km NE of Mineral, California · 16165 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 2.019 km ESE of McCloud, California · 16164 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.212 km N of Butte Meadows, California · 16161 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.95 km WNW of Mountain Gate, California · 16161 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 2.319 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16160 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.46 km E of Montgomery Creek, California · 16160 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 1.714 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16160 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 2.21 km NE of Canyondam, California · 16159 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 1.717 km NE of Mineral, California · 16199 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.511 km NW of Chester, California · 16209 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.39 km NNW of Old Station, California · 16210 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.84 km W of Twain, California · 16214 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.512 km ENE of Bend, California · 16218 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.911 km SE of Mineral, California · 16219 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.521 km NNW of Chester, California · 16221 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.716 km NW of Chester, California · 16221 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074810. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:46 PM UTC.