California earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 5 km N of Fortuna, California

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 5 km N of Fortuna, California on Wed, Feb 27, 1980, 2:59 AM PST (10:59 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 76 km WSW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1980-02-27 10:59:16 UTC
Depth
23.2 km (14.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.651° N, 124.144° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.032 km SW of Scotia, California · 17015 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.318 km SSW of Scotia, California · 17015 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.942 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 17015 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.558 km W of Trinidad, California · 17015 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.713 km SSW of Scotia, California · 17015 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.725 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17015 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.637 km W of Ferndale, California · 17014 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.812 km ENE of Weott, California · 17014 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.820 km NNE of Redcrest, California · 17012 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.44 km ENE of Myers Flat, California · 17012 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.63 km E of Myers Flat, California · 17012 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.812 km NNE of Ruth, California · 17011 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 5.176 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17011 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.875 km W of Ferndale, California · 17011 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.66 km ESE of Indianola, California · 17010 days ago · 25 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.512 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 17009 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.812 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 17009 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.656 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17009 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.0off the coast of Northern California · 17008 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.971 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17007 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.824 km SE of Alderpoint, California · 17006 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.968 km WNW of Indianola, California · 17004 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.418 km NE of Leggett, California · 17004 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.876 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17004 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.410 km ENE of Shelter Cove, California · 17003 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.183 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17002 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.037 km SW of Scotia, California · 17001 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.040 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17001 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.020 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17000 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 3.034 km W of Ferndale, California · 17000 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.68 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16999 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.78 km NNW of Mad River, California · 16998 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.852 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16998 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.617 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16996 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 1.645 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16995 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 2.934 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16993 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.015 km SW of Scotia, California · 16993 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.225 km S of Shelter Cove, California · 16992 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.127 km S of Shelter Cove, California · 16992 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.935 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16992 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.628 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16991 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 2.118 km NE of Hydesville, California · 16990 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.222 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16988 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.535 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16988 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.627 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16988 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.532 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16988 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 3.028 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16986 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 3.440 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16986 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.639 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16986 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 2.841 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16985 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 2.328 km SW of Scotia, California · 16984 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 3.575 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16982 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.66 km S of Mad River, California · 16981 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.616 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16981 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.75 km S of Benbow, California · 16980 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 3.237 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16980 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.719 km N of Shelter Cove, California · 16979 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 3.66 km NE of Fieldbrook, California · 16979 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 3.641 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16978 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.926 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16977 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 3.34 km NE of Loleta, California · 17016 days ago · 25 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.725 km WSW of Weott, California · 17017 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.770 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 17018 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.235 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 17019 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.532 km NE of Trinity Village, California · 17019 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.814 km SSW of Willow Creek, California · 17020 days ago · 31 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.638 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17020 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.560 km W of Trinidad, California · 17021 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.616 km W of Ferndale, California · 17021 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.57 km ENE of Benbow, California · 17022 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.57 km ENE of Benbow, California · 17022 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.819 km WNW of Manila, California · 17023 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.639 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17028 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.73 km W of Redcrest, California · 17029 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.660 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17030 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.59 km E of Hydesville, California · 17031 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.63 km NE of Westhaven-Moonstone, California · 17032 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.915 km SE of Ruth, California · 17032 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.316 km SSE of Ruth, California · 17032 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.745 km SW of Ferndale, California · 17032 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1051221. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:28 PM UTC.