California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km WSW of Weott, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km WSW of Weott, California on Sat, Nov 1, 1986, 11:14 PM PST (07:14 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 34 km SW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-11-02 07:14:55 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.262° N, 124.091° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.134 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14568 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.534 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14568 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.911 km ESE of Leggett, California · 14568 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.541km W of Ferndale, CA · 14567 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.14 km SSE of Benbow, California · 14566 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.116 km ENE of Covelo, California · 14565 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.316 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 14565 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.15 km NE of Laytonville, California · 14564 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.1Northern California · 14564 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.47 km W of Loleta, California · 14561 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.613 km NE of Hydesville, California · 14560 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.526 km SW of Scotia, California · 14559 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.55 km NNE of Westhaven-Moonstone, CA · 14559 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.337 km W of Indianola, California · 14556 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.825 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14556 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.125 km W of Ferndale, California · 14554 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 3.964 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14552 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.910 km NE of Fieldbrook, California · 14552 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.325 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14551 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 3.019 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 14551 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 3.164 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14551 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.414 km SSW of Scotia, California · 14551 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 5.126 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 5.126 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 3.324 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.326 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.627 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.927 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 3.011 km SW of Scotia, California · 14550 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.113 km S of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.220 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 3.5near the coast of Northern California · 14550 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 2.33 km SSE of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 3.026 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.927 km SW of Scotia, California · 14550 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.528 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 3.028 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.528 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.437 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.927 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 3.222 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 3.227 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.910 km S of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.128 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 2.427 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.913km WNW of Petrolia, CA · 14550 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 2.328 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 2.323 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.228 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 3.827 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.526 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.926 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14550 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.821 km SW of Scotia, California · 14549 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 2.227 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14549 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 3.224 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14549 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.223 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14549 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.242 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14549 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.627 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14549 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.06 km NNW of Mad River, California · 14549 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.224 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14549 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 2.936 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14569 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.120 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14570 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.38 km NNE of Mad River, California · 14572 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.024 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 14573 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.537 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14574 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.767 km W of Ferndale, California · 14575 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.110 km WSW of Scotia, California · 14578 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.63 km NNE of Garberville, California · 14578 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.962 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14581 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.75 km ESE of Fort Bragg, California · 14585 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.869 km WSW of Shelter Cove, California · 14586 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.96 km W of Redcrest, California · 14586 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.96 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 14586 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 3.580 km W of Fort Bragg, California · 14586 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.22 km SSE of Covelo, California · 14587 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 3.26 km WSW of Covelo, California · 14591 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.69 km SE of Laytonville, California · 14592 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.810 km SSW of Laytonville, California · 14592 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.914 km NNE of Alderpoint, California · 14593 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.715 km SW of Scotia, California · 14595 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc10086995. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC.