California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 35 km SSW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 35 km SSW of Ferndale, California on Sun, Nov 16, 1975, 12:28 PM PST (20:28 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 85 km W of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1975-11-16 20:28:59 UTC
Depth
14.4 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.303° N, 124.469° 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 7.9 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
322°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.822 km WSW of Scotia, California · 18581 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.8near the coast of Northern California · 18581 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.338 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18581 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.3near the coast of Northern California · 18581 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.130 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18581 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.244 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18581 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.928 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18581 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.128 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18581 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.740 km WNW of Shelter Cove, California · 18581 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.656 km WNW of Shelter Cove, California · 18580 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.548 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18580 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.642 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18580 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.67 km W of Rio Dell, California · 18580 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.214 km W of Ferndale, California · 18579 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 3.048 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18579 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.640 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18579 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.539 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18579 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.841 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18578 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.937 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18578 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.430 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18578 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.30 km S of Redway, California · 18578 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 3.229 km W of Ferndale, California · 18576 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.527 km W of Trinidad, California · 18576 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.631 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18575 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.710 km N of Redcrest, California · 18573 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.815 km W of Ferndale, California · 18572 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.625 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18571 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.841 km W of Ferndale, California · 18568 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.6near the coast of Northern California · 18567 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.818 km SSW of Willow Creek, California · 18565 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.93 km W of Ferndale, California · 18563 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.639 km W of Indianola, California · 18563 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.614 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 18562 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.618 km SSW of Scotia, California · 18562 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.84 km ENE of Benbow, California · 18560 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 4.185 km W of Ferndale, California · 18557 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 3.562 km W of Ferndale, California · 18557 days ago · 49 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.219 km W of Ferndale, California · 18557 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.930 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18557 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 1.528 km SW of Ferndale, CA · 18554 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.732 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18550 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.88 km NW of Mad River, California · 18548 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 2.244 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18548 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.514 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 18547 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.824 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18546 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.08 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 18545 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.564 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18545 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 3.244 km W of Indianola, California · 18541 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.841 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 18541 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.61 km SE of Benbow, California · 18541 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.531 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18541 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.735 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18537 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.0off the coast of Northern California · 18536 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.577 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18536 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 3.013 km N of Alderpoint, California · 18535 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 2.219 km NW of Mad River, California · 18532 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 5.089 km W of Ferndale, California · 18582 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.841 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18582 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.540 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18582 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.617 km W of Ferndale, California · 18582 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.723 km SW of Scotia, California · 18583 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.825 km SW of Scotia, California · 18583 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.328 km SW of Scotia, California · 18584 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.622 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18584 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.714 km W of Ferndale, California · 18584 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.822 km W of Ferndale, California · 18584 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.58 km W of Ferndale, California · 18584 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.621 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18584 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.022 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18584 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.125 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18584 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.710 km W of Ferndale, California · 18584 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 4.813 km W of Ferndale, California · 18584 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.65 km NNE of Westhaven-Moonstone, California · 18585 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.971 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18586 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 3.464 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18586 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 3.688 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18586 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1027521. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC.