California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km SSW of Whitehawk, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Whitehawk, California on Fri, May 28, 1982, 5:18 PM PDT (00:18 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km ENE of Lincoln, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-29 00:18:04 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.675° N, 120.576° 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, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
311°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.37 km NNW of Truckee, California · 16195 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.36 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16195 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.76 km SSW of Whitehawk, California · 16194 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.93 km NE of Clipper Mills, California · 16193 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.113 km W of La Porte, California · 16192 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.117 km WSW of Chester, California · 16192 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.33 km ENE of Sierra Brooks, California · 16189 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.12 km E of Oroville, California · 16187 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.02 km E of Oroville, California · 16187 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.22 km E of Oroville, California · 16187 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.62 km ENE of Oroville, California · 16187 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.98 km NW of Newcastle, California · 16185 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.93 km WNW of Truckee, California · 16182 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.57 km E of Keddie, California · 16181 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.18 km W of Chester, California · 16180 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.23 km N of Lake Almanor West, California · 16180 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 3.48 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16177 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.813 km W of Chester, California · 16175 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.12 km SSW of Chester, California · 16169 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.48 km NE of Lincoln, California · 16164 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.212 km N of Butte Meadows, California · 16161 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.21 km NE of Canyondam, California · 16159 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.511 km NW of Sierra City, California · 16153 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.83 km ESE of Goodyears Bar, California · 16150 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.67 km N of Pike, California · 16149 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.93 km WNW of Cromberg, California · 16149 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.43 km N of Camptonville, California · 16149 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 2.8Northern California · 16196 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.411 km N of Little Grass Valley, California · 16199 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.73 km NW of Truckee, California · 16202 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.64 km SE of Palermo, California · 16207 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.34 km SE of Palermo, California · 16209 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.012 km W of La Porte, California · 16213 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.84 km W of Twain, California · 16214 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.312 km ESE of Graniteville, California · 16218 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.82 km E of Oroville, California · 16219 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.50 km W of Graeagle, California · 16223 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074844. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC.