California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 11 km NW of Truckee, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Truckee, California on Thu, Feb 11, 1982, 9:16 AM PST (17:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 1 km NE of Kingvale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-11 17:16:14 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.395° N, 120.284° 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, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
300°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.21 km NE of Kingvale, California · 16289 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.02 km N of Cromberg, California · 16287 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.15 km S of Spring Garden, California · 16287 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.23 km NNW of Cromberg, California · 16287 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.911 km SW of Kingvale, California · 16279 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.19 km NE of Soda Springs, California · 16275 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.85 km ENE of Soda Springs, California · 16275 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.87 km SSW of Sierra City, California · 16275 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.07 km SE of La Porte, California · 16272 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.511 km SW of Kingvale, California · 16271 days ago · 44 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.011 km NE of Soda Springs, California · 16271 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.68 km NW of Truckee, California · 16269 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.710 km N of Truckee, California · 16268 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.73 km ESE of Loomis, California · 16264 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.93 km SE of Greenhorn, California · 16251 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.97 km SSW of Sierra City, California · 16251 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.13 km WSW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 16250 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.38 km NW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16249 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.54 km ESE of East Quincy, California · 16240 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.010 km NW of Truckee, California · 16297 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.19 km NW of Truckee, California · 16298 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.210 km NW of Truckee, California · 16298 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.211 km NE of Soda Springs, California · 16298 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.99 km WSW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16302 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.711 km S of Sierraville, California · 16304 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.97 km SSW of Markleeville, California · 16305 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.59 km SSW of Markleeville, California · 16307 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.09 km NNW of Sierra City, California · 16309 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.81 km SW of Mesa Vista, California · 16310 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.27 km SW of Sierraville, California · 16323 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072018. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.