California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 31 km SW of Scotia, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 31 km SW of Scotia, California on Sun, Nov 14, 1982, 2:35 PM PST (22:35 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 near the coast of Northern California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-11-14 22:35:40 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.275° N, 124.356° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
255°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 103.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1081900. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC.