California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 5 km SW of Weott, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Weott, California on Sun, Jan 8, 1984, 12:42 PM PST (20:42 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 56 km WSW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-01-08 20:42:41 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.290° N, 123.973° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 14.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
152°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km N of Redway, California · 15595 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.921 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15595 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.456 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15595 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.65 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15593 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.943 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15593 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.919 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15593 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.528 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15593 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.028 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15592 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.03 km W of Scotia, California · 15592 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.53 km WSW of Loleta, California · 15592 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.025 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15592 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 3.927 km SW of Scotia, California · 15592 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.125 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15592 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 3.027 km SW of Scotia, California · 15592 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.413 km WSW of Burnt Ranch, California · 15590 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.350 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15589 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.217 km SW of Scotia, California · 15589 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.518 km E of Redcrest, California · 15588 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.25 km SE of Hayfork, California · 15587 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.735 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15586 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.440 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15586 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 3.027 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15585 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.319 km WNW of Indianola, California · 15584 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.66 km WNW of Mad River, California · 15582 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.527 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15582 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.727 km SW of Scotia, California · 15581 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 3.025 km SW of Scotia, California · 15581 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.136 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15580 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.669 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15578 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.94 km NNE of Mad River, California · 15578 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.628 km SW of Scotia, California · 15578 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.762 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15577 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.614 km WSW of Leggett, California · 15576 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 3.238 km W of Ferndale, California · 15576 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.617 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15575 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 2.934 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15574 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 3.89 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 15573 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.36 km E of Garberville, California · 15573 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.626 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15570 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.125 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15570 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.528 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15570 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.68 km W of Rio Dell, California · 15569 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.436 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15569 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 2.028 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15568 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.018 km W of Indianola, California · 15568 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.834 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15567 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.923 km SE of Ruth, California · 15564 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.216 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15564 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.36 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15564 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 2.25 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15564 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 3.15 km SW of Scotia, California · 15564 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 2.45 km SW of Scotia, California · 15564 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.628 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15561 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.013 km ESE of Laytonville, California · 15559 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.528 km SW of Scotia, California · 15558 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 2.69 km WNW of Laytonville, California · 15557 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 2.937 km NW of Paskenta, California · 15553 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.90 km N of Myers Flat, California · 15553 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.19 km SW of Laytonville, California · 15550 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.930 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15550 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 1.538 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15599 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.13 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15601 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.026 km SW of Scotia, California · 15602 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.54 km SE of Benbow, California · 15604 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.115 km ENE of Blue Lake, California · 15604 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.731 km SW of Scotia, California · 15605 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.024 km W of Ferndale, California · 15605 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.612 km WSW of Mad River, California · 15605 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.8near the coast of Northern California · 15605 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.621 km NE of Redcrest, California · 15606 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.712 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15608 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.530 km SW of Scotia, California · 15608 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.819 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15609 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 3.315 km W of Ferndale, California · 15610 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.99 km NNW of Mad River, California · 15610 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.717 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15611 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.867 km W of Ferndale, California · 15613 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.916 km ENE of Redcrest, California · 15613 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.58 km S of Ferndale, California · 15613 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.436 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15613 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1109685. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC.