California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 7 km NNE of Belden, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Belden, California on Mon, Mar 28, 1983, 1:58 AM PST (09:58 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 11 km NW of Kingvale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-03-28 09:58:04 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.060° N, 121.204° 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 3.4 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
230°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.311 km NW of Kingvale, California · 15878 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.910 km N of Princeton, California · 15876 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.58 km SSE of Mineral, California · 15876 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.85 km WSW of Butte Meadows, California · 15875 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.99 km SW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 15875 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.56 km WSW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 15874 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.813 km SSW of Mineral, California · 15873 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.911 km S of Mineral, California · 15873 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.13 km NNW of Lake Almanor West, California · 15872 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.716 km S of Hamilton City, California · 15872 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.34 km WNW of Nord, California · 15871 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.613 km N of Princeton, California · 15863 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 3.610 km W of Manton, California · 15859 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.79 km NW of Hamilton City, California · 15856 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.05 km SSE of Hamilton City, California · 15854 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.814 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15838 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.76 km S of Chilcoot-Vinton, California · 15838 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.92 km N of Little Grass Valley, California · 15837 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.64 km W of Butte Meadows, California · 15834 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.014 km NNE of Mineral, California · 15833 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.65 km NW of Belden, California · 15829 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.78 km SSE of Johnsville, California · 15829 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.07 km W of Sierra City, California · 15828 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.313 km N of Soda Springs, California · 15888 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.715 km WSW of Chester, California · 15890 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.2Northern California · 15890 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.114 km E of Bella Vista, California · 15890 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.59 km SSW of Paradise, California · 15892 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.37 km WNW of Hamilton City, California · 15894 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.84 km S of Chester, California · 15894 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.73 km NNE of Old Station, California · 15894 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.03 km NNE of Old Station, California · 15894 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.010 km SE of Bend, California · 15895 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.34 km ESE of Chester, California · 15897 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.24 km N of Beckwourth, California · 15901 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.35 km W of Greenville, California · 15914 days ago · -2 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1089692. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.