M2.2 earthquake 29 km WNW of Cleone, California
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 29 km WNW of Cleone, California on Wed, Aug 2, 1978, 4:06 AM PDT (11:06 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 24 km SSW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-08-02 11:06:21 UTC
- Depth
- 4.3 km (2.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.623° N, 124.089° W
- Region
- California
- 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 65.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 332°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 143 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.834 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17591 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.622 km WSW of Weott, California · 17590 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.135 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17590 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.939 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17590 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.539 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17590 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.734 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17590 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.2near the coast of Northern California · 17588 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.943 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17587 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.79 km S of Ferndale, California · 17587 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.58 km SSW of Scotia, California · 17586 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.142 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17585 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.831 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17585 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.69 km S of Ferndale, California · 17585 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.75 km ENE of Redcrest, California · 17585 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.726 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17584 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.610 km S of Ferndale, California · 17582 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.612 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 17582 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.832 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17582 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.845 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17581 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.823 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17581 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.113 km SSE of Mad River, California · 17580 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.139 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17580 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.922 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17579 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.627 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17578 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.62 km E of Garberville, California · 17578 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.025 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17577 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.826 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17577 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.824 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17577 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.027 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17577 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.025 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17577 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.725 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17577 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.625 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17577 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.625 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17577 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.323 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17577 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.624 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17577 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.626 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17577 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.023 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17577 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.825 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17577 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.523 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17577 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.59 km NNW of Redwood Valley, California · 17577 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.025 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17577 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.025 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17577 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.626 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17577 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.727 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17577 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.515 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17576 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.627 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17576 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.89 km S of Ferndale, California · 17576 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.3near the coast of Northern California · 17576 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.0near the coast of Northern California · 17576 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.545 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17574 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.824 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17574 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.06 km NE of Willits, California · 17574 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.610 km S of Ferndale, California · 17574 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.86 km NE of Willits, California · 17574 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.86 km NE of Willits, California · 17574 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.625 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17573 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.343 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17573 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.328 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17573 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.828 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17573 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.527 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17573 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
The first 60 of 143.
Before
- 2.96 km SW of Redcrest, California · 17591 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.35 km W of Scotia, California · 17592 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.632 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17593 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.99 km S of Benbow, California · 17594 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.122 km WSW of Weott, California · 17595 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.814 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17596 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.89 km S of Ferndale, California · 17596 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.411 km NNE of Redcrest, California · 17598 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.522 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17598 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.622 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17598 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.821 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17598 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.69 km S of Ferndale, California · 17599 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.410 km S of Ferndale, California · 17600 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.69 km S of Ferndale, California · 17600 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.936 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17601 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.8near the coast of Northern California · 17601 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.530 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17602 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.633 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17603 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.934 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17604 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.68 km ENE of Willits, California · 17604 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1041338. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.