California earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 28 km WNW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 28 km WNW of Ferndale, California on Tue, Jan 23, 1979, 11:48 AM PST (19:48 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 16 km ENE of Westhaven-Moonstone, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1979-01-23 19:48:30 UTC
Depth
22.1 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.667° N, 124.577° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
265°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.326 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 17409 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.618 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17408 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.873 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17408 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.410 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 17408 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.391 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 17408 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.3off the coast of Northern California · 17406 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.924 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17406 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.924 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17406 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.517 km N of Willow Creek, California · 17406 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.040 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17406 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 3.516 km ENE of Westhaven-Moonstone, California · 17406 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.717 km WSW of Scotia, California · 17405 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.630 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17405 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.236 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17405 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.536 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17403 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.3123 km W of Ferndale, California · 17403 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.151 km W of Samoa, California · 17403 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.7off the coast of Northern California · 17402 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.79 km NE of Willow Creek, California · 17402 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.7Northern California · 17399 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 3.325 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17399 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.725 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17399 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 3.534 km SW of Scotia, California · 17399 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.531 km SW of Scotia, California · 17399 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.96 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 17399 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.18 km ESE of Bayside, California · 17399 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.630 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17399 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.830 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17399 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 5.213 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 3.511 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.610 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.712 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 1.69 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.1Northern California · 17398 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.211 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 2.712 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.33 km W of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.3near the coast of Northern California · 17398 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.22 km W of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.4near the coast of Northern California · 17398 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.910 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.513 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.848 km W of Ferndale, California · 17398 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.711 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.215 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.713 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.518 km W of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.811 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.1near the coast of Northern California · 17398 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.621 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.515 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.412 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 2.812 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17398 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.912 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17397 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.56 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 17397 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.810 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17396 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.612 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17396 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.65 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 17395 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 2.811 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17395 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 1.729 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17394 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 142.

Before

  1. 3.7112 km W of Ferndale, California · 17409 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.8101 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 17409 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.33 km NNW of Redway, California · 17409 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.33 km NNW of Redway, California · 17410 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.675 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17411 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.733 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17413 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.925 km SW of Scotia, California · 17413 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.037 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17417 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.143 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17417 days ago · 34 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.614 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 17417 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.785 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 17417 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.928 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17417 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.99 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17417 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.029 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17419 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.54 km NE of Hydesville, California · 17419 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.410 km NW of Fields Landing, California · 17420 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.485 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 17421 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.010 km SSW of Ferndale, CA · 17421 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.32 km WSW of Loleta, California · 17421 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.733 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17422 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1044310. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:04 AM UTC.