California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6 km SSE of Hayfork, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Hayfork, California on Sat, Jan 1, 1983, 8:27 PM PST (04:27 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 18 km SW of Scotia, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-01-02 04:27:00 UTC
Depth
19.8 km (12.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.503° N, 123.151° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 12.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
309°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.830 km W of Paskenta, California · 15978 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.019 km SE of Indianola, California · 15977 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.33 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15977 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.711 km ESE of Covelo, California · 15975 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.77 km SSE of Ferndale, California · 15975 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.725 km SE of Covelo, California · 15974 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.815 km SW of Scotia, California · 15972 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.624 km SW of Scotia, California · 15972 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.87 km W of Laytonville, California · 15972 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.11 km NNW of Redway, California · 15968 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.912 km ENE of Bend, California · 15968 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.517 km ENE of Weott, California · 15967 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.14 km WNW of Manila, California · 15967 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.50 km NE of Fortuna, California · 15966 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.624 km SW of Scotia, California · 15964 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.69 km SW of Scotia, California · 15964 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.68 km E of Rio Dell, California · 15963 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.66 km N of Trinity Village, California · 15962 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.09 km W of Rio Dell, California · 15959 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.624 km SE of Covelo, California · 15958 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.811 km SE of Millville, California · 15956 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.68 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15956 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.06 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 15955 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.06 km NW of Redway, California · 15954 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.45 km WNW of Hayfork, California · 15951 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.215 km NE of Leggett, California · 15950 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.017 km NW of Elk Creek, California · 15949 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.95 km SW of Burnt Ranch, California · 15949 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.121 km NNE of Redcrest, California · 15948 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.81 km NW of Garberville, California · 15948 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 3.118 km SW of Scotia, California · 15945 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.614 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15945 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.518 km SW of Scotia, California · 15945 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 3.024 km SE of Covelo, California · 15938 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.620 km NW of Paskenta, California · 15937 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.114 km W of Laytonville, California · 15927 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.721 km WSW of Weott, California · 15925 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.65 km ESE of Blue Lake, California · 15925 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.53 km WNW of Redding, California · 15923 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.817 km SW of Burnt Ranch, California · 15980 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.420 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15981 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.823 km SSE of Blue Lake, California · 15982 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.016 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 15983 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.79 km N of Laytonville, California · 15987 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.712 km ESE of Covelo, California · 15988 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.816 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15989 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.710 km SSE of Leggett, California · 15989 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.124 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 15990 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.35 km E of Loleta, California · 15992 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.63 km N of Ferndale, California · 15992 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.93 km W of Scotia, California · 15993 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.8Northern California · 15993 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.5near the coast of Northern California · 15994 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.52 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15995 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.815 km SE of Indianola, California · 15995 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.15 km W of Scotia, California · 15995 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.03 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15995 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 4.4near the coast of Northern California · 15995 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.814 km NNE of Shelter Cove, California · 15996 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1083771. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:46 PM UTC.