M1.8 earthquake 11 km WSW of Redcrest, California

Magnitude

1.8 (md), micro

Local time

Fri, Aug 27, 1982, 8:58 PM PDT

UTC

1982-08-28 03:58:38 UTC

Depth

6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.346° N, 124.059° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.27

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

77°

Stations used

18

• Scotia, CaliforniaPopulation 850. Forecast15 kmSSE
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast29 kmSSE
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast201 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast869 kmNW

After

1. 2.535 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 28, 3:35 AM PDT · 16102 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
2. 1.74 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaSat, Aug 28, 1:49 PM PDT · 16102 days ago · 34 km deep · 44 km away
3. 1.527 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 28, 7:11 PM PDT · 16102 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away
4. 3.278 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 28, 7:18 PM PDT · 16102 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
5. 1.83 km NNE of Weott, CaliforniaSun, Aug 29, 2:11 AM PDT · 16101 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
6. 2.537 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Aug 29, 5:29 AM PDT · 16101 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
7. 1.634 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Aug 29, 8:36 AM PDT · 16101 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
8. 1.67 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaTue, Aug 31, 3:29 PM PDT · 16099 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
9. 1.643 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Aug 31, 5:39 PM PDT · 16099 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
10. 2.118 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Aug 31, 8:10 PM PDT · 16099 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
11. 3.010 km ENE of Redcrest, CaliforniaWed, Sep 1, 1:21 AM PDT · 16098 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
12. 2.910 km ENE of Redcrest, CaliforniaWed, Sep 1, 1:51 AM PDT · 16098 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
13. 1.624 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Sep 1, 6:24 AM PDT · 16098 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
14. 1.912 km NE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaThu, Sep 2, 4:42 PM PDT · 16097 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
15. 1.515 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Sep 2, 4:58 PM PDT · 16097 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
16. 2.254 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Sep 2, 5:14 PM PDT · 16097 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
17. 1.711 km NE of Phillipsville, CaliforniaThu, Sep 2, 9:59 PM PDT · 16097 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
18. 2.527 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, Sep 2, 11:13 PM PDT · 16097 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
19. 3.065 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Sep 3, 1:54 AM PDT · 16096 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
20. 2.410 km WSW of Douglas City, CaliforniaFri, Sep 3, 6:53 AM PDT · 16096 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
21. 3.346 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Sep 3, 9:38 AM PDT · 16096 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
22. 2.532 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Sep 3, 5:55 PM PDT · 16096 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
23. 2.564 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Sep 7, 2:27 AM PDT · 16092 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
24. 2.129 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Sep 7, 4:59 AM PDT · 16092 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
25. 1.631 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Sep 7, 5:10 AM PDT · 16092 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
26. 1.733 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Sep 7, 5:42 AM PDT · 16092 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
27. 1.528 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Sep 7, 7:40 AM PDT · 16092 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
28. 1.62 km WNW of Bayview, CaliforniaTue, Sep 7, 1:35 PM PDT · 16092 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
29. 2.414 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaTue, Sep 7, 6:52 PM PDT · 16092 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
30. 2.513 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Sep 8, 3:53 AM PDT · 16091 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
31. 2.020 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Sep 8, 1:33 PM PDT · 16091 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
32. 2.545 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Sep 8, 3:42 PM PDT · 16091 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
33. 3.362 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Sep 9, 4:26 AM PDT · 16090 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
34. 2.556 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Sep 9, 3:42 PM PDT · 16090 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
35. 1.78 km SE of Laytonville, CaliforniaThu, Sep 9, 5:36 PM PDT · 16090 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
36. 2.132 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Sep 11, 4:11 PM PDT · 16088 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
37. 3.120 km ENE of Ruth, CaliforniaSat, Sep 11, 11:51 PM PDT · 16088 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
38. 1.825 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Sep 12, 6:54 AM PDT · 16087 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
39. 1.726 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Sep 12, 12:04 PM PDT · 16087 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
40. 1.636 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Sep 12, 2:36 PM PDT · 16087 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
41. 1.634 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Sep 12, 2:37 PM PDT · 16087 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
42. 1.89 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Sep 13, 2:01 PM PDT · 16086 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
43. 1.57 km NW of Laytonville, CaliforniaTue, Sep 14, 5:20 PM PDT · 16085 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
44. 1.614 km NNE of Redcrest, CaliforniaWed, Sep 15, 12:37 AM PDT · 16085 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
45. 1.629 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Sep 16, 1:31 AM PDT · 16083 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
46. 3.010 km ESE of Pine Hills, CaliforniaThu, Sep 16, 3:26 AM PDT · 16083 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
47. 2.643 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Sep 16, 2:13 PM PDT · 16083 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
48. 1.616 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Sep 16, 9:38 PM PDT · 16083 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
49. 2.046 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Sep 17, 4:26 AM PDT · 16082 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
50. 1.627 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Sep 17, 9:38 PM PDT · 16082 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
51. 2.847 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Sep 18, 6:24 AM PDT · 16081 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
52. 1.610 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Sep 18, 8:41 AM PDT · 16081 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
53. 2.238 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Sep 18, 1:26 PM PDT · 16081 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
54. 1.615 km SSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaSat, Sep 18, 8:42 PM PDT · 16081 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
55. 1.76 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Sep 19, 1:49 PM PDT · 16080 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
56. 2.04 km E of Loleta, CaliforniaSun, Sep 19, 4:38 PM PDT · 16080 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
57. 2.0off the coast of Northern CaliforniaSun, Sep 19, 11:00 PM PDT · 16080 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
58. 2.819 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Sep 20, 2:56 AM PDT · 16079 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
59. 2.551 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Sep 21, 9:34 AM PDT · 16078 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
60. 2.09 km E of Hydesville, CaliforniaTue, Sep 21, 5:36 PM PDT · 16078 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 123.

Before

1. 1.730 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Aug 27, 4:38 PM PDT · 16103 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
2. 1.718 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Aug 27, 9:00 AM PDT · 16103 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
3. 2.011 km E of Blue Lake, CaliforniaFri, Aug 27, 8:44 AM PDT · 16103 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
4. 1.525 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Aug 26, 2:07 AM PDT · 16104 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
5. 1.519 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Aug 24, 10:10 PM PDT · 16106 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
6. 1.820 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Aug 24, 2:05 PM PDT · 16106 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
7. 1.69 km WSW of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Aug 22, 5:41 PM PDT · 16108 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
8. 1.713 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Aug 22, 2:37 PM PDT · 16108 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
9. 1.913 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Aug 22, 2:34 PM PDT · 16108 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
10. 2.513 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Aug 22, 2:27 PM PDT · 16108 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
11. 2.413 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Aug 22, 2:20 PM PDT · 16108 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
12. 1.712 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Aug 22, 2:20 PM PDT · 16108 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
13. 1.912 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Aug 22, 2:17 PM PDT · 16108 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
14. 1.938 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Aug 22, 12:08 AM PDT · 16109 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
15. 2.637 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Aug 22, 12:05 AM PDT · 16109 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
16. 1.98 km SE of Laytonville, CaliforniaSat, Aug 21, 2:21 PM PDT · 16109 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
17. 2.128 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 21, 9:27 AM PDT · 16109 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
18. 2.133 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 21, 7:59 AM PDT · 16109 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
19. 2.220 km ENE of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaSat, Aug 21, 5:33 AM PDT · 16109 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
20. 1.63 km NW of McKinleyville, CaliforniaFri, Aug 20, 8:22 PM PDT · 16110 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1078183. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:10 PM UTC.