M2.4 earthquake 17 km WSW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

2.4 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, Jan 8, 1982, 3:30 AM PST

UTC

1982-01-08 11:30:42 UTC

Depth

22.5 km (14.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.518° N, 124.459° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 7.3 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

339°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast18 kmWSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast27 kmWSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast240 kmWNW

After

1. 1.630 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 8, 7:53 AM PST · 16338 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
2. 1.84 km ENE of Miranda, CaliforniaFri, Jan 8, 8:12 AM PST · 16338 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
3. 3.832 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Jan 8, 12:41 PM PST · 16338 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
4. 2.633 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Jan 8, 1:26 PM PST · 16338 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
5. 3.433 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Jan 8, 2:23 PM PST · 16338 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
6. 2.439 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaFri, Jan 8, 8:15 PM PST · 16338 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
7. 1.913 km SW of Hayfork, CaliforniaSat, Jan 9, 5:16 AM PST · 16337 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
8. 2.015 km ENE of Redcrest, CaliforniaSat, Jan 9, 10:38 PM PST · 16336 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
9. 1.629 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Jan 10, 8:44 AM PST · 16336 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
10. 2.133 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 11, 6:06 PM PST · 16335 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
11. 2.48 km NE of Hydesville, CaliforniaTue, Jan 12, 7:24 AM PST · 16334 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
12. 2.415 km W of Mad River, CaliforniaTue, Jan 12, 4:21 PM PST · 16334 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
13. 1.741 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 13, 10:58 AM PST · 16333 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
14. 2.146 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 14, 7:49 AM PST · 16332 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
15. 1.64 km NNE of Myers Flat, CaliforniaThu, Jan 14, 11:20 AM PST · 16332 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
16. 1.9near the coast of Northern CaliforniaThu, Jan 14, 10:37 PM PST · 16331 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
17. 2.292 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jan 16, 1:31 PM PST · 16330 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
18. 1.56 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Jan 17, 4:00 AM PST · 16329 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
19. 2.122 km NNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaMon, Jan 18, 12:01 AM PST · 16328 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
20. 2.811 km E of Redcrest, CaliforniaMon, Jan 18, 6:24 PM PST · 16328 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
21. 1.513 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Jan 18, 6:28 PM PST · 16328 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
22. 2.318 km SE of Orick, CaliforniaWed, Jan 20, 4:39 PM PST · 16326 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
23. 2.265 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 20, 4:42 PM PST · 16326 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
24. 2.033 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Jan 22, 12:02 AM PST · 16324 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
25. 2.228 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Jan 23, 9:48 PM PST · 16322 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
26. 2.111 km E of Hydesville, CaliforniaSun, Jan 24, 11:52 PM PST · 16321 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
27. 2.559 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaTue, Jan 26, 4:31 PM PST · 16320 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
28. 1.819 km NE of Hydesville, CaliforniaWed, Jan 27, 6:03 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
29. 2.565 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Jan 27, 7:09 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
30. 2.24 km WSW of Loleta, CaliforniaWed, Jan 27, 10:59 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
31. 2.856 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Jan 28, 12:26 PM PST · 16318 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
32. 1.625 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 29, 4:04 AM PST · 16317 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
33. 1.929 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jan 29, 5:45 PM PST · 16317 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
34. 1.646 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Jan 30, 11:20 AM PST · 16316 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
35. 1.719 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 31, 3:01 AM PST · 16315 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
36. 2.928 km NW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaSun, Jan 31, 3:44 AM PST · 16315 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
37. 2.627 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Feb 1, 2:09 AM PST · 16314 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
38. 2.219 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Feb 1, 3:16 PM PST · 16314 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
39. 2.963 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 2, 8:22 PM PST · 16313 days ago · 58 km deep · 46 km away
40. 1.64 km SSE of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 3, 2:35 AM PST · 16312 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
41. 2.119 km W of Hyampom, CaliforniaWed, Feb 3, 3:31 AM PST · 16312 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
42. 1.826 km WNW of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaThu, Feb 4, 1:50 AM PST · 16311 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
43. 2.018 km NE of Fieldbrook, CaliforniaThu, Feb 4, 1:51 AM PST · 16311 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
44. 1.983 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Feb 4, 2:41 PM PST · 16311 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
45. 2.827 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaFri, Feb 5, 12:57 PM PST · 16310 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
46. 5.285 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSat, Feb 6, 4:02 AM PST · 16309 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
47. 2.466 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSat, Feb 6, 5:52 AM PST · 16309 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
48. 2.156 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSat, Feb 6, 7:14 AM PST · 16309 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
49. 2.239 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Feb 6, 4:27 PM PST · 16309 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
50. 1.56 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Feb 6, 4:35 PM PST · 16309 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
51. 1.918 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Feb 7, 12:15 AM PST · 16308 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
52. 2.169 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Feb 7, 8:24 AM PST · 16308 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
53. 2.134 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 7, 6:28 PM PST · 16308 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
54. 2.041 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Feb 8, 2:39 AM PST · 16307 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
55. 3.67 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 9, 7:24 AM PST · 16306 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
56. 3.56 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 9, 7:24 AM PST · 16306 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
57. 2.111 km W of Samoa, CaliforniaWed, Feb 10, 11:03 AM PST · 16305 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
58. 3.34 km NW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Feb 11, 12:26 AM PST · 16304 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
59. 2.573 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, Feb 11, 1:10 AM PST · 16304 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
60. 3.774 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaThu, Feb 11, 1:30 AM PST · 16304 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

1. 3.325 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 7, 5:16 AM PST · 16339 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
2. 2.977 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 6, 7:13 PM PST · 16340 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
3. 2.538 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 6, 7:32 AM PST · 16340 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
4. 1.635 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 6, 4:37 AM PST · 16340 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
5. 3.15 km WSW of McKinleyville, CaliforniaTue, Jan 5, 7:59 PM PST · 16341 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
6. 1.651 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jan 5, 8:48 AM PST · 16341 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
7. 2.113 km NNW of Ruth, CaliforniaTue, Jan 5, 6:36 AM PST · 16341 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
8. 2.53 km S of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Jan 4, 3:53 PM PST · 16342 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
9. 2.119 km NNE of Redcrest, CaliforniaMon, Jan 4, 3:42 PM PST · 16342 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
10. 2.3111 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 4, 11:24 AM PST · 16342 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
11. 1.516 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 4, 12:07 AM PST · 16342 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
12. 2.41 km ENE of Loleta, CaliforniaSun, Jan 3, 10:30 AM PST · 16343 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
13. 1.932 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Jan 3, 9:14 AM PST · 16343 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
14. 1.732 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Jan 3, 4:51 AM PST · 16343 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
15. 1.710 km NNE of Redcrest, CaliforniaSat, Jan 2, 12:08 PM PST · 16344 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
16. 1.52 km ENE of Westhaven-Moonstone, CaliforniaFri, Jan 1, 11:58 AM PST · 16345 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
17. 2.69 km WSW of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Dec 31, 8:29 PM PST · 16346 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
18. 1.614 km ESE of Pine Hills, CaliforniaWed, Dec 30, 10:59 PM PST · 16346 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
19. 1.819 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 30, 7:58 PM PST · 16347 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
20. 2.511 km NNW of Alderpoint, CaliforniaTue, Dec 29, 6:21 AM PST · 16348 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071047. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC.