California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 2 km NE of Weott, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Weott, California on Fri, Sep 28, 1984, 8:56 AM PDT (15:56 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 6 km NNW of Junction City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-09-28 15:56:25 UTC
Depth
22.7 km (14.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.338° N, 123.901° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910 km SW of Willow Creek, California · 15341 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.229 km NNE of Willow Creek, California · 15340 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.128 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15340 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.234 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 15340 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.524 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15340 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.92 km NNW of Redway, California · 15339 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.70 km N of Humboldt Hill, California · 15333 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.744 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15332 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.059 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15329 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.231 km SW of Scotia, California · 15329 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.727 km SW of Scotia, California · 15325 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.62 km N of Redway, California · 15324 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.837 km WNW of Shelter Cove, California · 15320 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.332 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15319 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.72 km SE of Benbow, California · 15317 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.537 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15316 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.814 km E of Redcrest, California · 15316 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.930 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15312 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.56 km WSW of Benbow, California · 15312 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.58 km W of Rio Dell, California · 15311 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.88 km W of Laytonville, California · 15311 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.748 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15310 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.23 km W of Weott, California · 15309 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.111 km NE of Trinity Village, California · 15308 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 3.069 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15305 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.59 km SW of Scotia, California · 15304 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.523 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15302 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.06 km W of Redcrest, California · 15300 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.612 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 15299 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.438 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15299 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.266 km WSW of Ferndale, CA · 15298 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 3.239 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15296 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 3.631 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15294 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.647 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15294 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.26 km NNW of Mad River, California · 15293 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.711 km NNE of Covelo, California · 15293 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.112 km NNE of Covelo, California · 15292 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.70 km SW of Humboldt Hill, California · 15291 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.423 km SE of Indianola, California · 15289 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 2.711 km NNE of Covelo, California · 15288 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 3.96 km NNW of Junction City, California · 15285 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.541 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15284 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.215 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 15282 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 3.15 km W of Covelo, California · 15282 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.55 km WNW of Covelo, California · 15282 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 3.16 km WNW of Covelo, California · 15282 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 2.65 km WNW of Covelo, California · 15282 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.535 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15343 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.41 km NE of Fields Landing, California · 15344 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.64 km ESE of Ferndale, California · 15345 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.639 km W of Ferndale, California · 15345 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.113 km S of Scotia, California · 15345 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.31 km ESE of Humboldt Hill, California · 15346 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.09 km NE of Blue Lake, California · 15346 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.73 km SE of Ferndale, California · 15347 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 3.365 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15348 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.40 km ESE of Humboldt Hill, California · 15349 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.410 km SE of Burnt Ranch, California · 15349 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.737 km WNW of Indianola, California · 15349 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.20 km E of Humboldt Hill, California · 15349 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.10 km WNW of Humboldt Hill, California · 15349 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 3.20 km SW of Humboldt Hill, California · 15349 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.50 km NNW of Humboldt Hill, California · 15351 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 3.00 km E of Humboldt Hill, California · 15351 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 3.66 km SSW of Alderpoint, California · 15351 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.536 km SW of Ferndale, California · 15352 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.22 km N of Redway, California · 15353 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1120768. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC.