California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17 km ENE of Hydesville, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km ENE of Hydesville, California on Sun, Jun 13, 1982, 8:36 AM PDT (15:36 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 35 km SSW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-13 15:36:55 UTC
Depth
22.2 km (13.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.601° N, 123.901° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.935 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16172 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.916 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16171 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.16 km SSW of Fortuna, California · 16171 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.612 km SSE of Blue Lake, California · 16171 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.049 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16170 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.454 km W of Indianola, California · 16169 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.61 km NW of Weott, California · 16169 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.83 km SE of Scotia, California · 16168 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.27 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 16167 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.718 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16167 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.64 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16166 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.130 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16166 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.97 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16165 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.841 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16164 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 3.020 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16164 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.535 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16164 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.464 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16164 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.565 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16164 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.640 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16163 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.84 km E of Garberville, California · 16163 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.732 km SW of Scotia, California · 16162 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 3.323 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16162 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.844 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16161 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.72 km W of Redcrest, California · 16161 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 3.033 km SW of Scotia, California · 16161 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.83 km N of McKinleyville, California · 16161 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.510 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16159 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.033 km SW of Scotia, California · 16159 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.530 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16157 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.968 km W of Indianola, California · 16157 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.9Northern California · 16155 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 3.116 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16155 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.0near the coast of Northern California · 16155 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.230 km SW of Scotia, California · 16153 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.918 km SW of Weott, California · 16152 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.633 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16151 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 2.229 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16151 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.614 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16151 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.941 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16151 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 2.218 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16151 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 1.52 km WSW of Willow Creek, California · 16151 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.56 km ESE of Fieldbrook, California · 16150 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.930 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16149 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.736 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16149 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.136 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16148 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.231 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16148 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.3near the coast of Northern California · 16147 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.736 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16145 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 1.58 km NW of Ferndale, California · 16144 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.8near the coast of Northern California · 16143 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.611 km S of Ferndale, California · 16142 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 2.516 km W of Orick, California · 16141 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.627 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16141 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.24 km NE of Westhaven-Moonstone, California · 16140 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.534 km SW of Scotia, California · 16140 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 2.645 km W of Indianola, California · 16140 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.015 km ENE of Burnt Ranch, California · 16140 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.831 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16140 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.90 km WNW of Burnt Ranch, California · 16139 days ago · 31 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 3.228 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16138 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 1.614 km NNE of Redcrest, California · 16172 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.040 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16174 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.123 km W of Ferndale, California · 16177 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.52 km NE of Redway, California · 16177 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.153 km W of Indianola, California · 16178 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.233 km SW of Scotia, California · 16180 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.25 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 16181 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.818 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16181 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.833 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16181 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.417 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16182 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.62 km NNW of Ferndale, California · 16182 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.63 km NW of Ferndale, California · 16183 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.62 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16183 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.946 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16185 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.634 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16185 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.228 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16185 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.26 km SW of Scotia, California · 16186 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.624 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16186 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.18 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 16189 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 3.310 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16189 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075308. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.