M1.7 earthquake 24 km SW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

1.7 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Nov 2, 1978, 5:48 AM PST

UTC

1978-11-02 13:48:48 UTC

Depth

17.6 km (11.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.450° N, 124.506° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.0 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

281°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast25 kmSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast34 kmWSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast241 kmWNW

After

1. 1.625 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 2, 5:24 PM PST · 17491 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.323 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 2, 7:25 PM PST · 17491 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
3. 1.623 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 2, 9:34 PM PST · 17491 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.614 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Nov 2, 11:56 PM PST · 17491 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
5. 2.841 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 3, 12:52 AM PST · 17491 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
6. 2.242 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 3, 7:42 AM PST · 17490 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
7. 3.040 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 3, 7:44 AM PST · 17490 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
8. 2.139 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 3, 8:35 PM PST · 17490 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
9. 1.816 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Nov 4, 8:29 PM PST · 17489 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
10. 1.744 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 4, 9:18 PM PST · 17489 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
11. 2.04 km N of Redcrest, CaliforniaSun, Nov 5, 12:21 AM PST · 17489 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
12. 2.557 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSun, Nov 5, 7:24 PM PST · 17488 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
13. 1.69 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 6, 11:30 AM PST · 17487 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
14. 1.743 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 6, 2:12 PM PST · 17487 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
15. 1.731 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 6, 7:29 PM PST · 17487 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
16. 1.616 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Nov 6, 9:23 PM PST · 17487 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
17. 1.626 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 7, 2:56 AM PST · 17486 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
18. 1.632 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 7, 3:05 AM PST · 17486 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
19. 3.162 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 7, 9:58 AM PST · 17486 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
20. 1.54 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaTue, Nov 7, 10:46 AM PST · 17486 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
21. 1.863 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 7, 11:24 AM PST · 17486 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
22. 1.79 km S of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaTue, Nov 7, 11:47 AM PST · 17486 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
23. 1.99 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Nov 7, 12:30 PM PST · 17486 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
24. 2.019 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 7, 5:10 PM PST · 17486 days ago · 32 km deep · 12 km away
25. 1.739 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 8, 3:51 AM PST · 17485 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
26. 1.62 km WSW of McKinleyville, CaliforniaWed, Nov 8, 5:42 AM PST · 17485 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
27. 1.78 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaWed, Nov 8, 7:02 AM PST · 17485 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
28. 1.626 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 8, 10:45 PM PST · 17485 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
29. 2.133 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Nov 9, 1:50 PM PST · 17484 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
30. 1.837 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 9, 6:27 PM PST · 17484 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
31. 4.264 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 11, 1:35 AM PST · 17482 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away
32. 3.571 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaSat, Nov 11, 4:23 AM PST · 17482 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
33. 1.729 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 11, 6:57 PM PST · 17482 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
34. 3.049 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 11, 7:36 PM PST · 17482 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
35. 1.65 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Nov 13, 2:47 AM PST · 17480 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
36. 1.813 km NE of Phillipsville, CaliforniaMon, Nov 13, 5:20 PM PST · 17480 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
37. 1.829 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 13, 9:05 PM PST · 17480 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
38. 1.644 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 14, 10:24 AM PST · 17479 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
39. 1.616 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Nov 14, 11:34 AM PST · 17479 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
40. 1.58 km NW of Mad River, CaliforniaTue, Nov 14, 11:59 AM PST · 17479 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
41. 2.117 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Nov 15, 3:35 PM PST · 17478 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
42. 3.011 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Nov 15, 8:48 PM PST · 17478 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
43. 1.935 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 15, 11:04 PM PST · 17478 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
44. 1.72 km SSE of Trinity Village, CaliforniaThu, Nov 16, 3:07 PM PST · 17477 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
45. 3.395 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, Nov 16, 7:07 PM PST · 17477 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
46. 1.76 km SW of Mad River, CaliforniaSat, Nov 18, 6:50 AM PST · 17475 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
47. 2.652 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Nov 19, 11:36 PM PST · 17474 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
48. 1.648 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 20, 2:49 AM PST · 17473 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
49. 1.838 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 20, 4:34 AM PST · 17473 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
50. 2.664 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 22, 3:41 AM PST · 17471 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
51. 2.03 km SSW of Benbow, CaliforniaWed, Nov 22, 1:05 PM PST · 17471 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
52. 1.62 km SE of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Nov 22, 2:41 PM PST · 17471 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
53. 3.995 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 22, 3:02 PM PST · 17471 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
54. 1.838 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 22, 3:27 PM PST · 17471 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
55. 1.62 km NNW of Arcata, CaliforniaFri, Nov 24, 12:34 PM PST · 17469 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
56. 1.645 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 25, 2:44 AM PST · 17468 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
57. 1.627 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 25, 1:30 PM PST · 17468 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
58. 1.725 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 25, 3:20 PM PST · 17468 days ago · 28 km deep · 1 km away
59. 1.632 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Nov 25, 11:25 PM PST · 17468 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
60. 2.024 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Nov 26, 8:55 AM PST · 17467 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

1. 1.642 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 2, 1:34 AM PST · 17491 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
2. 1.940 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 1, 11:18 PM PST · 17492 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
3. 1.625 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 1, 6:39 PM PST · 17492 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
4. 1.888 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaTue, Oct 31, 7:44 AM PST · 17493 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
5. 2.63 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Oct 30, 8:17 PM PST · 17494 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
6. 1.921 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Oct 30, 9:50 AM PST · 17494 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
7. 1.624 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Oct 30, 2:18 AM PST · 17494 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
8. 2.117 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Oct 29, 10:18 PM PST · 17495 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
9. 1.99 km NE of Mad River, CaliforniaSun, Oct 29, 3:18 PM PST · 17495 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
10. 2.136 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Oct 29, 3:02 PM PST · 17495 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
11. 2.237 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 28, 11:53 PM PDT · 17496 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
12. 3.837 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 28, 11:50 PM PDT · 17496 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
13. 1.727 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 28, 10:00 PM PDT · 17496 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
14. 3.327 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 28, 9:33 PM PDT · 17496 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
15. 1.736 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Oct 28, 2:33 PM PDT · 17496 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
16. 1.624 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 28, 1:45 PM PDT · 17496 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
17. 1.726 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Oct 26, 1:34 PM PDT · 17498 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
18. 1.958 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Oct 26, 6:09 AM PDT · 17498 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
19. 1.627 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 26, 3:36 AM PDT · 17498 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
20. 1.68 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Oct 24, 5:06 AM PDT · 17500 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1043152. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.