California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 19 km WSW of Weott, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19 km WSW of Weott, California on Sat, Mar 24, 1984, 6:44 PM PST (02:44 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 19 km W of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-03-25 02:44:58 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.237° N, 124.120° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km S of Laytonville, California · 15522 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.919 km W of Ferndale, California · 15519 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.617 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15518 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.841 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15517 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.213 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 15517 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.039 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15517 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.12 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15516 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.137 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15515 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.611 km SE of Hyampom, California · 15513 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.827 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15512 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.727 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15510 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.61 km NW of Myers Flat, California · 15509 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.79 km S of Hyampom, California · 15509 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.263 km W of Indianola, California · 15508 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.221 km WSW of Trinidad, California · 15507 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.49 km NW of Laytonville, California · 15504 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.022 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15502 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.630 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15501 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.69 km NW of Laytonville, California · 15499 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.648 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15498 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.639 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15497 days ago · 36 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 3.976 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15497 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.58 km SW of Trinity Village, California · 15496 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.021 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15496 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.02 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 15495 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 3.35 km W of Redcrest, California · 15494 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.334 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15489 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 3.162 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15487 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.766 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15487 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.319 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15485 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.717 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15485 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.381 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15484 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.825 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15484 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.638 km SW of Scotia, California · 15484 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.628 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15483 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 3.526 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15483 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.622 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15483 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 2.823 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15483 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 1.522 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15483 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.623 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15483 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.622 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15483 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.425 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15483 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.715 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15482 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 3.138 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15481 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 2.213 km N of Brooktrails, California · 15481 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.74 km NE of Benbow, California · 15481 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 3.040 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15479 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 3.519 km N of Shelter Cove, California · 15479 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.017 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15479 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 2.119 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15478 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 3.763 km W of Ferndale, California · 15477 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 2.641 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15476 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 1.814 km SE of Laytonville, California · 15471 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.925 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15470 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.829 km SE of Ruth, California · 15469 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.12 km ENE of Laytonville, California · 15469 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.63 km N of Ferndale, California · 15467 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.519 km NW of Mad River, California · 15467 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.07 km E of Trinity Village, California · 15466 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 2.16 km N of Covelo, California · 15466 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 2.018 km WSW of Weott, California · 15522 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.620 km WSW of Weott, California · 15522 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.041 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15522 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.339 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15523 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.42 km WNW of Blue Lake, California · 15527 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.134 km SW of Scotia, California · 15528 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.624 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 15528 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.332 km WSW of Ferndale, CA · 15529 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.133 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15529 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.13 km WSW of Hydesville, California · 15529 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 3.637 km W of Trinidad, California · 15531 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.683 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15531 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.435 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15533 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.536 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15533 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.711 km NNE of Hyampom, California · 15535 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.627 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15535 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.933 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15536 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.622 km W of Indianola, California · 15536 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 3.230 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15538 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 3.140 km WNW of Shelter Cove, California · 15538 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1113129. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.