California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km W of Weott, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km W of Weott, California on Sat, Apr 6, 1991, 6:45 PM PST (02:45 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 33 km SW 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
1991-04-07 02:45:00 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.326° N, 124.089° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.017 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 12965 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.611 km SW of Scotia, California · 12965 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.650 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 12964 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.258 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 12964 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.922 km NE of Redcrest, California · 12963 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.942 km SW of Ferndale, California · 12963 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.131 km SW of Scotia, California · 12963 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.337 km SW of Ferndale, California · 12959 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.310 km SW of Mad River, California · 12958 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.218 km SW of Ferndale, California · 12958 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.216 km S of Hayfork, California · 12957 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.825 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 12954 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.317 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 12954 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.817 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 12954 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.632 km SW of Scotia, California · 12953 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.97 km NW of Ferndale, California · 12950 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.927 km SW of Ferndale, California · 12950 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.424 km SSW of Scotia, California · 12949 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.815 km WNW of Mad River, California · 12949 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.111 km W of Weott, California · 12949 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.032 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 12946 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 4.733 km SW of Ferndale, California · 12944 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.239 km SW of Ferndale, California · 12940 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.138 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 12940 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.64 km NE of Garberville, California · 12937 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 3.638 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 12936 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 3.330 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 12936 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.325 km SW of Ferndale, California · 12933 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.113 km ESE of Benbow, California · 12931 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.427 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 12930 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.715 km SE of Indianola, California · 12923 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 3.810 km WNW of Trinidad, California · 12923 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.913 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 12923 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.958 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 12920 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 3.114 km NNE of Redcrest, California · 12920 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 4.363 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 12919 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.320 km SE of Indianola, California · 12919 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.215 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 12919 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.134 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 12918 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 1.638 km W of Ferndale, California · 12918 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.68 km WNW of Redcrest, California · 12918 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.625 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 12917 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 2.019 km SW of Scotia, California · 12915 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.6near the coast of Northern California · 12915 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.618 km SW of Scotia, California · 12912 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.014 km SSW of Scotia, California · 12911 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 3.811 km WSW of Scotia, California · 12910 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.227 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 12907 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.724 km SSW of Scotia, California · 12907 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 1.820 km WSW of Weott, California · 12968 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.935 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 12974 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.38 km W of Loleta, California · 12975 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.65 km E of Redcrest, California · 12977 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.92 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 12978 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.036 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 12981 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 3.529 km SW of Ferndale, California · 12983 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.58 km E of Hydesville, California · 12984 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.624 km SW of Scotia, California · 12986 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.38 km S of Ferndale, California · 12988 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.531 km SW of Scotia, California · 12988 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.08 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 12989 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.011 km WSW of Burnt Ranch, California · 12990 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.552 km W of Ferndale, California · 12990 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.613 km W of Laytonville, California · 12992 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.924 km SW of Ferndale, California · 12992 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.314 km SSW of Scotia, California · 12993 days ago · 32 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.434 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 12994 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.834 km SW of Scotia, California · 12994 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.214 km W of Weott, California · 12994 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc210039. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.