California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 3 km NNE of Weott, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Weott, California on Sun, Aug 29, 1982, 2:11 AM PDT (09:11 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 15 km WSW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-29 09:11:20 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.353° N, 123.913° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.537 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16099 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.634 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16099 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.67 km W of Rio Dell, California · 16097 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.643 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16097 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.118 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16097 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.010 km ENE of Redcrest, California · 16097 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.910 km ENE of Redcrest, California · 16097 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.624 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16096 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.912 km NE of Blue Lake, California · 16095 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.515 km SW of Scotia, California · 16095 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.254 km W of Ferndale, California · 16095 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.711 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 16095 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.527 km W of Trinidad, California · 16095 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 3.065 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16095 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.410 km WSW of Douglas City, California · 16094 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 3.346 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16094 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.532 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16094 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.564 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16091 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.129 km SW of Scotia, California · 16090 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.631 km SW of Scotia, California · 16090 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.733 km W of Ferndale, California · 16090 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.528 km SW of Scotia, California · 16090 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.62 km WNW of Bayview, California · 16090 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.414 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16090 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.513 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16089 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.020 km SW of Scotia, California · 16089 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.545 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16089 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.556 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16088 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.78 km SE of Laytonville, California · 16088 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.132 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16086 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 3.120 km ENE of Ruth, California · 16086 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.825 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16085 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.726 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16085 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.636 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16085 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.634 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16085 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.89 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16084 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.57 km NW of Laytonville, California · 16083 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.614 km NNE of Redcrest, California · 16083 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 1.629 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16082 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 3.010 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 16081 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.643 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16081 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.616 km SW of Scotia, California · 16081 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 2.046 km W of Ferndale, California · 16080 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.627 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16080 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 2.847 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16079 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.610 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16079 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 2.238 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16079 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.615 km SSW of Laytonville, California · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.76 km SW of Scotia, California · 16078 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.04 km E of Loleta, California · 16078 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.0off the coast of Northern California · 16078 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.819 km SW of Scotia, California · 16078 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 2.551 km W of Ferndale, California · 16076 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 2.09 km E of Hydesville, California · 16076 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 1.921 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16076 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.614 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16075 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.718 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16074 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 1.59 km ESE of Blue Lake, California · 16074 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.67 km ESE of Hydesville, California · 16074 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.87 km N of Redcrest, California · 16074 days ago · 53 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 1.527 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16100 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.74 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16100 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.535 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16100 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.811 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 16101 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.730 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16101 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.718 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16101 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.011 km E of Blue Lake, California · 16101 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.525 km SW of Scotia, California · 16103 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.519 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16104 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.820 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16104 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.69 km WSW of Indianola, California · 16106 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.713 km W of Indianola, California · 16106 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.913 km W of Indianola, California · 16106 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.513 km W of Indianola, California · 16106 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.413 km W of Indianola, California · 16106 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.712 km W of Indianola, California · 16106 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.912 km W of Indianola, California · 16106 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.938 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16107 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.637 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16107 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.98 km SE of Laytonville, California · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1078252. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:51 PM UTC.