California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km W of Redcrest, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km W of Redcrest, California on Thu, Jun 24, 1982, 7:50 AM PDT (14:50 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 28 km SW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-24 14:50:58 UTC
Depth
27.5 km (17.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.399° N, 123.980° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
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: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.033 km SW of Scotia, California · 16167 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.83 km N of McKinleyville, California · 16167 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.510 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16165 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.033 km SW of Scotia, California · 16165 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.530 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16163 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.968 km W of Indianola, California · 16163 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.9Northern California · 16161 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.116 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16161 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.0near the coast of Northern California · 16161 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.230 km SW of Scotia, California · 16159 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.918 km SW of Weott, California · 16158 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.633 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16157 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.229 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16157 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.614 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16157 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.941 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16157 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.218 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16157 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.52 km WSW of Willow Creek, California · 16157 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.56 km ESE of Fieldbrook, California · 16156 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.930 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16155 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.736 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16155 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.136 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16155 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.231 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16154 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.3near the coast of Northern California · 16153 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.736 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16151 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.58 km NW of Ferndale, California · 16150 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.8near the coast of Northern California · 16150 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.611 km S of Ferndale, California · 16148 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.627 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16147 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.24 km NE of Westhaven-Moonstone, California · 16147 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.534 km SW of Scotia, California · 16146 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.645 km W of Indianola, California · 16146 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.015 km ENE of Burnt Ranch, California · 16146 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.831 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16146 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.575 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16145 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.90 km WNW of Burnt Ranch, California · 16145 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 3.228 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16144 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.830 km SW of Scotia, California · 16144 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.66 km SW of Burnt Ranch, California · 16143 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.09 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 16143 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.61 km E of Trinidad, California · 16143 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.836 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16143 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.87 km W of Rio Dell, California · 16143 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.929 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16143 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.51 km SE of Westhaven-Moonstone, California · 16142 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.913 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16141 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 1.74 km S of Burnt Ranch, California · 16141 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.114 km S of Ferndale, California · 16141 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.614 km WSW of Hyampom, California · 16140 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.414 km W of Junction City, California · 16139 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.824 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16137 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 1.543 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16136 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.633 km SW of Scotia, California · 16136 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.213 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16136 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 2.832 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16135 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.325 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16134 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 2.117 km WSW of Weott, California · 16133 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.48 km SE of Laytonville, California · 16133 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.119 km WSW of Weott, California · 16133 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 3.321 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16133 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.622 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16133 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 1.844 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16167 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.323 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16168 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.732 km SW of Scotia, California · 16168 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.84 km E of Garberville, California · 16169 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.640 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16169 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.565 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16170 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.464 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16170 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.535 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16170 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.020 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16170 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.841 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16170 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.97 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16171 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.130 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16172 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.64 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16172 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.718 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16173 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.27 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 16173 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.83 km SE of Scotia, California · 16174 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.61 km NW of Weott, California · 16175 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.454 km W of Indianola, California · 16175 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.049 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16176 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.612 km SSE of Blue Lake, California · 16177 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075647. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:42 PM UTC.