M2.1 earthquake 21 km NNE of Redcrest, California

Magnitude

2.1 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Mon, Jan 31, 1983, 11:06 PM PST

UTC

1983-02-01 07:06:39 UTC

Depth

23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.572° N, 123.823° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

135°

Stations used

20

• Hydesville, CaliforniaPopulation 1,237. Forecast23 kmE
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast28 kmE
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast193 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast876 kmNNW

After

1. 4.139 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 1, 1:21 PM PST · 15947 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
2. 1.81 km NW of Garberville, CaliforniaTue, Feb 1, 9:30 PM PST · 15947 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
3. 1.717 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 2, 11:31 AM PST · 15946 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
4. 3.118 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Feb 4, 12:33 PM PST · 15944 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away
5. 1.614 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Feb 4, 1:11 PM PST · 15944 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
6. 2.518 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Feb 4, 8:33 PM PST · 15944 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
7. 2.427 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Feb 5, 12:45 AM PST · 15944 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
8. 2.238 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Feb 7, 10:21 PM PST · 15941 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
9. 1.835 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 8, 5:48 AM PST · 15941 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
10. 1.836 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 8, 5:50 AM PST · 15941 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
11. 2.737 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 9, 6:42 AM PST · 15940 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
12. 1.830 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 9, 9:44 AM PST · 15940 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
13. 1.79 km NW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaThu, Feb 10, 7:45 PM PST · 15938 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
14. 4.144 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 11, 10:28 AM PST · 15938 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
15. 3.010 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaFri, Feb 11, 6:40 PM PST · 15937 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
16. 2.121 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 13, 5:10 AM PST · 15936 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
17. 1.724 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Feb 16, 5:38 PM PST · 15932 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
18. 1.723 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Feb 16, 11:18 PM PST · 15932 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
19. 3.435 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Feb 17, 7:33 AM PST · 15932 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
20. 1.626 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 20, 5:40 PM PST · 15928 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
21. 2.961 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 20, 10:12 PM PST · 15928 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
22. 2.114 km W of Laytonville, CaliforniaTue, Feb 22, 9:10 PM PST · 15926 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
23. 2.721 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaThu, Feb 24, 6:49 AM PST · 15925 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
24. 2.65 km ESE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaThu, Feb 24, 11:38 AM PST · 15924 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
25. 2.125 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Feb 26, 3:04 PM PST · 15922 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
26. 2.553 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Feb 28, 7:11 AM PST · 15921 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
27. 1.626 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Mar 1, 10:46 AM PST · 15919 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
28. 2.635 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Mar 3, 5:46 AM PST · 15918 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
29. 2.023 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Mar 3, 9:31 PM PST · 15917 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
30. 1.813 km E of Fieldbrook, CaliforniaTue, Mar 8, 11:47 AM PST · 15912 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
31. 3.734 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Mar 10, 6:19 PM PST · 15910 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
32. 2.326 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Mar 10, 8:08 PM PST · 15910 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
33. 3.436 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 11, 9:01 AM PST · 15910 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
34. 1.610 km ESE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaSat, Mar 12, 4:54 PM PST · 15908 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
35. 2.218 km W of Junction City, CaliforniaSun, Mar 13, 9:11 AM PST · 15908 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
36. 2.032 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Mar 15, 4:31 PM PST · 15905 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
37. 1.832 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Mar 15, 4:31 PM PST · 15905 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
38. 1.86 km N of Trinity Village, CaliforniaWed, Mar 16, 3:32 PM PST · 15904 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
39. 1.924 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 18, 3:32 AM PST · 15903 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
40. 1.620 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 18, 6:16 AM PST · 15903 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
41. 1.631 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 18, 6:51 AM PST · 15903 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
42. 2.08 km W of Loleta, CaliforniaFri, Mar 18, 8:52 AM PST · 15903 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
43. 1.58 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Mar 18, 9:30 AM PST · 15903 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
44. 1.914 km NE of Redcrest, CaliforniaFri, Mar 18, 9:46 AM PST · 15903 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
45. 2.213 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 18, 11:00 PM PST · 15902 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
46. 2.12 km ENE of Garberville, CaliforniaSat, Mar 19, 10:55 AM PST · 15901 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
47. 2.428 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Mar 20, 2:31 AM PST · 15901 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
48. 1.68 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 20, 6:03 PM PST · 15900 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
49. 2.154 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 21, 6:52 AM PST · 15900 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
50. 1.511 km W of Hayfork, CaliforniaTue, Mar 22, 2:12 AM PST · 15899 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
51. 2.610 km ENE of Ruth, CaliforniaTue, Mar 22, 5:28 PM PST · 15898 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
52. 2.011 km NE of Ruth, CaliforniaTue, Mar 22, 5:30 PM PST · 15898 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
53. 1.93 km ENE of Covelo, CaliforniaTue, Mar 22, 11:18 PM PST · 15898 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
54. 3.129 km NNW of Junction City, CaliforniaWed, Mar 23, 12:17 AM PST · 15898 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
55. 2.132 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 23, 11:28 AM PST · 15897 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
56. 1.834 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 23, 8:49 PM PST · 15897 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
57. 2.021 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaWed, Mar 23, 9:00 PM PST · 15897 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
58. 3.015 km NNW of Willow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Mar 24, 6:23 AM PST · 15897 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
59. 2.011 km SSW of Benbow, CaliforniaFri, Mar 25, 7:22 AM PST · 15896 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
60. 1.521 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 25, 6:51 PM PST · 15895 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

1. 2.028 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 31, 8:16 PM PST · 15948 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
2. 1.95 km SW of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaMon, Jan 31, 1:11 PM PST · 15948 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
3. 2.532 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Jan 30, 10:31 PM PST · 15949 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
4. 2.215 km NE of Leggett, CaliforniaSat, Jan 29, 11:05 PM PST · 15950 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
5. 2.45 km WNW of Hayfork, CaliforniaSat, Jan 29, 5:36 PM PST · 15950 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
6. 2.721 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 27, 10:50 PM PST · 15952 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
7. 2.06 km NW of Redway, CaliforniaWed, Jan 26, 9:51 PM PST · 15953 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
8. 2.06 km WSW of Rio Dell, CaliforniaTue, Jan 25, 3:55 PM PST · 15954 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
9. 1.7near the coast of Northern CaliforniaTue, Jan 25, 12:25 AM PST · 15955 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
10. 1.68 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 24, 7:59 PM PST · 15955 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
11. 2.214 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 22, 6:04 PM PST · 15957 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
12. 2.422 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 22, 2:47 AM PST · 15958 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
13. 2.09 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaThu, Jan 20, 11:54 PM PST · 15959 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
14. 2.545 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 20, 9:40 AM PST · 15960 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
15. 3.236 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 20, 1:10 AM PST · 15960 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
16. 2.938 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 19, 9:04 AM PST · 15961 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
17. 1.66 km N of Trinity Village, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 8:18 PM PST · 15961 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
18. 1.519 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 7:42 PM PST · 15961 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
19. 2.223 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 7:41 PM PST · 15961 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
20. 1.928 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 9:22 AM PST · 15962 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1087178. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:12 AM UTC.