California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8 km SW of Whitehawk, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Whitehawk, California on Sun, Oct 24, 1982, 1:04 PM PDT (20:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 5 km SSW of Graeagle, 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
1982-10-24 20:04:56 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.676° N, 120.631° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 10.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
290°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

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 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.23 km SSW of Chester, California · 16049 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.712 km SW of Bucks Lake, California · 16044 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.1Northern California · 16043 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.32 km NNE of Susanville, California · 16036 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.85 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16035 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.54 km SSE of Palermo, California · 16035 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.05 km SSW of Graeagle, California · 16034 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.45 km WSW of Susanville, California · 16033 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.17 km WNW of Susanville, California · 16033 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.99 km NW of Susanville, California · 16032 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.58 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16032 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.68 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16032 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.38 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 16030 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.67 km E of Downieville, California · 16021 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.17 km SSE of Sierra City, California · 16017 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.38 km N of Tahoe Vista, California · 16013 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.44 km SSW of Greenville, California · 16011 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.9Northern California · 16008 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.21 km SE of Graniteville, California · 16007 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.98 km NW of Newcastle, California · 16003 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.76 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 15999 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.77 km WNW of Tobin, California · 15993 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.77 km ENE of Lincoln, California · 15990 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.910 km NNW of Sierra City, California · 16052 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.315 km W of Chester, California · 16052 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.9Northern California · 16052 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16052 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.111 km SSW of Sattley, California · 16054 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.513 km W of Chester, California · 16056 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.313 km W of Chester, California · 16056 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.213 km W of Chester, California · 16056 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.515 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16056 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.913 km W of Chester, California · 16057 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.914 km W of Chester, California · 16058 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.715 km ESE of Mineral, California · 16058 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.013 km W of Chester, California · 16058 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.91 km SSE of Chester, California · 16058 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.83 km S of Chester, California · 16059 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.71 km W of Rackerby, California · 16069 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.59 km S of Kingvale, California · 16069 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.7Northern California · 16070 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.11 km WNW of Prattville, California · 16072 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.15 km SW of Chester, California · 16072 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1080724. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:00 AM UTC.