California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 18 km SE of Orick, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 18 km SE of Orick, California on Wed, Jan 20, 1982, 4:39 PM PST (00:39 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 59 km W of Trinidad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-01-21 00:39:52 UTC
Depth
22.2 km (13.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.165° 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 13.2 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
302°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.111 km E of Hydesville, California · 16311 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.559 km W of Trinidad, California · 16310 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.819 km NE of Hydesville, California · 16309 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.24 km WSW of Loleta, California · 16309 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.856 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16308 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.625 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16307 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.646 km W of Samoa, California · 16306 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.719 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16305 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.627 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16304 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.219 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16304 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.64 km SSE of Ferndale, California · 16302 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.119 km W of Hyampom, California · 16302 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.826 km WNW of Big Lagoon, California · 16301 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.018 km NE of Fieldbrook, California · 16301 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.827 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16300 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.466 km W of Trinidad, California · 16299 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.156 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16299 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.56 km SW of Scotia, California · 16299 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.918 km SW of Scotia, California · 16298 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.169 km W of Trinidad, California · 16298 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.134 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16298 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 3.67 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16296 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 3.56 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16296 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.111 km W of Samoa, California · 16295 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 3.34 km NW of Ferndale, California · 16294 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.573 km W of Trinidad, California · 16294 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 3.774 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16294 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.445 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16294 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.425 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16294 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.626 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16294 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.711 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16292 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.69 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 16292 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.615 km ESE of Indianola, California · 16289 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.716 km SW of Scotia, California · 16287 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.724 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16285 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.925 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16285 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.815 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16284 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.026 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16283 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.612 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 16282 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 4.465 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16281 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.415 km S of Ferndale, California · 16280 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.515 km S of Ferndale, California · 16280 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.223 km WNW of Hyampom, California · 16280 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.630 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16278 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 2.453 km W of Indianola, California · 16277 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.54 km NNW of Mad River, California · 16277 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.93 km N of Mad River, California · 16277 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 3.632 km W of Ferndale, California · 16276 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.95 km WNW of Loleta, California · 16274 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.617 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 16274 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.58 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 16272 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 2.213 km ENE of Mad River, California · 16271 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 2.37 km NW of Manila, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.520 km W of Indianola, California · 16269 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.554 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16267 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.123 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16265 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.125 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16265 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.411 km NNW of Ruth, California · 16265 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.86 km W of Loleta, California · 16263 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.16 km SE of Ferndale, California · 16262 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 1.513 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16318 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.811 km E of Redcrest, California · 16318 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.56 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16319 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.9near the coast of Northern California · 16321 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.64 km NNE of Myers Flat, California · 16322 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.415 km W of Mad River, California · 16324 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.48 km NE of Hydesville, California · 16324 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.015 km ENE of Redcrest, California · 16326 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.913 km SW of Hayfork, California · 16327 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.439 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16328 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.630 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16328 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.417 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16328 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.325 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16329 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 3.15 km WSW of McKinleyville, California · 16331 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.113 km NNW of Ruth, California · 16331 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.53 km S of Indianola, California · 16332 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.119 km NNE of Redcrest, California · 16332 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.516 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16332 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.41 km ENE of Loleta, California · 16333 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.710 km NNE of Redcrest, California · 16334 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071403. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.