M2.7 earthquake 21 km WSW of Weott, California

Magnitude

2.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Thu, Feb 24, 1983, 6:49 AM PST

UTC

1983-02-24 14:49:07 UTC

Depth

9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.248° N, 124.159° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

132°

Stations used

15

• Shelter Cove, CaliforniaPopulation 693. Forecast25 kmNNW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast39 kmS
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast206 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast865 kmNW

After

1. 2.65 km ESE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaThu, Feb 24, 11:38 AM PST · 15925 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
2. 2.125 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Feb 26, 3:04 PM PST · 15923 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
3. 2.553 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Feb 28, 7:11 AM PST · 15921 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
4. 1.626 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Mar 1, 10:46 AM PST · 15920 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
5. 2.635 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Mar 3, 5:46 AM PST · 15918 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
6. 2.023 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Mar 3, 9:31 PM PST · 15917 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
7. 3.365 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Mar 7, 9:30 PM PST · 15913 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
8. 1.813 km E of Fieldbrook, CaliforniaTue, Mar 8, 11:47 AM PST · 15913 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
9. 3.734 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Mar 10, 6:19 PM PST · 15910 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
10. 2.326 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Mar 10, 8:08 PM PST · 15910 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
11. 3.436 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 11, 9:01 AM PST · 15910 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
12. 1.610 km ESE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaSat, Mar 12, 4:54 PM PST · 15908 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
13. 2.213 km SSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaSat, Mar 12, 6:34 PM PST · 15908 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
14. 2.012 km SSW of Laytonville, CaliforniaSat, Mar 12, 8:45 PM PST · 15908 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
15. 2.218 km W of Junction City, CaliforniaSun, Mar 13, 9:11 AM PST · 15908 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
16. 2.032 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Mar 15, 4:31 PM PST · 15905 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
17. 1.832 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Mar 15, 4:31 PM PST · 15905 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
18. 1.86 km N of Trinity Village, CaliforniaWed, Mar 16, 3:32 PM PST · 15904 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
19. 1.924 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 18, 3:32 AM PST · 15903 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
20. 1.620 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 18, 6:16 AM PST · 15903 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
21. 1.631 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 18, 6:51 AM PST · 15903 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
22. 2.08 km W of Loleta, CaliforniaFri, Mar 18, 8:52 AM PST · 15903 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
23. 1.58 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Mar 18, 9:30 AM PST · 15903 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
24. 1.914 km NE of Redcrest, CaliforniaFri, Mar 18, 9:46 AM PST · 15903 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
25. 2.213 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 18, 11:00 PM PST · 15902 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
26. 2.12 km ENE of Garberville, CaliforniaSat, Mar 19, 10:55 AM PST · 15902 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
27. 2.428 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Mar 20, 2:31 AM PST · 15901 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
28. 3.883 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 20, 3:48 AM PST · 15901 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
29. 1.912 km SSE of Laytonville, CaliforniaSun, Mar 20, 10:43 AM PST · 15901 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
30. 1.68 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 20, 6:03 PM PST · 15900 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
31. 2.154 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 21, 6:52 AM PST · 15900 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
32. 1.511 km W of Hayfork, CaliforniaTue, Mar 22, 2:12 AM PST · 15899 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
33. 2.610 km ENE of Ruth, CaliforniaTue, Mar 22, 5:28 PM PST · 15898 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
34. 2.011 km NE of Ruth, CaliforniaTue, Mar 22, 5:30 PM PST · 15898 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
35. 2.014 km W of Laytonville, CaliforniaTue, Mar 22, 7:19 PM PST · 15898 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
36. 1.93 km ENE of Covelo, CaliforniaTue, Mar 22, 11:18 PM PST · 15898 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
37. 2.132 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 23, 11:28 AM PST · 15898 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
38. 1.834 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 23, 8:49 PM PST · 15897 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
39. 2.021 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaWed, Mar 23, 9:00 PM PST · 15897 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
40. 3.015 km NNW of Willow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Mar 24, 6:23 AM PST · 15897 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
41. 2.011 km SSW of Benbow, CaliforniaFri, Mar 25, 7:22 AM PST · 15896 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
42. 1.521 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 25, 6:51 PM PST · 15895 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
43. 1.617 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Mar 25, 11:43 PM PST · 15895 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
44. 2.18 km SE of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaSat, Mar 26, 9:01 PM PST · 15894 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
45. 1.739 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 27, 9:12 AM PST · 15894 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
46. 3.012 km WSW of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Mar 27, 2:09 PM PST · 15894 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
47. 3.1off the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Mar 28, 12:03 AM PST · 15893 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
48. 1.9near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Mar 28, 6:41 AM PST · 15893 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
49. 1.512 km WNW of Mad River, CaliforniaMon, Mar 28, 12:00 PM PST · 15893 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
50. 2.50 km NNE of Fieldbrook, CaliforniaTue, Mar 29, 2:03 AM PST · 15892 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
51. 2.035 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Mar 29, 8:29 PM PST · 15891 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
52. 1.841 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 30, 6:51 AM PST · 15891 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
53. 2.025 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 30, 7:53 AM PST · 15891 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
54. 2.121 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Mar 30, 2:58 PM PST · 15891 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
55. 1.821 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Apr 1, 9:50 AM PST · 15889 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
56. 2.326 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Apr 4, 8:55 AM PST · 15886 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
57. 2.811 km SE of Laytonville, CaliforniaWed, Apr 6, 7:04 PM PST · 15883 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
58. 1.72 km WNW of Fortuna, CaliforniaThu, Apr 7, 1:23 AM PST · 15883 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
59. 2.135 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Apr 7, 12:02 PM PST · 15883 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
60. 2.326 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Apr 10, 11:49 AM PST · 15880 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

1. 2.114 km W of Laytonville, CaliforniaTue, Feb 22, 9:10 PM PST · 15926 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
2. 2.961 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 20, 10:12 PM PST · 15928 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
3. 1.626 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 20, 5:40 PM PST · 15928 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
4. 3.478 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Feb 19, 11:25 PM PST · 15929 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
5. 2.856 km SW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaSat, Feb 19, 5:06 AM PST · 15930 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
6. 2.064 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 18, 1:23 PM PST · 15931 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
7. 3.435 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Feb 17, 7:33 AM PST · 15932 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
8. 1.723 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Feb 16, 11:18 PM PST · 15932 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
9. 1.724 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Feb 16, 5:38 PM PST · 15932 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
10. 2.121 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 13, 5:10 AM PST · 15936 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
11. 3.010 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaFri, Feb 11, 6:40 PM PST · 15937 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
12. 4.144 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Feb 11, 10:28 AM PST · 15938 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.79 km NW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaThu, Feb 10, 7:45 PM PST · 15938 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
14. 1.830 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 9, 9:44 AM PST · 15940 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
15. 2.737 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 9, 6:42 AM PST · 15940 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
16. 2.470 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 8, 7:30 PM PST · 15940 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
17. 1.836 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 8, 5:50 AM PST · 15941 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
18. 1.835 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 8, 5:48 AM PST · 15941 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
19. 2.238 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Feb 7, 10:21 PM PST · 15941 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
20. 2.427 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Feb 5, 12:45 AM PST · 15944 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1088370. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC.