M2.9 earthquake 11 km W of Orick, California

Magnitude

2.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Tue, Jul 12, 1983, 7:41 AM PDT

UTC

1983-07-12 14:41:50 UTC

Depth

9.7 km (6.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

41.269° N, 124.191° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 6.2 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

330°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

6

• Westhaven-Moonstone, CaliforniaPopulation 1,205. Forecast26 kmNNW
• McKinleyville, CaliforniaPopulation 15,177. Forecast37 kmNNW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast263 kmNW

After

1. 2.75 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaTue, Jul 12, 8:09 AM PDT · 15788 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
2. 2.59 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jul 12, 10:55 AM PDT · 15788 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
3. 1.916 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Jul 12, 3:09 PM PDT · 15788 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
4. 2.19 km N of Mad River, CaliforniaTue, Jul 12, 4:10 PM PDT · 15788 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
5. 2.17 km WNW of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaTue, Jul 12, 9:43 PM PDT · 15787 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
6. 2.59 km NW of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaWed, Jul 13, 9:41 AM PDT · 15787 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
7. 2.830 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaWed, Jul 13, 11:10 PM PDT · 15786 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
8. 2.652 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Jul 14, 7:07 PM PDT · 15786 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
9. 1.618 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Jul 15, 1:31 AM PDT · 15785 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
10. 2.127 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jul 15, 9:14 AM PDT · 15785 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
11. 1.73 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaSat, Jul 16, 5:56 AM PDT · 15784 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
12. 1.820 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 16, 10:41 PM PDT · 15783 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
13. 1.715 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 17, 12:43 AM PDT · 15783 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
14. 1.617 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 17, 1:12 PM PDT · 15783 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
15. 2.515 km ENE of Fieldbrook, CaliforniaTue, Jul 19, 6:43 PM PDT · 15781 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
16. 2.24 km SE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaWed, Jul 20, 4:47 AM PDT · 15780 days ago · 62 km deep · 51 km away
17. 3.016 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jul 20, 4:25 PM PDT · 15780 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
18. 1.56 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jul 20, 9:23 PM PDT · 15779 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
19. 1.621 km NE of Hydesville, CaliforniaFri, Jul 22, 1:28 AM PDT · 15778 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
20. 1.76 km E of Pine Hills, CaliforniaFri, Jul 22, 8:55 AM PDT · 15778 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
21. 1.812 km WSW of Willow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Jul 23, 7:52 PM PDT · 15776 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
22. 2.517 km SW of Willow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 24, 12:43 AM PDT · 15776 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
23. 2.522 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Jul 24, 5:11 PM PDT · 15776 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
24. 1.626 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Jul 24, 5:13 PM PDT · 15776 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
25. 3.228 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaWed, Jul 27, 8:57 AM PDT · 15773 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
26. 2.015 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Jul 27, 1:11 PM PDT · 15773 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
27. 2.617 km WSW of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Jul 29, 2:10 AM PDT · 15771 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
28. 2.935 km WNW of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Jul 29, 2:42 AM PDT · 15771 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
29. 3.117 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jul 29, 3:56 AM PDT · 15771 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
30. 1.624 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jul 29, 5:16 AM PDT · 15771 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
31. 1.717 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jul 29, 5:03 PM PDT · 15771 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
32. 1.930 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 30, 7:20 PM PDT · 15770 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
33. 1.512 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Jul 31, 12:56 AM PDT · 15769 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
34. 1.743 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 31, 1:14 AM PDT · 15769 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
35. 1.712 km NNE of Redcrest, CaliforniaSun, Jul 31, 9:31 PM PDT · 15768 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
36. 1.917 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Aug 1, 10:07 AM PDT · 15768 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
37. 1.725 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Aug 2, 1:09 PM PDT · 15767 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
38. 1.613 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Aug 2, 4:56 PM PDT · 15767 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
39. 2.826 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Aug 4, 6:29 PM PDT · 15765 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
40. 1.915 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Aug 5, 12:54 PM PDT · 15764 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
41. 1.942 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSat, Aug 6, 7:46 PM PDT · 15762 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
42. 2.425 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Aug 7, 9:04 AM PDT · 15762 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
43. 1.917 km E of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaSun, Aug 7, 4:36 PM PDT · 15762 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
44. 1.811 km W of Hyampom, CaliforniaTue, Aug 9, 4:11 AM PDT · 15760 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
45. 1.62 km NW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaTue, Aug 9, 6:55 PM PDT · 15760 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
46. 1.56 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Aug 10, 3:29 PM PDT · 15759 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
47. 1.923 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Aug 11, 9:20 AM PDT · 15758 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
48. 2.820 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Aug 12, 7:11 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
49. 2.06 km ENE of Rio Dell, CaliforniaSat, Aug 13, 1:53 PM PDT · 15756 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
50. 1.66 km E of Rio Dell, CaliforniaSat, Aug 13, 3:21 PM PDT · 15756 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
51. 1.66 km ENE of Rio Dell, CaliforniaSat, Aug 13, 11:34 PM PDT · 15755 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
52. 1.812 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaSun, Aug 14, 11:13 PM PDT · 15754 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
53. 1.76 km E of Rio Dell, CaliforniaMon, Aug 15, 10:31 PM PDT · 15753 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
54. 2.34 km ENE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaTue, Aug 16, 6:39 AM PDT · 15753 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
55. 1.55 km E of Rio Dell, CaliforniaTue, Aug 16, 9:21 AM PDT · 15753 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
56. 1.625 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Aug 16, 1:33 PM PDT · 15753 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
57. 1.99 km SW of Hyampom, CaliforniaWed, Aug 17, 12:28 AM PDT · 15752 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
58. 1.921 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Aug 17, 10:24 PM PDT · 15751 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
59. 2.922 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Aug 19, 12:21 AM PDT · 15750 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
60. 1.718 km ESE of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Aug 19, 9:54 PM PDT · 15749 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

1. 1.820 km SE of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Jul 10, 12:43 PM PDT · 15790 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
2. 2.11 km SW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaFri, Jul 8, 6:05 AM PDT · 15792 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
3. 1.80 km SSW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaFri, Jul 8, 5:42 AM PDT · 15792 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
4. 1.91 km SSW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaFri, Jul 8, 5:14 AM PDT · 15792 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
5. 2.61 km WSW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaFri, Jul 8, 4:46 AM PDT · 15792 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
6. 1.61 km SSW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaFri, Jul 8, 3:44 AM PDT · 15792 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
7. 1.613 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Jul 6, 3:52 PM PDT · 15794 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
8. 2.010 km NE of Hydesville, CaliforniaTue, Jul 5, 5:24 PM PDT · 15795 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
9. 1.817 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 4, 2:50 PM PDT · 15796 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
10. 2.924 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 3, 8:23 AM PDT · 15797 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
11. 2.230 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 2, 11:24 PM PDT · 15797 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.65 km SE of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 2, 5:28 PM PDT · 15798 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
13. 2.019 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 28, 8:54 PM PDT · 15801 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
14. 2.229 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 25, 5:59 PM PDT · 15805 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
15. 1.722 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 25, 9:33 AM PDT · 15805 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
16. 1.525 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 23, 2:15 PM PDT · 15807 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
17. 1.65 km NNE of Redcrest, CaliforniaThu, Jun 23, 6:09 AM PDT · 15807 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
18. 1.56 km NNE of Hydesville, CaliforniaTue, Jun 21, 9:04 PM PDT · 15808 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
19. 1.722 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 21, 12:11 PM PDT · 15809 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
20. 2.151 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 21, 6:47 AM PDT · 15809 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1098447. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC.