California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km NNE of Redcrest, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Redcrest, California on Thu, Jun 23, 1983, 6:09 AM PDT (13:09 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km SSE of Benbow, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-06-23 13:09:12 UTC
Depth
22.4 km (13.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.452° N, 123.928° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.525 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15807 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.726 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15807 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.139 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15806 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.07 km S of Laytonville, California · 15806 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.722 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15806 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.727 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15806 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.229 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15805 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.037 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15805 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.627 km SW of Scotia, California · 15805 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.53 km WSW of Laytonville, California · 15804 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.69 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 15803 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.019 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15802 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.828 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15802 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.97 km SE of Leggett, California · 15802 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.79 km SE of Leggett, California · 15801 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.95 km S of Laytonville, California · 15801 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.86 km SSW of Laytonville, California · 15801 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.64 km S of Laytonville, California · 15801 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.827 km WSW of Leggett, California · 15801 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.85 km SE of Covelo, California · 15800 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.15 km S of Laytonville, California · 15800 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.85 km SSW of Laytonville, California · 15800 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.346 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15799 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.65 km SE of Ferndale, California · 15798 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.230 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15798 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.13 km NE of Redway, California · 15798 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.924 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15798 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.817 km W of Samoa, California · 15796 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.013 km W of Junction City, California · 15796 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 3.05 km S of Laytonville, California · 15796 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.05 km SSW of Laytonville, California · 15796 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.65 km SSW of Laytonville, California · 15796 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.25 km SSW of Laytonville, California · 15796 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.85 km SSW of Laytonville, California · 15795 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.010 km NE of Hydesville, California · 15795 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 3.020 km SW of Scotia, California · 15795 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.613 km W of Indianola, California · 15794 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.950 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15794 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.72 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 15794 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.825 km S of Shelter Cove, California · 15794 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.626 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15793 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.61 km SSW of Fields Landing, California · 15793 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 2.61 km WSW of Fields Landing, California · 15793 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.91 km SSW of Fields Landing, California · 15793 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.80 km SSW of Fields Landing, California · 15793 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.11 km SW of Fields Landing, California · 15793 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.86 km S of Laytonville, California · 15792 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.92 km S of Mad River, California · 15791 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.9near the coast of Northern California · 15791 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.820 km SE of Indianola, California · 15790 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.911 km W of Orick, California · 15789 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.75 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 15789 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.59 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15788 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.916 km SW of Scotia, California · 15788 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.130 km WSW of Leggett, California · 15788 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 2.19 km N of Mad River, California · 15788 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 2.17 km WNW of Big Lagoon, California · 15788 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.82 km ESE of Laytonville, California · 15788 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.59 km NW of Big Lagoon, California · 15788 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.830 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 15787 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 162.

Before

  1. 2.134 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15808 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.138 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15808 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.56 km NNE of Hydesville, California · 15809 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.722 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15809 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.64 km S of Laytonville, California · 15810 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.65 km S of Laytonville, California · 15810 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.151 km W of Ferndale, California · 15810 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.66 km S of Laytonville, California · 15810 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.613 km SE of Leggett, California · 15810 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.96 km S of Laytonville, California · 15810 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.625 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15810 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.7near the coast of Northern California · 15811 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 3.232 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15811 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 3.140 km W of Ferndale, California · 15812 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.06 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 15813 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.53 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 15813 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.930 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15813 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.665 km W of Ferndale, California · 15813 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.514 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15814 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.720 km W of Hyampom, California · 15814 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1097412. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.