California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 17 km SSW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 17 km SSW of Ferndale, California on Sun, Feb 18, 1979, 7:58 PM PST (03:58 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 95 km W of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-02-19 03:58:50 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.423° N, 124.326° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.58
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
228°, 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: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.395 km W of Ferndale, California · 17382 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.837 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17382 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.927 km SW of Scotia, California · 17381 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.332 km SW of Scotia, California · 17381 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.043 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17380 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.710 km WSW of Scotia, California · 17378 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.74 km N of Fortuna, California · 17376 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.736 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17374 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.718 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17374 days ago · 27 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.01 km SE of Indianola, California · 17372 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.57 km NE of Mad River, California · 17372 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.335 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17371 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.85 km NW of Weott, California · 17371 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.736 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17369 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.08 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17369 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.936 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17369 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 3.435 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17368 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.60 km ESE of Burnt Ranch, California · 17368 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.74 km WSW of Burnt Ranch, California · 17368 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.89 km S of Ferndale, California · 17368 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 3.036 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17367 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 3.528 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17367 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.832 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17367 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.736 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17365 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.458 km W of Trinidad, California · 17365 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.725 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17364 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 3.123 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17364 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.730 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17364 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.934 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17364 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.638 km W of Ferndale, California · 17362 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 1.841 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17362 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.66 km W of Mad River, California · 17362 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.812 km ENE of Willow Creek, California · 17362 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.921 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17359 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.432 km SW of Scotia, California · 17358 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.813 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17357 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.538 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17357 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 3.331 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17356 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 3.536 km NW of Shelter Cove, California · 17356 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 1.667 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17355 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 4.142 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17355 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.015 km SW of Scotia, California · 17355 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 3.679 km W of Trinidad, California · 17355 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.079 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17354 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.225 km SW of Scotia, California · 17354 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.314 km SE of Alderpoint, California · 17353 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 2.035 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17353 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.8Northern California · 17352 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.731 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17352 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 1.732 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17352 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.145 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17351 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 3.145 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17351 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 2.237 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17351 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 1.725 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17350 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.83 km E of Rio Dell, California · 17350 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 3.035 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17350 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.04 km SE of Benbow, California · 17349 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.637 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17349 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.91 km E of Pine Hills, California · 17349 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 3.441 km W of Samoa, California · 17348 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 1.668 km W of Shelter Cove, California · 17385 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.791 km WNW of Indianola, California · 17385 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.632 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17385 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.619 km SW of Scotia, California · 17387 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.59 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 17387 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.327 km WNW of Shelter Cove, California · 17388 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.912 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17389 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.812 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17390 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.730 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17391 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.084 km W of Trinidad, California · 17392 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.277 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17392 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.620 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 17392 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.519 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 17392 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.737 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17393 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.24 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 17393 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.736 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17394 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.754 km WNW of Samoa, California · 17394 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.84 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 17394 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.96 km E of Pine Hills, California · 17394 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.729 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17395 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1044721. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.