M2.4 earthquake 29 km SW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

2.4 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sun, Jun 11, 1978, 10:12 AM PDT

UTC

1978-06-11 17:12:05 UTC

Depth

21.5 km (13.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.364° N, 124.465° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

303°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

8

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast29 kmSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast37 kmSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast235 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast892 kmNW

After

1. 1.838 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Jun 12, 3:51 AM PDT · 17643 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
2. 1.615 km SE of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Jun 12, 5:04 AM PDT · 17643 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
3. 1.841 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 12, 6:48 AM PDT · 17643 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
4. 1.611 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Jun 12, 5:33 PM PDT · 17642 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
5. 2.332 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 13, 4:51 AM PDT · 17642 days ago · 23 km deep · 3 km away
6. 2.024 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 15, 12:25 AM PDT · 17640 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
7. 1.63 km W of Miranda, CaliforniaThu, Jun 15, 5:12 PM PDT · 17639 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
8. 1.88 km W of Weott, CaliforniaSat, Jun 17, 1:49 AM PDT · 17638 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
9. 3.38 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaSat, Jun 17, 9:48 AM PDT · 17638 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
10. 2.168 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 17, 4:30 PM PDT · 17637 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
11. 3.878 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 18, 3:56 AM PDT · 17637 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
12. 1.614 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 18, 6:54 AM PDT · 17637 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
13. 1.611 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 18, 7:37 AM PDT · 17637 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
14. 4.221 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 18, 4:05 PM PDT · 17636 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
15. 2.271 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 18, 4:15 PM PDT · 17636 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
16. 2.374 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 18, 4:55 PM PDT · 17636 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
17. 3.535 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 19, 5:50 AM PDT · 17636 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
18. 2.171 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaTue, Jun 20, 4:21 AM PDT · 17635 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
19. 1.628 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 20, 12:16 PM PDT · 17634 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
20. 1.523 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 20, 3:37 PM PDT · 17634 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
21. 1.915 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 21, 2:59 AM PDT · 17634 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
22. 1.920 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 21, 6:21 AM PDT · 17634 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
23. 1.710 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Jun 21, 2:57 PM PDT · 17633 days ago · 36 km deep · 28 km away
24. 2.217 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 22, 9:13 PM PDT · 17632 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
25. 1.724 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 22, 10:10 PM PDT · 17632 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
26. 1.9Northern CaliforniaFri, Jun 23, 3:41 AM PDT · 17632 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
27. 2.428 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 23, 7:00 AM PDT · 17632 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
28. 3.24 km N of Redway, CaliforniaFri, Jun 23, 10:22 AM PDT · 17631 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
29. 1.614 km ENE of Weott, CaliforniaFri, Jun 23, 8:15 PM PDT · 17631 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
30. 1.5near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSat, Jun 24, 7:15 AM PDT · 17631 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
31. 1.724 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 24, 7:22 AM PDT · 17631 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
32. 1.96 km WNW of McKinleyville, CaliforniaSun, Jun 25, 9:34 AM PDT · 17630 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
33. 1.67 km WSW of Rio Dell, CaliforniaSun, Jun 25, 8:57 PM PDT · 17629 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
34. 3.132 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 26, 4:10 AM PDT · 17629 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
35. 2.116 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Jun 26, 5:19 AM PDT · 17629 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
36. 2.823 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaMon, Jun 26, 7:14 AM PDT · 17629 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
37. 2.525 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 26, 10:54 AM PDT · 17628 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
38. 2.735 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 26, 11:59 AM PDT · 17628 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
39. 1.67 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaMon, Jun 26, 2:45 PM PDT · 17628 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
40. 1.517 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 28, 3:57 AM PDT · 17627 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
41. 2.221 km WNW of Hyampom, CaliforniaWed, Jun 28, 3:59 AM PDT · 17627 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
42. 2.446 km WNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaWed, Jun 28, 2:45 PM PDT · 17626 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
43. 2.010 km SW of Trinidad, CaliforniaWed, Jun 28, 6:05 PM PDT · 17626 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
44. 1.559 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 30, 5:13 AM PDT · 17625 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
45. 3.39 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 30, 7:58 PM PDT · 17624 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
46. 2.436 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 1, 12:03 AM PDT · 17624 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
47. 2.030 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 2, 8:57 AM PDT · 17623 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
48. 1.710 km WNW of Manila, CaliforniaMon, Jul 3, 4:22 PM PDT · 17621 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
49. 1.725 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Jul 3, 7:11 PM PDT · 17621 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
50. 1.628 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jul 3, 10:35 PM PDT · 17621 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
51. 2.56 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Jul 4, 11:50 AM PDT · 17620 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
52. 2.713 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaTue, Jul 4, 12:42 PM PDT · 17620 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
53. 1.739 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jul 4, 11:47 PM PDT · 17620 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
54. 2.334 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jul 5, 2:39 AM PDT · 17620 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
55. 1.97 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jul 5, 7:03 AM PDT · 17620 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
56. 1.516 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jul 5, 3:49 PM PDT · 17619 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
57. 3.087 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jul 6, 5:36 AM PDT · 17619 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
58. 2.541 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jul 6, 5:43 PM PDT · 17618 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
59. 2.731 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jul 7, 8:39 PM PDT · 17617 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
60. 2.635 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 9, 9:10 AM PDT · 17616 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

1. 2.629 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 11, 1:11 AM PDT · 17644 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.882 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 10, 8:35 PM PDT · 17644 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
3. 1.830 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 10, 2:39 PM PDT · 17644 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.824 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaSat, Jun 10, 5:22 AM PDT · 17645 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
5. 1.663 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 10, 2:36 AM PDT · 17645 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
6. 1.715 km NNE of Redcrest, CaliforniaSat, Jun 10, 1:04 AM PDT · 17645 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
7. 2.617 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 10, 12:02 AM PDT · 17645 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
8. 2.66 km W of Loleta, CaliforniaFri, Jun 9, 9:58 PM PDT · 17645 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
9. 3.016 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 9, 9:16 PM PDT · 17645 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
10. 2.470 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 9, 2:10 PM PDT · 17645 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
11. 1.627 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 9, 2:58 AM PDT · 17646 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
12. 1.787 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 9, 1:00 AM PDT · 17646 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
13. 1.726 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Jun 7, 2:50 PM PDT · 17647 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
14. 1.631 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 7, 11:00 AM PDT · 17647 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.630 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 7, 1:43 AM PDT · 17648 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
16. 1.59 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 6, 11:44 PM PDT · 17648 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
17. 1.78 km NE of Hydesville, CaliforniaTue, Jun 6, 7:28 AM PDT · 17649 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
18. 1.86 km W of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Jun 6, 6:47 AM PDT · 17649 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
19. 1.741 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 6, 6:12 AM PDT · 17649 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
20. 1.835 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 6, 4:02 AM PDT · 17649 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1040639. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:46 AM UTC.