M1.9 earthquake 18 km SW of Weott, California

Magnitude

1.9 (md), micro

Local time

Fri, Jul 2, 1982, 11:21 PM PDT

UTC

1982-07-03 06:21:49 UTC

Depth

11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.221° N, 124.100° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

171°

Stations used

14

• Shelter Cove, CaliforniaPopulation 693. Forecast21 kmN
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast42 kmS
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast200 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast860 kmNW

After

1. 2.633 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 4, 4:00 AM PDT · 16152 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
2. 2.229 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 4, 7:02 AM PDT · 16152 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
3. 1.614 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 4, 7:23 AM PDT · 16152 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
4. 2.941 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 4, 9:23 AM PDT · 16152 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
5. 2.218 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 4, 5:16 PM PDT · 16152 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
6. 1.52 km WSW of Willow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 4, 9:54 PM PDT · 16152 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
7. 1.56 km ESE of Fieldbrook, CaliforniaMon, Jul 5, 6:52 AM PDT · 16151 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
8. 1.930 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jul 6, 2:55 PM PDT · 16150 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
9. 2.736 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 6, 5:59 PM PDT · 16150 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
10. 2.136 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jul 6, 11:05 PM PDT · 16150 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
11. 2.231 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jul 7, 4:25 PM PDT · 16149 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
12. 2.3near the coast of Northern CaliforniaThu, Jul 8, 7:05 PM PDT · 16148 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
13. 2.736 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 10, 10:49 AM PDT · 16146 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
14. 1.58 km NW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 10, 11:15 PM PDT · 16146 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
15. 2.012 km N of Brooktrails, CaliforniaSun, Jul 11, 4:08 PM PDT · 16145 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.8near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSun, Jul 11, 11:07 PM PDT · 16145 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
17. 1.611 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jul 13, 2:05 AM PDT · 16143 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
18. 1.714 km N of Brooktrails, CaliforniaWed, Jul 14, 11:20 AM PDT · 16142 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
19. 1.627 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jul 14, 5:18 PM PDT · 16142 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
20. 2.24 km NE of Westhaven-Moonstone, CaliforniaWed, Jul 14, 11:02 PM PDT · 16142 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
21. 1.534 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Jul 15, 2:11 AM PDT · 16141 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
22. 2.645 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Jul 15, 12:59 PM PDT · 16141 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
23. 2.015 km ENE of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaThu, Jul 15, 4:25 PM PDT · 16141 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
24. 2.831 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jul 15, 7:53 PM PDT · 16141 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
25. 2.575 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jul 16, 5:55 AM PDT · 16140 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
26. 1.90 km WNW of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaFri, Jul 16, 11:59 AM PDT · 16140 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
27. 3.228 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaSat, Jul 17, 6:13 AM PDT · 16139 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
28. 1.830 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Jul 17, 10:19 AM PDT · 16139 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
29. 1.66 km SW of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaSun, Jul 18, 6:28 AM PDT · 16138 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
30. 2.09 km SSE of Laytonville, CaliforniaSun, Jul 18, 8:02 AM PDT · 16138 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
31. 1.61 km E of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Jul 18, 8:45 AM PDT · 16138 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
32. 2.836 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 18, 6:53 PM PDT · 16138 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
33. 1.87 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaSun, Jul 18, 8:04 PM PDT · 16138 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
34. 2.929 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 18, 9:06 PM PDT · 16138 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
35. 1.51 km SE of Westhaven-Moonstone, CaliforniaMon, Jul 19, 6:03 AM PDT · 16137 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
36. 2.913 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Jul 19, 11:27 PM PDT · 16137 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
37. 1.74 km S of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaTue, Jul 20, 10:13 AM PDT · 16136 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
38. 2.114 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jul 20, 3:15 PM PDT · 16136 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
39. 2.614 km WSW of Hyampom, CaliforniaWed, Jul 21, 8:33 PM PDT · 16135 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
40. 2.414 km W of Junction City, CaliforniaThu, Jul 22, 2:05 AM PDT · 16134 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
41. 2.824 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 24, 9:53 PM PDT · 16132 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
42. 1.543 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 25, 7:56 AM PDT · 16131 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
43. 2.633 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Jul 25, 9:42 AM PDT · 16131 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
44. 2.213 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 25, 11:38 AM PDT · 16131 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
45. 2.832 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jul 26, 1:54 AM PDT · 16130 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
46. 2.325 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jul 27, 3:52 AM PDT · 16129 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
47. 2.117 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaWed, Jul 28, 12:53 AM PDT · 16128 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
48. 2.48 km SE of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Jul 28, 8:04 AM PDT · 16128 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
49. 2.119 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaWed, Jul 28, 8:21 AM PDT · 16128 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
50. 3.321 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jul 28, 10:06 AM PDT · 16128 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
51. 1.622 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jul 28, 1:58 PM PDT · 16128 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
52. 3.546 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jul 28, 4:15 PM PDT · 16128 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
53. 2.821 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Jul 28, 7:17 PM PDT · 16128 days ago · 41 km deep · 19 km away
54. 3.628 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jul 30, 12:42 AM PDT · 16126 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
55. 2.5Northern CaliforniaFri, Jul 30, 1:36 AM PDT · 16126 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
56. 2.616 km ESE of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaFri, Jul 30, 2:12 AM PDT · 16126 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
57. 1.735 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Jul 30, 2:46 PM PDT · 16126 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
58. 2.816 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Jul 30, 8:25 PM PDT · 16126 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
59. 2.015 km ESE of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaSat, Jul 31, 6:35 AM PDT · 16125 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
60. 2.470 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 31, 3:43 PM PDT · 16125 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

1. 2.230 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Jul 2, 7:42 AM PDT · 16154 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
2. 2.0near the coast of Northern CaliforniaWed, Jun 30, 7:19 PM PDT · 16156 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
3. 3.116 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaWed, Jun 30, 7:18 PM PDT · 16156 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
4. 1.9Northern CaliforniaWed, Jun 30, 12:13 PM PDT · 16156 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
5. 1.913 km NNW of Brooktrails, CaliforniaMon, Jun 28, 5:25 PM PDT · 16158 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
6. 1.530 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 28, 9:59 AM PDT · 16158 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
7. 1.516 km NNE of Brooktrails, CaliforniaSun, Jun 27, 6:00 AM PDT · 16159 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
8. 2.033 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Jun 26, 12:47 PM PDT · 16160 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
9. 1.510 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 26, 8:02 AM PDT · 16160 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
10. 1.83 km N of McKinleyville, CaliforniaThu, Jun 24, 2:12 PM PDT · 16162 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
11. 3.033 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Jun 24, 9:29 AM PDT · 16162 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
12. 1.72 km W of Redcrest, CaliforniaThu, Jun 24, 7:50 AM PDT · 16162 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
13. 1.844 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 24, 1:37 AM PDT · 16162 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
14. 3.323 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 23, 4:22 AM PDT · 16163 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
15. 1.732 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Jun 23, 3:36 AM PDT · 16163 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
16. 1.84 km E of Garberville, CaliforniaTue, Jun 22, 11:42 AM PDT · 16164 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
17. 1.640 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 22, 3:58 AM PDT · 16164 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
18. 3.565 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 21, 6:42 PM PDT · 16165 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
19. 2.464 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 21, 6:40 PM PDT · 16165 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
20. 2.535 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 21, 12:29 PM PDT · 16165 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075902. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:05 PM UTC.