California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 47 km W of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 47 km W of Ferndale, California on Sun, Feb 21, 1982, 6:34 PM PST (02:34 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 12 km WSW of Redcrest, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-22 02:34:59 UTC
Depth
16.7 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.568° N, 124.820° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.40
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
275°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.026 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16284 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.612 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 16283 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.343 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16282 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.465 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16282 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.415 km S of Ferndale, California · 16281 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.03 km NE of Redway, California · 16280 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.23 km NE of Redway, California · 16280 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.4109 km W of Ferndale, California · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.5126 km W of Ferndale, California · 16280 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.515 km S of Ferndale, California · 16280 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 3.292 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16280 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.223 km WNW of Hyampom, California · 16280 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.23 km NE of Redway, California · 16280 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.630 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16278 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.453 km W of Indianola, California · 16278 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 3.937 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16277 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.631 km NW of Shelter Cove, California · 16277 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 3.632 km W of Ferndale, California · 16276 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.680 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16275 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 3.284 km W of Indianola, California · 16275 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 3.343 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16275 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.95 km WNW of Loleta, California · 16275 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.029 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16275 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.617 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 16274 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.627 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16274 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.267 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16274 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.632 km SW of Scotia, California · 16274 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.737 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16272 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 1.58 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 16272 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 3.469 km W of Indianola, California · 16272 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 3.465 km W of Indianola, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.37 km NW of Manila, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.728 km SW of Scotia, California · 16270 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.520 km W of Indianola, California · 16270 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 3.091 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16267 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.554 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16267 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.035 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16267 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 2.123 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16266 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.125 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16266 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.331 km SW of Scotia, California · 16265 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.86 km W of Loleta, California · 16263 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 2.16 km SE of Ferndale, California · 16262 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.83 km NE of Redway, California · 16261 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.521 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16261 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 3.611 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16261 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.552 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16260 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.027 km W of Indianola, California · 16260 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 2.691 km W of Ferndale, California · 16258 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 2.120 km W of Ferndale, California · 16257 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.915 km S of Ferndale, California · 16257 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.733 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16257 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.934 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16256 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.013 km W of McKinleyville, California · 16256 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.65 km NW of Samoa, California · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.5104 km W of Ferndale, California · 16255 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.114 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16255 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.534 km SW of Scotia, California · 16254 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 2.014 km S of Ferndale, California · 16251 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 2.317 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16251 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 2.132 km SW of Scotia, California · 16250 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 1.815 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16285 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.755 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16285 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.925 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16285 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.724 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16285 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.7off the coast of Northern California · 16286 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.4near the coast of Northern California · 16287 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.716 km SW of Scotia, California · 16287 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.615 km ESE of Indianola, California · 16290 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.631 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16291 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.653 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16291 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.69 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 16292 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.711 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16293 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.631 km SW of Scotia, California · 16293 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.495 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16294 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.626 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16294 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.425 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16294 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.633 km SW of Scotia, California · 16294 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.445 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16294 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 3.774 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16295 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.573 km W of Trinidad, California · 16295 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072355. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.