California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km S of Whitehawk, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km S of Whitehawk, California on Mon, Aug 2, 1982, 12:13 PM PDT (19:13 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km SE of Janesville, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-08-02 19:13:21 UTC
Depth
16.8 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.667° N, 120.546° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
267°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.010 km NW of Sunnyside-Tahoe City, California · 16129 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.811 km N of Soda Springs, California · 16128 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.97 km S of East Quincy, California · 16126 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.54 km NNE of Kings Beach, California · 16124 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.28 km SE of Janesville, California · 16119 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.79 km SW of Prattville, California · 16118 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.99 km SSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16118 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.38 km NE of Berry Creek, California · 16115 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.77 km NNE of Belden, California · 16112 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.66 km S of Floriston, California · 16108 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.63 km S of Oroville East, California · 16099 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.73 km NNW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16098 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.81 km NE of South Oroville, California · 16094 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.114 km WSW of Lake Almanor West, California · 16089 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.813 km ENE of Butte Meadows, California · 16088 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.72 km NNE of Chilcoot-Vinton, California · 16087 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.812 km W of Chester, California · 16080 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16080 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.712 km WSW of Chester, California · 16080 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.37 km SSW of Taylorsville, California · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.613 km W of Chester, California · 16078 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.713 km W of Chester, California · 16077 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.03 km E of Canyondam, California · 16073 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.810 km W of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 16133 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.8Northern California · 16133 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.43 km N of Camptonville, California · 16150 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.93 km WNW of Cromberg, California · 16150 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.67 km N of Pike, California · 16150 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.83 km ESE of Goodyears Bar, California · 16151 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.511 km NW of Sierra City, California · 16154 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.21 km NE of Canyondam, California · 16160 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1076860. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:58 AM UTC.