California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 6 km ENE of Fieldbrook, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Fieldbrook, California on Sun, Oct 17, 1976, 1:44 AM PDT (08:44 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 67 km W of Trinidad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-10-17 08:44:59 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.988° N, 123.970° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.761 km W of Ferndale, California · 18241 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.731 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18239 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.6near the coast of Northern California · 18239 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.114 km W of Mad River, California · 18239 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.729 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18237 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.79 km SE of Pine Hills, California · 18236 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.430 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18233 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.921 km NE of Hydesville, California · 18232 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 3.137 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18231 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.239 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18230 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.62 km E of Indianola, California · 18230 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 3.11 km NNW of Humboldt Hill, California · 18230 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.62 km NNE of Fields Landing, California · 18230 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.30 km ENE of Garberville, California · 18229 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.721 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 18229 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.11 km NNW of Humboldt Hill, California · 18229 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.931 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18228 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.920 km W of Hyampom, California · 18227 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.627 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18225 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.26 km ENE of Loleta, California · 18225 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.338 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18223 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.614 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18223 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.235 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18223 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.631 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18222 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.77 km E of Redcrest, California · 18222 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.62 km WNW of Bayview, California · 18220 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.544 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18218 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 3.116 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18218 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.621 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 18217 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 2.659 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18217 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.757 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18217 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 2.416 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18217 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.617 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18217 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.52 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 18217 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.6Northern California · 18217 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.369 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18216 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.628 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18216 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.526 km W of Indianola, California · 18213 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.613 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18213 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.062 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18212 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 3.326 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18211 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.425 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18211 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.823 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18211 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.513 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18211 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.725 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18209 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.320 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18209 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.016 km SW of Mad River, California · 18209 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.517 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 18208 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.64 km W of Samoa, California · 18208 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 3.229 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18208 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.624 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18207 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.526 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18205 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 2.027 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 18203 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 6.367 km W of Trinidad, California · 18202 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 3.839 km W of Samoa, California · 18202 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.266 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18202 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 4.062 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 18202 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.919 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 18202 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 3.815 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 18202 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 3.327 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 18202 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

  1. 2.528 km SW of Scotia, California · 18243 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.850 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 18244 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.719 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18245 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.536 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18245 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.131 km W of Ferndale, California · 18245 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.637 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18245 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.634 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18248 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.532 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18248 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.639 km W of Ferndale, California · 18249 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.616 km ENE of Weott, California · 18249 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.617 km SW of Trinity Village, California · 18253 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.611 km SSW of Scotia, California · 18253 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.634 km WNW of Samoa, California · 18253 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.452 km W of Ferndale, California · 18254 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.815 km ESE of Burnt Ranch, California · 18255 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.615 km SW of Ferndale, California · 18256 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.253 km W of Ferndale, California · 18256 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.010 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 18258 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.922 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 18258 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.622 km SW of Scotia, California · 18258 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1031925. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC.