California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 25 km SSW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 25 km SSW of Ferndale, California on Wed, Sep 27, 1978, 4:19 PM PDT (23:19 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 15 km WSW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-09-27 23:19:14 UTC
Depth
19.1 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.373° N, 124.408° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
249°, 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: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.540 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17526 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.617 km SW of Scotia, California · 17525 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.8104 km W of Ferndale, California · 17524 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.615 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17524 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.85 km NNE of Myers Flat, California · 17523 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.621 km WSW of Weott, California · 17521 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.025 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17521 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.3106 km W of Ferndale, California · 17520 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.832 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17519 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.29 km E of Hydesville, California · 17519 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.618 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.818 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.511 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.815 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.618 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.318 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.119 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.017 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.525 km SW of Scotia, California · 17518 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 3.316 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.715 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.929 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.918 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.618 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.620 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.417 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.419 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.514 km SW of Scotia, California · 17518 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.616 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.78 km NNW of Willow Creek, California · 17518 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.615 km SW of Scotia, California · 17518 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.725 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.811 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.817 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.615 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.637 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.615 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.611 km NW of Manila, California · 17518 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 3.916 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.917 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.118 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 1.716 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.523 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.755 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17518 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.613 km NW of Big Lagoon, California · 17517 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.822 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17517 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.913 km SSW of Willow Creek, California · 17517 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.518 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17517 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.943 km W of Indianola, California · 17516 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.739 km W of Ferndale, California · 17516 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.511 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17515 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.939 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17515 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.957 km W of Ferndale, California · 17514 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.845 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17514 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 2.025 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17513 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.79 km N of Ruth, California · 17512 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 2.25 km WSW of Hyampom, California · 17512 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 2.06 km WSW of Samoa, California · 17512 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.612 km S of Ferndale, California · 17511 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.6Northern California · 17511 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

  1. 1.524 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 17527 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.510 km S of Ferndale, California · 17527 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.610 km S of Ferndale, California · 17527 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.822 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 17528 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.322 km WSW of Weott, California · 17528 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 3.011 km ENE of Weott, California · 17528 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.231 km SW of Scotia, California · 17528 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.116 km WSW of Scotia, California · 17529 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.070 km W of Trinidad, California · 17530 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.475 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17530 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.072 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17530 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.65 km NNE of Myers Flat, California · 17530 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.66 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 17530 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.06 km NNE of Myers Flat, California · 17530 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.36 km NNE of Myers Flat, California · 17530 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.913 km WSW of Burnt Ranch, California · 17532 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.615 km WSW of Scotia, California · 17533 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.015 km WSW of Burnt Ranch, California · 17533 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 3.717 km WSW of Burnt Ranch, California · 17533 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.024 km W of Indianola, California · 17533 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1042522. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.