California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km WNW of Loleta, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Loleta, California on Tue, Mar 2, 1982, 9:49 PM PST (05:49 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 29 km SW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-03 05:49:22 UTC
Depth
22.5 km (14.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.657° N, 124.286° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.029 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16274 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.617 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 16274 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.627 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16274 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.267 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.632 km SW of Scotia, California · 16273 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.737 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16272 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.58 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 16272 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 3.469 km W of Indianola, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.465 km W of Indianola, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.213 km ENE of Mad River, California · 16271 days ago · 63 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.37 km NW of Manila, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.728 km SW of Scotia, California · 16270 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.520 km W of Indianola, California · 16269 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.091 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16267 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.554 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16267 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.035 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16266 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.123 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16265 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.125 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16265 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.411 km NNW of Ruth, California · 16265 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.331 km SW of Scotia, California · 16264 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.86 km W of Loleta, California · 16263 days ago · 24 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.16 km SE of Ferndale, California · 16262 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.5Northern California · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.83 km NE of Redway, California · 16261 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.521 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16261 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 3.611 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16260 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.552 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16260 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.027 km W of Indianola, California · 16259 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.691 km W of Ferndale, California · 16258 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.120 km W of Ferndale, California · 16257 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.915 km S of Ferndale, California · 16257 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.733 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16256 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.934 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16256 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.013 km W of McKinleyville, California · 16256 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.65 km NW of Samoa, California · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.56 km ENE of Garberville, California · 16255 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.114 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16255 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 1.534 km SW of Scotia, California · 16253 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.014 km S of Ferndale, California · 16251 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.317 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16250 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.132 km SW of Scotia, California · 16250 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 2.136 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16247 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 3.58 km N of Mad River, California · 16246 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 2.691 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.347 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16245 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.327 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16245 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 3.129 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16245 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.97 km NNW of Mad River, California · 16245 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.98 km N of Mad River, California · 16244 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.9near the coast of Northern California · 16244 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.823 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16244 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.619 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16244 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 2.63 km WSW of Redway, California · 16242 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 2.35 km NW of Manila, California · 16240 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 3.071 km W of Ferndale, California · 16239 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.114 km NNW of Willow Creek, California · 16238 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 1.720 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16238 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 2.443 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16238 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 2.165 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16237 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 2.411 km SW of Scotia, California · 16237 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

  1. 3.343 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16275 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.284 km W of Indianola, California · 16275 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.680 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16275 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.632 km W of Ferndale, California · 16276 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.27 km NNW of Alderpoint, California · 16276 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.631 km NW of Shelter Cove, California · 16277 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.937 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16277 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.93 km N of Mad River, California · 16277 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.54 km NNW of Mad River, California · 16277 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.453 km W of Indianola, California · 16278 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.630 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16278 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.23 km NE of Redway, California · 16279 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.223 km WNW of Hyampom, California · 16280 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 3.292 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16280 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.515 km S of Ferndale, California · 16280 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.23 km NE of Redway, California · 16280 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 3.03 km NE of Redway, California · 16280 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.415 km S of Ferndale, California · 16280 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 4.465 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16281 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.343 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16282 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072589. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC.