California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 16 km W of Orick, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 16 km W of Orick, California on Wed, Jul 14, 1982, 8:00 AM PDT (15:00 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 62 km WNW of Indianola, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-14 15:00:53 UTC
Depth
33.3 km (20.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.308° N, 124.261° 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 4.4 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
326°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.627 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16147 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.24 km NE of Westhaven-Moonstone, California · 16146 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.645 km W of Indianola, California · 16146 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.015 km ENE of Burnt Ranch, California · 16146 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.90 km WNW of Burnt Ranch, California · 16145 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.228 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16144 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.66 km SW of Burnt Ranch, California · 16143 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.61 km E of Trinidad, California · 16143 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.87 km W of Rio Dell, California · 16143 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.51 km SE of Westhaven-Moonstone, California · 16142 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.74 km S of Burnt Ranch, California · 16141 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.114 km S of Ferndale, California · 16141 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.362 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16140 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.614 km WSW of Hyampom, California · 16140 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.213 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16136 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.325 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16134 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 3.321 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16133 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.622 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16133 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.070 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16133 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.444 km W of Trinidad, California · 16131 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.816 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16131 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.33 km ESE of Manila, California · 16130 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.26 km SSW of Big Lagoon, California · 16127 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.630 km W of Trinidad, California · 16127 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.926 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16127 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.07 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16117 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.38 km SSE of Ferndale, California · 16116 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.914 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16114 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 3.048 km W of Ferndale, California · 16113 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.314 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16112 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.63 km NW of McKinleyville, California · 16110 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.220 km ENE of Burnt Ranch, California · 16109 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.133 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16109 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.128 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16109 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.912 km W of Indianola, California · 16108 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.712 km W of Indianola, California · 16108 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.413 km W of Indianola, California · 16108 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 2.513 km W of Indianola, California · 16108 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.913 km W of Indianola, California · 16108 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.713 km W of Indianola, California · 16108 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.69 km WSW of Indianola, California · 16108 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.820 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16106 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.519 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16106 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.011 km E of Blue Lake, California · 16103 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.718 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16103 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.74 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16102 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.527 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16102 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.67 km W of Rio Dell, California · 16099 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.118 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16099 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.624 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16098 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.912 km NE of Blue Lake, California · 16097 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.527 km W of Trinidad, California · 16096 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.532 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16096 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.733 km W of Ferndale, California · 16092 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.62 km WNW of Bayview, California · 16092 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.414 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16092 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.513 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16091 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 3.362 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16090 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.611 km S of Ferndale, California · 16148 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.8near the coast of Northern California · 16149 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.58 km NW of Ferndale, California · 16150 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.491 km W of Trinidad, California · 16154 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.736 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16155 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.469 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16156 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.56 km ESE of Fieldbrook, California · 16156 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.52 km WSW of Willow Creek, California · 16157 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.218 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16157 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.614 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16157 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.229 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16157 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.0near the coast of Northern California · 16161 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 3.116 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16161 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.968 km W of Indianola, California · 16163 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.510 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16165 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.83 km N of McKinleyville, California · 16167 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 3.020 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16170 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.775 km W of Indianola, California · 16170 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.97 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16171 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.64 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16172 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1076233. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:03 PM UTC.