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M2.0 earthquake 8 km W of Loleta, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km W of Loleta, California on Fri, Mar 18, 1983, 8:52 AM PST (16:52 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 40 km WSW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-03-18 16:52:11 UTC
Depth
19.4 km (12.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.651° N, 124.320° 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 6.4 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
289°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km SW of Scotia, California · 15904 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.914 km NE of Redcrest, California · 15904 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.213 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15904 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.12 km ENE of Garberville, California · 15903 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.428 km W of Trinidad, California · 15903 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.883 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15902 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.68 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15902 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.154 km W of Ferndale, California · 15901 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.511 km W of Hayfork, California · 15901 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.011 km NE of Ruth, California · 15900 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.132 km W of Ferndale, California · 15899 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.834 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15899 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.021 km W of Samoa, California · 15899 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 3.015 km NNW of Willow Creek, California · 15898 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.011 km SSW of Benbow, California · 15897 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.521 km W of Ferndale, California · 15897 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.617 km SW of Scotia, California · 15897 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.18 km SE of Burnt Ranch, California · 15896 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.739 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15895 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 3.012 km WSW of Trinidad, California · 15895 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 3.1off the coast of Northern California · 15895 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.9near the coast of Northern California · 15894 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.512 km WNW of Mad River, California · 15894 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.50 km NNE of Fieldbrook, California · 15894 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.035 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15893 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.841 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15892 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.025 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15892 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.121 km SW of Scotia, California · 15892 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.821 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15890 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.326 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15887 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.72 km WNW of Fortuna, California · 15885 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.135 km SW of Scotia, California · 15884 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.513 km ESE of Orick, California · 15884 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.326 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15881 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.727 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15881 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.78 km ESE of Hydesville, California · 15881 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.814 km SE of Indianola, California · 15879 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 3.487 km W of Ferndale, California · 15878 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.236 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15878 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.919 km WSW of Weott, California · 15878 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 2.07 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15877 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.926 km SW of Scotia, California · 15877 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 3.038 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15876 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.724 km WSW of Weott, California · 15875 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 1.758 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 15875 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.66 km NE of Mad River, California · 15874 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.314 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15874 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.62 km N of Indianola, California · 15874 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 3.950 km W of Ferndale, California · 15872 days ago · 85 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.88 km W of Rio Dell, California · 15872 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.760 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15871 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 3.834 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15871 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 2.025 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15871 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 2.021 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15871 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 3.535 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15871 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.119 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15871 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.939 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15870 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.619 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15870 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 2.419 km W of Ferndale, California · 15870 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.635 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15869 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 98.

Before

  1. 1.631 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15904 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.620 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15904 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.924 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15905 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.86 km N of Trinity Village, California · 15906 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.832 km SW of Scotia, California · 15907 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.032 km SW of Scotia, California · 15907 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.218 km W of Junction City, California · 15909 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.610 km ESE of Blue Lake, California · 15910 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.436 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15911 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.326 km SW of Scotia, California · 15912 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 3.734 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15912 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.813 km E of Fieldbrook, California · 15914 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.365 km WNW of Indianola, California · 15915 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.023 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15919 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.635 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15919 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.626 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15921 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.553 km W of Ferndale, California · 15922 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.125 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15924 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.65 km ESE of Blue Lake, California · 15926 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.721 km WSW of Weott, California · 15926 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1089322. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:11 PM UTC.