California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 19 km WSW of Weott, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 19 km WSW of Weott, California on Wed, Jul 28, 1982, 8:21 AM PDT (15:21 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-28 15:21:45 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.254° N, 124.138° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
172°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.321 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16129 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.622 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16129 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.546 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16129 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.821 km SW of Scotia, California · 16128 days ago · 41 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 3.628 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16127 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.5Northern California · 16127 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.616 km ESE of Burnt Ranch, California · 16127 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.735 km SW of Scotia, California · 16127 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.444 km W of Trinidad, California · 16126 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.816 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16126 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.015 km ESE of Burnt Ranch, California · 16126 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.470 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16126 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.33 km ESE of Manila, California · 16126 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.383 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16126 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.715 km W of Junction City, California · 16125 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.140 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16125 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.743 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16125 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.26 km SSW of Big Lagoon, California · 16123 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.630 km W of Trinidad, California · 16123 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.926 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16122 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.44 km N of Redway, California · 16119 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.911 km SW of Scotia, California · 16118 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.625 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16116 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 2.430 km SW of Scotia, California · 16114 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.07 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16113 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.38 km SSE of Ferndale, California · 16112 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.719 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16111 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.914 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16110 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.731 km SW of Scotia, California · 16109 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 3.048 km W of Ferndale, California · 16109 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 3.126 km SW of Scotia, California · 16109 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.314 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16108 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.226 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16107 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 3.138 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16107 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.037 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16107 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.742 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16106 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.63 km NW of McKinleyville, California · 16105 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.133 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16105 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.128 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16105 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.98 km SE of Laytonville, California · 16105 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.637 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16104 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.938 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16104 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.912 km W of Indianola, California · 16104 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.712 km W of Indianola, California · 16104 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.413 km W of Indianola, California · 16104 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.513 km W of Indianola, California · 16104 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.913 km W of Indianola, California · 16104 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.713 km W of Indianola, California · 16104 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.69 km WSW of Indianola, California · 16104 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.820 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16102 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.519 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16101 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.525 km SW of Scotia, California · 16100 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.011 km E of Blue Lake, California · 16099 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.718 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16099 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.730 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16099 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.811 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 16098 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.535 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16098 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.74 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16098 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.527 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16097 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 3.278 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16097 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 2.48 km SE of Laytonville, California · 16129 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.117 km WSW of Weott, California · 16129 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.325 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16130 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.832 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16131 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.213 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16132 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.633 km SW of Scotia, California · 16132 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.543 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16132 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.824 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16132 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.414 km W of Junction City, California · 16135 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.614 km WSW of Hyampom, California · 16135 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.114 km S of Ferndale, California · 16137 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.74 km S of Burnt Ranch, California · 16137 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.913 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16137 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.51 km SE of Westhaven-Moonstone, California · 16138 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.929 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16138 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.87 km W of Rio Dell, California · 16138 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.836 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16138 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.61 km E of Trinidad, California · 16139 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.09 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 16139 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.66 km SW of Burnt Ranch, California · 16139 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1076697. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.