California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km ENE of Hydesville, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km ENE of Hydesville, California on Wed, Mar 3, 1982, 5:11 AM PST (13:11 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 45 km WSW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-03 13:11:26 UTC
Depth
23.1 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.596° N, 123.904° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.627 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16279 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.267 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16279 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.632 km SW of Scotia, California · 16279 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.737 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16278 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.58 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 16277 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.469 km W of Indianola, California · 16277 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.465 km W of Indianola, California · 16277 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.213 km ENE of Mad River, California · 16276 days ago · 63 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.37 km NW of Manila, California · 16276 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.728 km SW of Scotia, California · 16275 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.520 km W of Indianola, California · 16275 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.554 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16272 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.035 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16272 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.123 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16271 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.125 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16271 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.411 km NNW of Ruth, California · 16271 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.331 km SW of Scotia, California · 16270 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.86 km W of Loleta, California · 16268 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.16 km SE of Ferndale, California · 16267 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.5Northern California · 16267 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.83 km NE of Redway, California · 16266 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.521 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16266 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 3.611 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16266 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.552 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16266 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.027 km W of Indianola, California · 16265 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.120 km W of Ferndale, California · 16263 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.915 km S of Ferndale, California · 16262 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.733 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16262 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.934 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16261 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.013 km W of McKinleyville, California · 16261 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.65 km NW of Samoa, California · 16261 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.56 km ENE of Garberville, California · 16261 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.114 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16260 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.534 km SW of Scotia, California · 16259 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.014 km S of Ferndale, California · 16256 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.317 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16256 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 2.132 km SW of Scotia, California · 16255 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.136 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16252 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 3.58 km N of Mad River, California · 16251 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.347 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16251 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.327 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16250 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 3.129 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16250 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.97 km NNW of Mad River, California · 16250 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.98 km N of Mad River, California · 16250 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 1.9near the coast of Northern California · 16250 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.823 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16250 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.619 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16250 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.63 km WSW of Redway, California · 16247 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.35 km NW of Manila, California · 16245 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 2.114 km NNW of Willow Creek, California · 16244 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.720 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16244 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 2.443 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16244 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.165 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16243 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.411 km SW of Scotia, California · 16243 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.929 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16243 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 2.265 km W of Ferndale, California · 16242 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.122 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16242 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 2.314 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 16240 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 3.115 km ESE of Indianola, California · 16240 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 3.945 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16238 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 2.029 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16280 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.95 km WNW of Loleta, California · 16280 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.343 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16280 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.632 km W of Ferndale, California · 16281 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.27 km NNW of Alderpoint, California · 16281 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.631 km NW of Shelter Cove, California · 16282 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.937 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16283 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.93 km N of Mad River, California · 16283 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.54 km NNW of Mad River, California · 16283 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.453 km W of Indianola, California · 16283 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.630 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16283 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.23 km NE of Redway, California · 16285 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.223 km WNW of Hyampom, California · 16285 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.515 km S of Ferndale, California · 16285 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.23 km NE of Redway, California · 16286 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 3.03 km NE of Redway, California · 16286 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.415 km S of Ferndale, California · 16286 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 4.465 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16287 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.343 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16287 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.612 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 16288 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072596. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:55 AM UTC.