California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km NE of Hydesville, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Hydesville, California on Sat, May 14, 1983, 4:14 AM PDT (11:14 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 16 km WNW of Indianola, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-14 11:14:11 UTC
Depth
22.5 km (14.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.607° N, 124.027° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.816 km WNW of Indianola, California · 15836 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.030 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15836 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.725 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15836 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.710 km SE of Blue Lake, California · 15834 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.461 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15834 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.869 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15834 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.515 km N of Laytonville, California · 15830 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.538 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15830 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.731 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15829 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.65 km NNW of Redway, California · 15829 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.57 km NE of Fortuna, California · 15826 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 3.961 km W of Ferndale, California · 15825 days ago · 56 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.338 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15824 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15824 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.95 km S of Ferndale, California · 15823 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.544 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15821 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.05 km SE of Benbow, California · 15820 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.734 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15820 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.733 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15819 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.88 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15818 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.514 km NE of Hydesville, California · 15818 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.013 km NW of Samoa, California · 15817 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.232 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15817 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.35 km E of Scotia, California · 15816 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 3.031 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15816 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.617 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15814 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.614 km SW of Mad River, California · 15811 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.829 km ESE of Ruth, California · 15810 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.428 km ESE of Ruth, California · 15810 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.828 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15809 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.225 km W of Ferndale, California · 15808 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.028 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15806 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 3.237 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15804 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.720 km W of Hyampom, California · 15804 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.514 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15803 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.665 km W of Ferndale, California · 15803 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.930 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15803 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.53 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 15803 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.06 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 15802 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 3.140 km W of Ferndale, California · 15802 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 3.232 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15801 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 1.7near the coast of Northern California · 15800 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.625 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15800 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.613 km SE of Leggett, California · 15799 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.151 km W of Ferndale, California · 15799 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.722 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15799 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.56 km NNE of Hydesville, California · 15799 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 3.138 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15798 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.134 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15797 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 1.65 km NNE of Redcrest, California · 15797 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.525 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15797 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.726 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15796 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 3.139 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15796 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.722 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15795 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.727 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15795 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 2.229 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15795 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.037 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15795 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.627 km SW of Scotia, California · 15795 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.69 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 15793 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 2.019 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15792 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 2.419 km NE of Trinity Village, California · 15838 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.917 km SW of Scotia, California · 15838 days ago · 32 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.129 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15838 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.136 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15839 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.743 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15839 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.214 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15840 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.443 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15841 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.7near the coast of Northern California · 15842 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.735 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15842 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.025 km WNW of Samoa, California · 15843 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.726 km NE of Trinity Village, California · 15844 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.614 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 15844 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.911 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 15845 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.736 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15845 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.831 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15845 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.132 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15846 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.624 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15850 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.026 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15850 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.924 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15850 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.74 km SE of Leggett, California · 15851 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1094474. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.