M1.7 earthquake 7 km NNW of Hyampom, California
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Hyampom, California on Tue, Nov 9, 1982, 1:50 PM PST (21:50 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 near the coast of Northern California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-11-09 21:50:39 UTC
- Depth
- 30.8 km (19.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.674° N, 123.491° W
- Region
- California
- 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 2.0 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 319°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 89 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.021 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16032 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.4near the coast of Northern California · 16031 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.731 km SW of Scotia, California · 16030 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.50 km NNE of Manila, California · 16029 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.523 km W of Hyampom, California · 16028 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.915 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16027 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.912 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16026 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.933 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16025 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.910 km ESE of Big Lagoon, California · 16024 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.17 km S of Willow Creek, California · 16024 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.831 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16024 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.55 km NNE of Hydesville, California · 16023 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.910 km W of Rio Dell, California · 16022 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.11 km SSW of Fields Landing, California · 16021 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.31 km SSW of Fields Landing, California · 16021 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.74 km W of Fields Landing, California · 16021 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.81 km SW of Fields Landing, California · 16021 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.11 km SSW of Fields Landing, California · 16021 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.41 km SW of Fields Landing, California · 16021 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.58 km SE of Blue Lake, California · 16021 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.816 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16020 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.514 km SSW of Mad River, California · 16020 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.820 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16018 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.939 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16018 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.432 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16016 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.834 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16015 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.915 km ESE of Klamath, California · 16013 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.98 km WSW of Indianola, California · 16013 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.9near the coast of Northern California · 16013 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.212 km NW of Manila, California · 16013 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.816 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16012 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.56 km S of Ferndale, California · 16011 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.66 km S of Ferndale, California · 16011 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.615 km WSW of Trinidad, California · 16011 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.138 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16011 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.65 km NNE of Hydesville, California · 16010 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.933 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16010 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.931 km SW of Scotia, California · 16010 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.033 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16009 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.228 km ENE of Covelo, California · 16007 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.41 km SSW of Fields Landing, California · 16006 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.89 km NE of Trinity Village, California · 16005 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.628 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16004 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.914 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16004 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.616 km WSW of Trinidad, California · 16003 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.628 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16002 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.838 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16002 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.09 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16001 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.323 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16000 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.65 km W of Hydesville, California · 16000 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.721 km WNW of Mad River, California · 16000 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.814 km NNE of Shelter Cove, California · 15999 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.839 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15999 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.4near the coast of Northern California · 15999 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.03 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15999 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.15 km W of Scotia, California · 15998 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.815 km SE of Indianola, California · 15998 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.52 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15998 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.8Northern California · 15997 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.93 km W of Scotia, California · 15996 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
The first 60 of 89.
Before
- 1.921 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16038 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.71 km SW of Lakehead, California · 16038 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.54 km SW of Lakehead, California · 16038 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.64 km W of Trinity Village, California · 16040 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.837 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16041 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.19 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16042 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.36 km WSW of Benbow, California · 16043 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.46 km WSW of Benbow, California · 16043 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.629 km SW of Scotia, California · 16044 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.910 km E of Redcrest, California · 16044 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.712 km NE of Miranda, California · 16044 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.631 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16045 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.310 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 16045 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.09 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 16045 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.814 km NW of Junction City, California · 16045 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.623 km WSW of Weott, California · 16046 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.521 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16047 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.127 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16048 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.24 km SSE of Westhaven-Moonstone, California · 16049 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.28 km SSW of Mad River, California · 16049 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1081622. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.