California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 15 km WSW of Scotia, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15 km WSW of Scotia, California on Sat, Feb 20, 1982, 11:02 PM PST (07:02 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 47 km W of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-21 07:02:15 UTC
Depth
20.9 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.421° N, 124.262° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
166°
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: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.147 km W of Ferndale, California · 16283 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.026 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16283 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.612 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 16282 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.343 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16282 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.465 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16281 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.415 km S of Ferndale, California · 16280 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.03 km NE of Redway, California · 16280 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.23 km NE of Redway, California · 16280 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.515 km S of Ferndale, California · 16280 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.292 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16279 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.223 km WNW of Hyampom, California · 16279 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.23 km NE of Redway, California · 16279 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.630 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16278 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.453 km W of Indianola, California · 16277 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.54 km NNW of Mad River, California · 16277 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.93 km N of Mad River, California · 16277 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 3.937 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16277 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.631 km NW of Shelter Cove, California · 16277 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.27 km NNW of Alderpoint, California · 16276 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 3.632 km W of Ferndale, California · 16276 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.680 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16275 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 3.284 km W of Indianola, California · 16275 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 3.343 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16275 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.95 km WNW of Loleta, California · 16274 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.029 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16274 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.617 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 16274 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.627 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16274 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.267 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.632 km SW of Scotia, California · 16273 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.737 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16272 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.58 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 16271 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 3.469 km W of Indianola, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 3.465 km W of Indianola, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.213 km ENE of Mad River, California · 16271 days ago · 63 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.37 km NW of Manila, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.728 km SW of Scotia, California · 16269 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.520 km W of Indianola, California · 16269 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 3.091 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16267 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.554 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16266 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.035 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16266 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.123 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16265 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.125 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16265 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.411 km NNW of Ruth, California · 16265 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.331 km SW of Scotia, California · 16264 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.86 km W of Loleta, California · 16263 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.16 km SE of Ferndale, California · 16262 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.5Northern California · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.83 km NE of Redway, California · 16261 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.521 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16261 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 3.611 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16260 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.552 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16260 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 2.027 km W of Indianola, California · 16259 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.691 km W of Ferndale, California · 16258 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.120 km W of Ferndale, California · 16257 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 2.915 km S of Ferndale, California · 16257 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.733 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16256 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.934 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16256 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 2.013 km W of McKinleyville, California · 16256 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 1.65 km NW of Samoa, California · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.56 km ENE of Garberville, California · 16255 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 2.111 km N of Laytonville, California · 16284 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.755 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16285 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.925 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16285 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.724 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16285 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.4near the coast of Northern California · 16286 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.716 km SW of Scotia, California · 16287 days ago · 30 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.615 km ESE of Indianola, California · 16289 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.631 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16290 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.653 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16291 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.69 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 16292 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.711 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16292 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.631 km SW of Scotia, California · 16293 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.495 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16293 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.626 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16293 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.425 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16293 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.633 km SW of Scotia, California · 16293 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.445 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16294 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 3.774 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16294 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.573 km W of Trinidad, California · 16294 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 3.34 km NW of Ferndale, California · 16294 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072333. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.