California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 39 km WNW of Samoa, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 39 km WNW of Samoa, California on Sat, Jan 15, 1983, 6:36 AM PST (14:36 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 15 km SW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-01-15 14:36:06 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.954° N, 124.620° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
320°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km SW of Scotia, California · 15955 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.629 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15955 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.69 km SW of Scotia, California · 15955 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.68 km E of Rio Dell, California · 15954 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.215 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15954 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.317 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15954 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.925 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15953 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.928 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15953 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.223 km W of Indianola, California · 15953 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.519 km W of Indianola, California · 15953 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.66 km N of Trinity Village, California · 15953 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.938 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15952 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 3.236 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15952 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.545 km W of Ferndale, California · 15951 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.09 km W of Rio Dell, California · 15951 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.422 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15949 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.214 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15949 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.68 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15947 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.7near the coast of Northern California · 15947 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.06 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 15946 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.721 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15944 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.532 km W of Trinidad, California · 15941 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.95 km SW of Burnt Ranch, California · 15940 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.028 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15940 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.121 km NNE of Redcrest, California · 15940 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 4.139 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15939 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.717 km W of Ferndale, California · 15938 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 3.579 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15937 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 3.118 km SW of Scotia, California · 15936 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.614 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15936 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.518 km SW of Scotia, California · 15936 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.427 km W of Ferndale, California · 15936 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.238 km W of Ferndale, California · 15933 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.835 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15932 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.836 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15932 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.470 km W of Ferndale, California · 15932 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.737 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15931 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.830 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15931 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.79 km NW of Fields Landing, California · 15930 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 4.144 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15929 days ago · 59 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 3.010 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 15929 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.121 km W of Ferndale, California · 15927 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 3.286 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 15927 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.724 km SW of Scotia, California · 15924 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.723 km SW of Scotia, California · 15924 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 3.435 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15923 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.064 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15922 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 3.478 km W of Ferndale, California · 15921 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.626 km W of Ferndale, California · 15920 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.961 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15920 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.721 km WSW of Weott, California · 15916 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.65 km ESE of Blue Lake, California · 15916 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 2.125 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15914 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.553 km W of Ferndale, California · 15912 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 1.626 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15911 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.635 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15909 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 2.023 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15909 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 3.365 km WNW of Indianola, California · 15905 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.813 km E of Fieldbrook, California · 15904 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 3.734 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15902 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 2.232 km WNW of Indianola, California · 15957 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.734 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15957 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.50 km NE of Fortuna, California · 15957 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.716 km W of Samoa, California · 15958 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.14 km WNW of Manila, California · 15958 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.517 km ENE of Weott, California · 15958 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.837 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15960 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.732 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15963 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.624 km SW of Scotia, California · 15963 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.815 km SW of Scotia, California · 15963 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.756 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15965 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.77 km SSE of Ferndale, California · 15966 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.627 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15966 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.622 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15966 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.029 km W of Indianola, California · 15966 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.718 km W of Indianola, California · 15967 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.33 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15968 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.712 km NW of Manila, California · 15968 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.019 km SE of Indianola, California · 15968 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 3.810 km W of Trinidad, California · 15969 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1085862. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.