California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 1 km SW of Fields Landing, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Fields Landing, California on Fri, Jul 8, 1983, 6:05 AM PDT (13:05 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 60 km WSW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-07-08 13:05:38 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.717° N, 124.223° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
178°
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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92 km S of Mad River, California · 15789 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.9near the coast of Northern California · 15788 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.820 km SE of Indianola, California · 15788 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.911 km W of Orick, California · 15786 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.75 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 15786 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.59 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15786 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.916 km SW of Scotia, California · 15786 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.19 km N of Mad River, California · 15786 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.17 km WNW of Big Lagoon, California · 15786 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.59 km NW of Big Lagoon, California · 15785 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.830 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 15785 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.652 km W of Indianola, California · 15784 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.03 km N of Mad River, California · 15784 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.17 km SW of Benbow, California · 15784 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 3.53 km SSE of Benbow, California · 15784 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.63 km SE of Benbow, California · 15784 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.618 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15784 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.127 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15783 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.76 km E of Redcrest, California · 15782 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.73 km W of Rio Dell, California · 15782 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.636 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15782 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.715 km NNW of Hayfork, California · 15782 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.04 km SE of Benbow, California · 15782 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.75 km SE of Benbow, California · 15782 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.033 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15782 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.820 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15782 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.633 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15782 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.715 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15782 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.637 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15782 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.617 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15781 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.582 km W of Ferndale, California · 15780 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.34 km SE of Benbow, California · 15780 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.7near the coast of Northern California · 15779 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.73 km SE of Benbow, California · 15779 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.515 km ENE of Fieldbrook, California · 15779 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.24 km SE of Blue Lake, California · 15778 days ago · 62 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 1.927 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15778 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.033 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15778 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 3.016 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15778 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.56 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15778 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.621 km NE of Hydesville, California · 15777 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.76 km E of Pine Hills, California · 15776 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.812 km WSW of Willow Creek, California · 15775 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 2.517 km SW of Willow Creek, California · 15775 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.522 km W of Indianola, California · 15774 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.626 km W of Indianola, California · 15774 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 2.035 km SW of Scotia, California · 15774 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.931 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15773 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 2.646 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15772 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 3.027 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15772 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 3.228 km WNW of Samoa, California · 15771 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 2.015 km SW of Scotia, California · 15771 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.480 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15770 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.617 km WSW of Trinidad, California · 15770 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.935 km WNW of Trinidad, California · 15770 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 3.117 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15770 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.624 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15769 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.717 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15769 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.930 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15768 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.512 km SW of Scotia, California · 15768 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.80 km SSW of Fields Landing, California · 15790 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.91 km SSW of Fields Landing, California · 15790 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.61 km WSW of Fields Landing, California · 15790 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.61 km SSW of Fields Landing, California · 15791 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.626 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15791 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.72 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 15792 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.950 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15792 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.613 km W of Indianola, California · 15792 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 3.020 km SW of Scotia, California · 15793 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.010 km NE of Hydesville, California · 15793 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.013 km W of Junction City, California · 15793 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.817 km W of Samoa, California · 15794 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.924 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15795 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.13 km NE of Redway, California · 15796 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.230 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15796 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.65 km SE of Ferndale, California · 15796 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.346 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15797 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.828 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15800 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.019 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15800 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.69 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 15801 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1098280. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:57 PM UTC.