California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 19 km NNE of Covelo, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19 km NNE of Covelo, California on Sat, Jul 14, 1984, 12:03 PM PDT (19:03 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 7 km N of Mad River, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-07-14 19:03:31 UTC
Depth
-1.1 km (-0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.958° N, 123.156° 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 3.2 km horizontally, 16.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
229°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km NE of Proberta, California · 15415 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.04 km NE of Willits, California · 15413 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.616 km W of Mad River, California · 15412 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.98 km W of Orland, California · 15412 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.09 km E of Calpella, California · 15411 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.516 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15410 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.326 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15408 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.623 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15407 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.618 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 15406 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.7near the coast of Northern California · 15404 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.625 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15403 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.74 km SSE of Calpella, California · 15401 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.625 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15401 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.326 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15399 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.315 km NE of Lucerne, California · 15399 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.040 km E of Ruth, California · 15399 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.811 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 15399 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.715 km ESE of Burnt Ranch, California · 15397 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.94 km ENE of Redway, California · 15396 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.52 km WNW of Redwood Valley, California · 15396 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.920 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15393 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.14 km SSE of Redding, California · 15392 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.612 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15391 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.213 km SSE of Ruth, California · 15389 days ago · 31 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 1.74 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 15389 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.38 km E of Anderson, California · 15389 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.619 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15386 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.918 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15386 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 3.27 km N of Mad River, California · 15385 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.110 km WNW of Lakeport, California · 15384 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.211 km E of Cottonwood, California · 15380 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.011 km N of Covelo, California · 15374 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.93 km E of Redwood Valley, California · 15374 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.816 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15373 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.823 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 15371 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.920 km NW of Paskenta, California · 15371 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.75 km S of Mad River, California · 15370 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.51 km NNW of Calpella, California · 15370 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.022 km SSE of Covelo, California · 15370 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.919 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15369 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.214 km S of Paskenta, California · 15369 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.67 km ENE of Willits, California · 15367 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 1.67 km ENE of Willits, California · 15367 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.67 km ENE of Willits, California · 15367 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.77 km ENE of Willits, California · 15366 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.616 km SW of Burnt Ranch, California · 15366 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.75 km N of Redwood Valley, California · 15365 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.64 km NNE of Redding, California · 15364 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.317 km NW of Paskenta, California · 15363 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 2.313 km NE of Proberta, California · 15361 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.75 km NW of Proberta, California · 15361 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.05 km ENE of Bend, California · 15361 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.93 km NNE of Talmage, California · 15360 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.60 km ESE of Red Bluff, California · 15360 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.911 km E of Red Bluff, California · 15359 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.711 km NE of Bend, California · 15359 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.013 km ENE of Bend, California · 15359 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 2.812 km NE of Bend, California · 15359 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 2.013 km NE of Bend, California · 15359 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.84 km WSW of Calpella, California · 15417 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.516 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15418 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.97 km SSE of Redding, California · 15420 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.416 km N of Shelter Cove, California · 15421 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.15 km SE of Willits, California · 15422 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.07 km SE of Willits, California · 15425 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.520 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 15426 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.08 km SW of Weott, California · 15427 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.512 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 15428 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.23 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15428 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.59 km SE of Willits, California · 15428 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 3.210 km SSE of Ruth, California · 15429 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.724 km WSW of Weott, California · 15429 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.717 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 15430 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.15 km SSW of Red Bluff, California · 15431 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.78 km ENE of Willits, California · 15433 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.47 km ENE of Willits, California · 15433 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.017 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 15433 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.53 km NNE of Redway, California · 15434 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.113 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 15436 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1117543. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:55 PM UTC.