M1.8 earthquake 20 km WSW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

1.8 (md), micro

Local time

Sat, Jul 16, 1983, 10:41 PM PDT

UTC

1983-07-17 05:41:46 UTC

Depth

22.2 km (13.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.488° N, 124.475° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 6.7 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

290°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast20 kmWSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast30 kmWSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast240 kmWNW

After

1. 1.633 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 16, 10:47 PM PDT · 15775 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
2. 1.715 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 17, 12:43 AM PDT · 15775 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
3. 1.637 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 17, 3:46 AM PDT · 15775 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
4. 1.617 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 17, 1:12 PM PDT · 15775 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
5. 2.582 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jul 18, 8:09 AM PDT · 15774 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
6. 2.34 km SE of Benbow, CaliforniaMon, Jul 18, 11:42 PM PDT · 15773 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
7. 2.7near the coast of Northern CaliforniaTue, Jul 19, 6:01 AM PDT · 15773 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
8. 2.6105 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jul 19, 7:31 AM PDT · 15773 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
9. 1.73 km SE of Benbow, CaliforniaTue, Jul 19, 6:14 PM PDT · 15772 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
10. 2.515 km ENE of Fieldbrook, CaliforniaTue, Jul 19, 6:43 PM PDT · 15772 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
11. 2.24 km SE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaWed, Jul 20, 4:47 AM PDT · 15772 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away
12. 1.927 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jul 20, 9:25 AM PDT · 15772 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
13. 2.033 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jul 20, 2:12 PM PDT · 15772 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
14. 3.016 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jul 20, 4:25 PM PDT · 15772 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
15. 1.56 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jul 20, 9:23 PM PDT · 15771 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
16. 1.621 km NE of Hydesville, CaliforniaFri, Jul 22, 1:28 AM PDT · 15770 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
17. 1.76 km E of Pine Hills, CaliforniaFri, Jul 22, 8:55 AM PDT · 15770 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
18. 2.114 km WSW of Leggett, CaliforniaSat, Jul 23, 6:04 AM PDT · 15769 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
19. 1.812 km WSW of Willow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Jul 23, 7:52 PM PDT · 15768 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
20. 2.517 km SW of Willow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 24, 12:43 AM PDT · 15768 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
21. 2.522 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Jul 24, 5:11 PM PDT · 15767 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
22. 1.626 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Jul 24, 5:13 PM PDT · 15767 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
23. 2.035 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Jul 25, 3:59 AM PDT · 15767 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
24. 1.931 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jul 25, 5:01 PM PDT · 15766 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
25. 2.646 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jul 26, 3:21 PM PDT · 15766 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
26. 3.027 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jul 27, 1:10 AM PDT · 15765 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
27. 3.228 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaWed, Jul 27, 8:57 AM PDT · 15765 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
28. 2.015 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Jul 27, 1:11 PM PDT · 15765 days ago · 34 km deep · 25 km away
29. 2.480 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jul 28, 10:35 AM PDT · 15764 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
30. 2.617 km WSW of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Jul 29, 2:10 AM PDT · 15763 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
31. 2.935 km WNW of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Jul 29, 2:42 AM PDT · 15763 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
32. 3.117 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jul 29, 3:56 AM PDT · 15763 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
33. 1.624 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jul 29, 5:16 AM PDT · 15763 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
34. 1.717 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jul 29, 5:03 PM PDT · 15762 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
35. 3.1107 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 30, 10:18 AM PDT · 15762 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
36. 1.930 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 30, 7:20 PM PDT · 15761 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
37. 1.512 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Jul 31, 12:56 AM PDT · 15761 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
38. 1.743 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 31, 1:14 AM PDT · 15761 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
39. 1.712 km NNE of Redcrest, CaliforniaSun, Jul 31, 9:31 PM PDT · 15760 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
40. 1.917 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Aug 1, 10:07 AM PDT · 15760 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
41. 2.318 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaMon, Aug 1, 10:18 AM PDT · 15760 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
42. 1.725 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Aug 2, 1:09 PM PDT · 15759 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
43. 1.613 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Aug 2, 4:56 PM PDT · 15758 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
44. 2.230 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Aug 4, 5:45 PM PDT · 15756 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
45. 2.826 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Aug 4, 6:29 PM PDT · 15756 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
46. 1.915 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Aug 5, 12:54 PM PDT · 15756 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
47. 2.03 km SE of Benbow, CaliforniaSat, Aug 6, 3:05 AM PDT · 15755 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
48. 1.929 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Aug 6, 2:21 PM PDT · 15755 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
49. 1.942 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSat, Aug 6, 7:46 PM PDT · 15754 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
50. 1.547 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 6, 8:46 PM PDT · 15754 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
51. 2.437 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Aug 7, 2:44 AM PDT · 15754 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
52. 2.337 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Aug 7, 3:27 AM PDT · 15754 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
53. 2.425 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Aug 7, 9:04 AM PDT · 15754 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
54. 1.811 km W of Hyampom, CaliforniaTue, Aug 9, 4:11 AM PDT · 15752 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
55. 1.62 km NW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaTue, Aug 9, 6:55 PM PDT · 15751 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
56. 1.620 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Aug 10, 1:23 AM PDT · 15751 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
57. 1.56 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Aug 10, 3:29 PM PDT · 15751 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
58. 1.831 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Aug 11, 3:14 AM PDT · 15750 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
59. 1.923 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Aug 11, 9:20 AM PDT · 15750 days ago · 24 km deep · 3 km away
60. 1.613 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Aug 11, 1:03 PM PDT · 15750 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 2.033 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 16, 8:43 PM PDT · 15775 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
2. 1.75 km SE of Benbow, CaliforniaSat, Jul 16, 8:42 PM PDT · 15775 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
3. 2.04 km SE of Benbow, CaliforniaSat, Jul 16, 8:27 PM PDT · 15775 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
4. 1.636 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 16, 3:15 PM PDT · 15776 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
5. 1.73 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaSat, Jul 16, 5:56 AM PDT · 15776 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
6. 1.76 km E of Redcrest, CaliforniaSat, Jul 16, 5:38 AM PDT · 15776 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
7. 2.127 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jul 15, 9:14 AM PDT · 15777 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
8. 1.618 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Jul 15, 1:31 AM PDT · 15777 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
9. 2.63 km SE of Benbow, CaliforniaFri, Jul 15, 12:18 AM PDT · 15777 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
10. 3.53 km SSE of Benbow, CaliforniaFri, Jul 15, 12:16 AM PDT · 15777 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
11. 2.17 km SW of Benbow, CaliforniaFri, Jul 15, 12:01 AM PDT · 15777 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
12. 2.03 km N of Mad River, CaliforniaThu, Jul 14, 8:10 PM PDT · 15777 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
13. 2.652 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Jul 14, 7:07 PM PDT · 15777 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
14. 2.830 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaWed, Jul 13, 11:10 PM PDT · 15778 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
15. 2.59 km NW of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaWed, Jul 13, 9:41 AM PDT · 15779 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
16. 2.17 km WNW of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaTue, Jul 12, 9:43 PM PDT · 15779 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
17. 2.19 km N of Mad River, CaliforniaTue, Jul 12, 4:10 PM PDT · 15780 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
18. 2.130 km WSW of Leggett, CaliforniaTue, Jul 12, 3:38 PM PDT · 15780 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
19. 1.916 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Jul 12, 3:09 PM PDT · 15780 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
20. 2.59 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jul 12, 10:55 AM PDT · 15780 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1098708. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.