California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4 km W of Twain, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km W of Twain, California on Mon, May 10, 1982, 7:18 AM PDT (14:18 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 3 km ENE of Sierra Brooks, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-05-10 14:18:34 UTC
Depth
-0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.026° N, 121.120° 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, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
217°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km W of La Porte, California · 16214 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.39 km NNW of Old Station, California · 16211 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.511 km NW of Chester, California · 16210 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.34 km SE of Palermo, California · 16210 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.64 km SE of Palermo, California · 16208 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.411 km N of Little Grass Valley, California · 16200 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.717 km NE of Mineral, California · 16200 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.115 km NNE of Shingletown, California · 16197 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.8Northern California · 16197 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.95 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16196 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.36 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.76 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16195 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.93 km NE of Clipper Mills, California · 16194 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.113 km W of La Porte, California · 16192 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.117 km WSW of Chester, California · 16192 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 3.33 km ENE of Sierra Brooks, California · 16190 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 3.12 km E of Oroville, California · 16188 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 3.02 km E of Oroville, California · 16188 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 3.22 km E of Oroville, California · 16188 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.62 km ENE of Oroville, California · 16188 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.65 km E of Paynes Creek, California · 16184 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.57 km E of Keddie, California · 16182 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.18 km W of Chester, California · 16181 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.23 km N of Lake Almanor West, California · 16181 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.813 km W of Chester, California · 16176 days ago · -2 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.12 km SSW of Chester, California · 16170 days ago · -2 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.713 km NE of Mineral, California · 16166 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.212 km N of Butte Meadows, California · 16162 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.319 km ENE of Shingletown, California · 16161 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.714 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16160 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.21 km NE of Canyondam, California · 16160 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.76 km N of Princeton, California · 16159 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16158 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 2.06 km NNW of Mineral, California · 16157 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.910 km SW of Mineral, California · 16156 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.110 km SW of Mineral, California · 16156 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.614 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16155 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 2.512 km ENE of Bend, California · 16218 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.312 km ESE of Graniteville, California · 16219 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.911 km SE of Mineral, California · 16219 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.410 km N of Princeton, California · 16220 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.82 km E of Oroville, California · 16220 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.521 km NNW of Chester, California · 16222 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.716 km NW of Chester, California · 16222 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.50 km W of Graeagle, California · 16224 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.14 km SSE of Keddie, California · 16227 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.31 km ESE of East Shore, California · 16228 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.40 km WNW of Paynes Creek, California · 16229 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.03 km E of Twain, California · 16230 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.510 km E of Manton, California · 16231 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.84 km W of Manton, California · 16232 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.26 km WNW of Manton, California · 16233 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.631 km E of Old Station, California · 16233 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.99 km WNW of Chester, California · 16233 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.38 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16236 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.65 km NW of Old Station, California · 16237 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.711 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16237 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074326. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:25 AM UTC.