California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km S of Benbow, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km S of Benbow, California on Sat, Sep 25, 1982, 3:09 PM PDT (22:09 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 34 km WSW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-09-25 22:09:24 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.991° N, 123.783° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
152°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km NW of Laytonville, California · 16068 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.65 km SE of Ferndale, California · 16067 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.517 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16066 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.934 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16065 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.627 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16065 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.543 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16064 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.76 km ENE of Willits, California · 16063 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.518 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16063 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.714 km NW of Brooktrails, California · 16063 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.514 km ENE of Weott, California · 16062 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.721 km WNW of Mad River, California · 16062 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.320 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16061 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.621 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16061 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.526 km W of Hyampom, California · 16061 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.936 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16061 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.729 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16060 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.738 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16058 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.525 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16057 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.55 km ENE of Laytonville, California · 16055 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.77 km NNE of Mad River, California · 16055 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.437 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16054 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.79 km ENE of Benbow, California · 16053 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.455 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16053 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 3.315 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16052 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.216 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16051 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.621 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16050 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.635 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16049 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.910 km S of Douglas City, California · 16049 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16049 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.634 km SW of Scotia, California · 16049 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.829 km SW of Scotia, California · 16049 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 3.3near the coast of Northern California · 16049 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.037 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16048 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.940 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16047 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.717 km SW of Scotia, California · 16047 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.730 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16046 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.110 km S of Ferndale, California · 16046 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.910 km S of Ferndale, California · 16046 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.98 km SE of Blue Lake, California · 16044 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.937 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16044 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.821 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 16043 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.08 km ESE of Willits, California · 16043 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.55 km NNE of Hydesville, California · 16043 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.939 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16043 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.2near the coast of Northern California · 16043 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.941 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16042 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.624 km SE of Covelo, California · 16042 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 2.426 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16041 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.628 km SW of Scotia, California · 16039 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.522 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16038 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.28 km SSW of Mad River, California · 16037 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.521 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16035 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.623 km WSW of Weott, California · 16034 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 2.09 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 16033 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.310 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 16033 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.631 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16033 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.712 km NE of Miranda, California · 16032 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.910 km E of Redcrest, California · 16032 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.629 km SW of Scotia, California · 16032 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.46 km WSW of Benbow, California · 16031 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 2.419 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16068 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.636 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16068 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.724 km SE of Covelo, California · 16069 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.024 km SE of Covelo, California · 16069 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.823 km SE of Covelo, California · 16069 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.124 km SE of Covelo, California · 16069 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.024 km SE of Covelo, California · 16069 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.824 km SE of Covelo, California · 16069 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.08 km NNW of Leggett, California · 16069 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.87 km N of Redcrest, California · 16070 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.67 km ESE of Hydesville, California · 16070 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.59 km ESE of Blue Lake, California · 16070 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.718 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16071 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.614 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16071 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.921 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16072 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.09 km E of Hydesville, California · 16072 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.819 km SW of Scotia, California · 16074 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.04 km E of Loleta, California · 16074 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.76 km SW of Scotia, California · 16074 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.615 km SSW of Laytonville, California · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1079566. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.