M1.7 earthquake 24 km WSW of Weott, California
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 24 km WSW of Weott, California on Sun, Jul 1, 1984, 4:20 AM PDT (11:20 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 42 km SW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-07-01 11:20:57 UTC
- Depth
- -0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.251° N, 124.196° W
- Region
- California
- 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 1.8 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 218°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.932 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15435 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.210 km SSE of Ruth, California · 15434 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.48 km W of Indianola, California · 15434 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.23 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15434 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.08 km SW of Weott, California · 15433 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.59 km W of Indianola, California · 15430 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.416 km N of Shelter Cove, California · 15427 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.142 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15425 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.537 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15424 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.520 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15423 days ago · 32 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.832 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15423 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.619 km NNE of Covelo, California · 15422 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.737 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15419 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.616 km W of Mad River, California · 15418 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.621 km W of Trinidad, California · 15417 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.352 km W of Ferndale, California · 15408 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.950 km W of Ferndale, California · 15408 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.636 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 15407 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.630 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15406 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.843 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15405 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.145 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15405 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.811 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 15404 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.715 km ESE of Burnt Ranch, California · 15403 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.18 km WSW of Scotia, California · 15402 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.573 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15402 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.94 km ENE of Redway, California · 15402 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.083 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15401 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.332 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15401 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.742 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15401 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.547 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15401 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.624 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15401 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.644 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15400 days ago · 31 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.329 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15400 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.537 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15400 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.044 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15399 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.612 km SSW of Scotia, California · 15397 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.213 km SSE of Ruth, California · 15395 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.27 km N of Mad River, California · 15391 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.027 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15390 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.540 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15389 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.123 km SSW of Willow Creek, California · 15389 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.440 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15389 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.534 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15389 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.646 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15385 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.916 km NW of Willow Creek, California · 15385 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.619 km WNW of Indianola, California · 15384 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.474 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15384 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.545 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15383 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.635 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15382 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.951 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15382 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.231 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15382 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.69 km SSW of Willow Creek, California · 15382 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.4near the coast of Northern California · 15381 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.011 km N of Covelo, California · 15380 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.784 km W of Ferndale, California · 15379 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.530 km W of Ferndale, California · 15379 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.165 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15378 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.645 km W of Ferndale, California · 15378 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.643 km W of Ferndale, California · 15378 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.75 km S of Mad River, California · 15376 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
The first 60 of 61.
Before
- 3.164 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15437 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.532 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15437 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.066 km W of Ferndale, California · 15439 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.753 km W of Ferndale, California · 15439 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.53 km NNE of Redway, California · 15440 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.432 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15441 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.757 km W of Indianola, California · 15442 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.039 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15442 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.083 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15443 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.47 km NNE of Hayfork, California · 15448 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.67 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 15448 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.635 km SW of Scotia, California · 15449 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.555 km WNW of Indianola, California · 15450 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.612 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15450 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.37 km ESE of Big Lagoon, California · 15450 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.947 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15451 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.72 km E of Redcrest, California · 15452 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.574 km W of Ferndale, California · 15452 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.713 km W of Covelo, California · 15454 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.223 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15456 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1117086. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC.