California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km W of Weott, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km W of Weott, California on Thu, Apr 19, 1990, 2:12 PM PDT (21:12 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 55 km W of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-04-19 21:12:27 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.313° N, 124.019° 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, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
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: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.117 km ENE of Burnt Ranch, California · 13317 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.729 km SW of Scotia, California · 13316 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.064 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13315 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.337 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13314 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.533 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13306 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.79 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13299 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.25 km ENE of Redcrest, California · 13296 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.97 km WNW of Bayview, California · 13294 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.922 km SW of Scotia, California · 13294 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.363 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13294 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.110 km SE of Leggett, California · 13294 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.433 km SW of Scotia, California · 13293 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.213 km WSW of Leggett, California · 13290 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 3.04 km W of Samoa, California · 13290 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.455 km W of Ferndale, California · 13286 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.87 km SW of Laytonville, California · 13285 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.413 km SSW of Willow Creek, California · 13285 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 3.114 km NE of Redcrest, California · 13284 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.213 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13283 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.046 km WNW of Shelter Cove, California · 13283 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.99 km NNE of Laytonville, California · 13282 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.237 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13279 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.838 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13277 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.67 km SE of Ruth, California · 13277 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.219 km SW of Scotia, California · 13276 days ago · 32 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 2.326 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13276 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.578 km W of Ferndale, California · 13275 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 3.074 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13274 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.437 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13269 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.322 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13268 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 2.536 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13268 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 3.36 km E of Scotia, California · 13264 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.627 km SW of Scotia, California · 13264 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.85 km E of Laytonville, California · 13264 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.427 km SW of Scotia, California · 13261 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 3.028 km SW of Scotia, California · 13261 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 1.625 km SW of Scotia, California · 13261 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.921 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13260 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.27 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 13260 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.727 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13260 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 3.016 km NNE of Trinity Village, California · 13259 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 3.049 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13259 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13259 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.748 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13259 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.556 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13259 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 3.336 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13258 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 2.424 km SSW of Scotia, California · 13319 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.346 km W of Ferndale, California · 13323 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.427 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13327 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.913 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13329 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.229 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13332 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.812 km SSW of Scotia, California · 13334 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.06 km WNW of Manila, California · 13335 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.88 km S of Leggett, California · 13335 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.83 km WSW of Fortuna, California · 13337 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.83 km NE of Redway, California · 13338 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.54 km S of Scotia, California · 13339 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.2near the coast of Northern California · 13339 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.66 km SW of Scotia, California · 13339 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.831 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13341 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 3.240 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13341 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.023 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 13341 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.717 km W of Laytonville, California · 13341 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.136 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13341 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 3.741 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13344 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.635 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13344 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc159624. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:35 AM UTC.