California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 8 km ESE of Talmage, California

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Talmage, California on Sun, Apr 11, 1982, 8:07 PM PST (04:07 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 8 km WSW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-12 04:07:16 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.105° N, 123.081° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km SE of Calpella, California · 16235 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.33 km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 16234 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16234 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.83 km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 16234 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.73 km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 16234 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.72 km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 16234 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.63 km ESE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 16234 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.88 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16232 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.714 km NNE of Angwin, California · 16232 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.114 km N of Potter Valley, California · 16232 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16232 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.39 km SSE of Kelseyville, California · 16231 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16231 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16230 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.74 km SE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 16230 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16229 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.19 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16228 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.96 km SSW of Calistoga, California · 16228 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.818 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16225 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.35 km W of Cobb, California · 16225 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16223 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.510 km SSW of Kelseyville, California · 16223 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.48 km NNE of Comptche, California · 16222 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.621 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16222 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.022 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16222 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.522 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16221 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.5Northern California · 16220 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.34 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16220 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.92 km SSW of Cobb, California · 16220 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.616 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16220 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.924 km W of Stonyford, California · 16220 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.74 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16219 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.96 km NNE of Clearlake, California · 16219 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 16218 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.66 km WSW of Calistoga, California · 16217 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.124 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16217 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.98 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16215 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 16215 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 1.80 km S of Saint Helena, California · 16214 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.412 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16214 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.612 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16214 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16213 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 16213 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.77 km N of Brooktrails, CA · 16212 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.65 km E of Penngrove, California · 16212 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.69 km ESE of Willits, California · 16211 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 16211 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.610 km ESE of Willits, California · 16210 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 1.714 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16210 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.820 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16207 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 2.016 km W of Jenner, California · 16207 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.615 km WNW of Jenner, California · 16207 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 2.47 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16205 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16205 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.823 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16204 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 16204 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.87 km W of Cobb, California · 16203 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.97 km E of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 16201 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 2.411 km SE of Paskenta, California · 16201 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.86 km NE of Willits, California · 16201 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 1.99 km NE of Cloverdale, California · 16235 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 16236 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16236 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.65 km WNW of Princeton, California · 16237 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.64 km NNE of Calistoga, California · 16237 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.91 km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 16238 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.77 km SE of Hopland, California · 16238 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 16238 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.58 km ENE of Talmage, California · 16239 days ago · 43 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 3.06 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16239 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.828 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16240 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.523 km SE of Covelo, California · 16241 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.127 km SE of Covelo, California · 16241 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.75 km ENE of Rohnert Park, California · 16242 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.312 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 16242 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.85 km SE of Talmage, California · 16243 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.36 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16243 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 16243 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 16243 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 16244 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073660. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.