California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 3 km NW of Truckee, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 3 km NW of Truckee, California on Sat, May 22, 1982, 1:50 AM PDT (08:50 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 2 km NW of Alpine Village, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-05-22 08:50:03 UTC
Depth
20.9 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.346° N, 120.216° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
282°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.411 km N of Little Grass Valley, California · 16203 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.8Northern California · 16200 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.95 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16199 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.37 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16199 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.36 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16199 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.76 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16198 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.93 km NE of Clipper Mills, California · 16196 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.113 km W of La Porte, California · 16195 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.84 km E of Diamond Springs, California · 16193 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.33 km ENE of Sierra Brooks, California · 16193 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.51 km ESE of Shingle Springs, California · 16192 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.92 km NW of Alpine Village, California · 16191 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.98 km NW of Newcastle, California · 16189 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.55 km SE of Mesa Vista, California · 16187 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.57 km NE of Markleeville, California · 16187 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.010 km ESE of Mesa Vista, California · 16187 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.63 km NNE of Markleeville, California · 16187 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.46 km E of Alpine Village, California · 16186 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.410 km NE of Markleeville, California · 16186 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.93 km WNW of Truckee, California · 16186 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.57 km E of Keddie, California · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 3.48 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16181 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.82 km NNW of Alpine Village, California · 16169 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 2.48 km NE of Lincoln, California · 16168 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.511 km NW of Sierra City, California · 16157 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.83 km ESE of Goodyears Bar, California · 16153 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.67 km N of Pike, California · 16153 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.93 km WNW of Cromberg, California · 16152 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.43 km N of Camptonville, California · 16152 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 1.75 km WSW of Markleeville, California · 16209 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.012 km W of La Porte, California · 16216 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.312 km ESE of Graniteville, California · 16221 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.22 km N of Mesa Vista, California · 16226 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.50 km W of Graeagle, California · 16226 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.14 km SSE of Keddie, California · 16230 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074642. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:46 PM UTC.