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M3.0 earthquake 27 km SW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 27 km SW of Ferndale, California on Sun, Mar 26, 1978, 3:04 PM PST (23:04 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 32 km SW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1978-03-26 23:04:14 UTC
Depth
24.6 km (15.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.407° N, 124.504° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
303°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.615 km NE of Hydesville, California · 17723 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 3.69 km WSW of Scotia, California · 17723 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.99 km W of Scotia, California · 17723 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.69 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 17723 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.89 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 17723 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.710 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 17723 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.615 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17722 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.86 km ENE of Blue Lake, California · 17722 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.032 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17722 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.710 km WSW of Scotia, California · 17720 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.912 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17719 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.710 km W of Scotia, California · 17719 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.5near the coast of Northern California · 17718 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.9near the coast of Northern California · 17717 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.041 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17717 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.30 km W of Fields Landing, California · 17717 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.91 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 17716 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.639 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17716 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.529 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17716 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.518 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17715 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 3.617 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17714 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.715 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17714 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.918 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17714 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.617 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17714 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.518 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17714 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.863 km W of Ferndale, California · 17714 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.920 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17714 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.710 km S of Ferndale, California · 17714 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.97 km SSW of Scotia, California · 17714 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.18 km WSW of Scotia, California · 17713 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.356 km W of Trinidad, California · 17712 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.916 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17710 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.527 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17709 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.610 km W of Scotia, California · 17708 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.030 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17708 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 1.621 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17708 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.811 km W of Hyampom, California · 17707 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.113 km NE of Phillipsville, California · 17707 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.168 km W of Ferndale, California · 17707 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 3.418 km SSW of Scotia, California · 17706 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.571 km W of Samoa, California · 17706 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.266 km WNW of Indianola, California · 17705 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.929 km SW of Scotia, California · 17704 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.827 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17703 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.61 km N of Rio Dell, California · 17703 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 1.710 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 17703 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 1.910 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 17703 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.626 km WNW of Manila, California · 17703 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.523 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17703 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.929 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17702 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.711 km W of Scotia, California · 17702 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.67 km SSE of Ferndale, California · 17702 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.927 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17701 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.623 km SW of Scotia, California · 17701 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.728 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17701 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.521 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17700 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.544 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17700 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.53 km SSW of Westhaven-Moonstone, California · 17699 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.334 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17698 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 3.223 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17697 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 1.832 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17725 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.236 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17725 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.614 km ESE of Indianola, California · 17726 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.77 km NNW of Big Lagoon, California · 17726 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.522 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17727 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.610 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 17728 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.317 km SW of Scotia, California · 17728 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.722 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17728 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.69 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 17728 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.09 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 17728 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.124 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17728 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.710 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 17728 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.69 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 17728 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.110 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.510 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 17728 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 3.19 km W of Scotia, California · 17728 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.09 km WSW of Scotia, California · 17728 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.610 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 17728 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.09 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 17728 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.910 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 17728 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1039539. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC.