California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km ENE of Covelo, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Covelo, California on Sun, May 16, 1982, 9:06 PM PDT (04:06 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 8 km NNW of Paskenta, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-17 04:06:29 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.823° N, 123.180° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
169°
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: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.78 km NNW of Paskenta, California · 16197 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.08 km ESE of Willits, California · 16197 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.97 km NE of Covelo, California · 16195 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.78 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16194 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.815 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 16193 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.67 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16193 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.00 km NNE of Calpella, California · 16191 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.77 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16191 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.730 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16191 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.08 km NNE of Ruth, California · 16190 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.724 km WNW of Elk Creek, California · 16188 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.817 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16187 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.63 km W of Calpella, California · 16187 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.77 km NE of Covelo, California · 16185 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.313 km N of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16183 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.83 km ENE of Talmage, California · 16183 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.219 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16183 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.413 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 16182 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.119 km WNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 16180 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.52 km NE of Redway, California · 16177 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.822 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16177 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.93 km E of Calpella, CA · 16175 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.67 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 16173 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.614 km NNE of Redcrest, California · 16173 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.52 km E of Kelseyville, California · 16172 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.57 km NNW of Potter Valley, California · 16171 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 2.215 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 16171 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.04 km NE of Talmage, California · 16171 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.64 km NE of Talmage, California · 16169 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.61 km NW of Weott, California · 16169 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.822 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16167 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.622 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16167 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.322 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16167 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.922 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16167 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.922 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16167 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.122 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16167 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.95 km NE of Brooktrails, California · 16167 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 2.522 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16166 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.517 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16166 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.84 km E of Garberville, California · 16163 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.723 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16163 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.523 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16162 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.72 km W of Redcrest, California · 16161 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.516 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 16158 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 1.818 km E of Potter Valley, California · 16158 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.61 km NE of Calpella, California · 16157 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.913 km NNW of Brooktrails, California · 16157 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.9Northern California · 16155 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.918 km SW of Weott, California · 16153 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.94 km SSE of Calpella, California · 16152 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.56 km ENE of Hopland, California · 16148 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.87 km ESE of Willits, California · 16148 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.84 km SSE of Calpella, California · 16148 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.924 km SE of Covelo, California · 16148 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.216 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 16145 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.615 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16145 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 2.48 km SW of Willows, California · 16144 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.012 km N of Brooktrails, California · 16144 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 1.816 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16144 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 2.10 km NE of North Lakeport, California · 16143 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 1.86 km NE of Willits, California · 16201 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.017 km ESE of Alderpoint, California · 16201 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.411 km SE of Paskenta, California · 16201 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.823 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16204 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.820 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16206 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.94 km SW of Redcrest, California · 16207 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.65 km NNE of Mad River, California · 16209 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.714 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 16209 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.610 km ESE of Willits, California · 16210 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.69 km ESE of Willits, California · 16211 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.77 km N of Brooktrails, CA · 16212 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.98 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 16215 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.124 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16216 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.924 km W of Stonyford, California · 16219 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.5Northern California · 16220 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.522 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 16221 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.022 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16222 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.621 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 16222 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.48 km NNE of Comptche, California · 16222 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.818 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 16225 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074502. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.