California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 18 km NE of Nice, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 18 km NE of Nice, California on Mon, Jan 24, 1983, 9:10 AM PST (17:10 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 15 km SE of Paskenta, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-01-24 17:10:55 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.258° N, 122.720° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3Northern California · 15955 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.19 km ESE of Boonville, California · 15955 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.29 km ESE of Boonville, California · 15955 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.09 km ESE of Boonville, California · 15955 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.513 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 15954 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.97 km E of Willits, California · 15954 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.68 km ENE of Willits, California · 15954 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.19 km WNW of Cobb, California · 15954 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15952 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15951 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.411 km NW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15951 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15949 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15949 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.95 km SW of Cobb, California · 15949 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15949 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.91 km WNW of Princeton, California · 15948 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.623 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15948 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.017 km NW of Elk Creek, California · 15948 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.35 km SW of Cobb, California · 15948 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.520 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15948 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.37 km W of Cobb, California · 15947 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.526 km SSE of Covelo, California · 15947 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.111 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 15946 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15945 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.913 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 15945 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.610 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15945 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.62 km E of Calpella, California · 15945 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.57 km E of Willits, California · 15945 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.17 km W of Cobb, California · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.76 km ENE of Willits, California · 15944 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.49 km SE of Comptche, California · 15944 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15943 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 15942 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15942 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15941 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15940 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 15940 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.58 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15940 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15939 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.06 km W of Cobb, California · 15939 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 3.024 km SE of Covelo, California · 15937 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 2.620 km NW of Paskenta, California · 15936 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15935 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 15935 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 2.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 15935 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15933 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15932 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15932 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.57 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15932 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 1.79 km SE of Willits, California · 15931 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 1.63 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15931 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.723 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15931 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.53 km N of Healdsburg, California · 15931 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.98 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15930 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 15930 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.07 km E of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 15930 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.75 km SSW of Calistoga, California · 15930 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 15930 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 3.515 km SE of Paskenta, California · 15929 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.623 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15929 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 161.

Before

  1. 1.9Northern California · 15956 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.08 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15956 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 15956 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.624 km SE of Covelo, California · 15957 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.85 km SW of Cobb, California · 15958 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.77 km W of Cobb, California · 15960 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.97 km W of Cobb, California · 15960 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15961 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.15 km S of Cobb, California · 15961 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.55 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15961 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 15963 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.14 km WSW of Cobb, California · 15963 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.94 km S of Cobb, California · 15964 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 15964 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.99 km S of Hamilton City, California · 15964 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.021 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15964 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 15964 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 15965 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.36 km W of Cobb, California · 15965 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.68 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 15965 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1086660. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.