California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 3 km WNW of Redding, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Redding, California on Fri, Feb 25, 1983, 11:39 PM PST (07:39 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 10 km W of Manton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-02-26 07:39:49 UTC
Depth
24.5 km (15.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.593° N, 122.436° 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, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.218 km W of Junction City, California · 15907 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.86 km N of Trinity Village, California · 15904 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.010 km SE of Bend, California · 15903 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.03 km NNE of Old Station, California · 15902 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.73 km NNE of Old Station, California · 15902 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.37 km WNW of Hamilton City, California · 15902 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.511 km W of Hayfork, California · 15898 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.114 km E of Bella Vista, California · 15898 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.610 km ENE of Ruth, California · 15898 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.011 km NE of Ruth, California · 15898 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 3.129 km NNW of Junction City, California · 15898 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.715 km WSW of Chester, California · 15897 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.18 km SE of Burnt Ranch, California · 15894 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 3.126 km W of Paskenta, California · 15887 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.70 km SSW of Lakehead, California · 15885 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.211 km N of Lakehead, California · 15885 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.58 km SSE of Mineral, California · 15884 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.85 km WSW of Butte Meadows, California · 15883 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.019 km ESE of McCloud, California · 15882 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.813 km SSW of Mineral, California · 15881 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.911 km S of Mineral, California · 15880 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.34 km WNW of Nord, California · 15879 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.66 km NE of Mad River, California · 15872 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.96 km ESE of Redding, California · 15869 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.713 km N of Burney, California · 15869 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.524 km ENE of McCloud, California · 15868 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 3.610 km W of Manton, California · 15867 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.79 km NW of Hamilton City, California · 15864 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.617 km ESE of McCloud, California · 15863 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.018 km SW of Old Station, California · 15928 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.515 km SE of Paskenta, California · 15929 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.620 km NW of Paskenta, California · 15937 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.718 km N of Big Bend, California · 15940 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.0Northern California · 15948 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.95 km SW of Burnt Ranch, California · 15948 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.017 km NW of Elk Creek, California · 15948 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.45 km WNW of Hayfork, California · 15950 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.210 km NNW of Burney, California · 15952 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1088465. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:15 PM UTC.