California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 12 km NE of Vina, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Vina, California on Tue, Nov 9, 1982, 2:31 PM PST (22:31 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 9 km SW of Paskenta, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-09 22:31:27 UTC
Depth
-0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.998° N, 121.931° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 11.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.09 km SW of Paskenta, California · 16018 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.72 km NW of Princeton, California · 16017 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.17 km N of Princeton, California · 16011 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.712 km NE of Bend, California · 16005 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.44 km SSW of Greenville, California · 16001 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.17 km SSW of Maxwell, California · 16000 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.0Northern California · 16000 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.1Northern California · 16000 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.37 km WNW of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.78 km WNW of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.78 km NW of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.95 km WNW of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.030 km E of Covelo, California · 16000 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.131 km E of Covelo, California · 16000 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.99 km WNW of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 3.05 km W of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.64 km WNW of Williams, California · 16000 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.16 km WNW of Williams, California · 15998 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.56 km WNW of Williams, California · 15998 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.9Northern California · 15998 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.08 km NNE of Princeton, California · 15998 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.18 km WNW of Williams, California · 15997 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 3.37 km NW of Williams, California · 15997 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 3.08 km NW of Williams, California · 15997 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.616 km WSW of Old Station, California · 15996 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.228 km ENE of Covelo, California · 15995 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.77 km WNW of Tobin, California · 15983 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.815 km NNE of Princeton, California · 15981 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.917 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 15979 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.914 km SW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15977 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.630 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15976 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.715 km N of Chester, California · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.016 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 15974 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.63 km WSW of Paradise, California · 15974 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.817 km NE of Mineral, California · 15973 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.830 km W of Paskenta, California · 15969 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.311 km S of Old Station, California · 15969 days ago · -2 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.85 km N of Little Grass Valley, California · 15968 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.513 km NE of Butte Meadows, California · 15966 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 1.921 km S of Burney, California · 16024 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.54 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16025 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.85 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16025 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.816 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16025 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.016 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16025 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.516 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16025 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.79 km NW of Princeton, California · 16028 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.912 km E of Cottonwood, California · 16032 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.914 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16034 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.712 km SW of Bucks Lake, California · 16034 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.214 km NNE of Mineral, California · 16034 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.51 km ENE of Chico, California · 16034 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.23 km SSW of Chester, California · 16038 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.315 km W of Chester, California · 16042 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.9Northern California · 16042 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16042 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.22 km N of Elk Creek, California · 16043 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.513 km W of Chester, California · 16046 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.313 km W of Chester, California · 16046 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.213 km W of Chester, California · 16046 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1081623. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.