California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 109 km W of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 109 km W of Ferndale, California on Thu, Feb 25, 1982, 9:58 AM PST (17:58 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 126 km W of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-25 17:58:23 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.447° N, 125.544° 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 11.3 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
313°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5126 km W of Ferndale, California · 16280 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.292 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16279 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.630 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16278 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.453 km W of Indianola, California · 16277 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.937 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16277 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.632 km W of Ferndale, California · 16276 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.680 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16275 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 3.284 km W of Indianola, California · 16275 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.343 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16275 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.029 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16274 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.267 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.632 km SW of Scotia, California · 16273 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 3.6122 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16273 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.737 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16272 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 3.469 km W of Indianola, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 3.465 km W of Indianola, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.520 km W of Indianola, California · 16269 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 3.091 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16267 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.554 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16267 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.035 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16266 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.123 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16265 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.125 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16265 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.552 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16260 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.027 km W of Indianola, California · 16259 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.691 km W of Ferndale, California · 16258 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.120 km W of Ferndale, California · 16257 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.733 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16256 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.934 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16256 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.5104 km W of Ferndale, California · 16255 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.534 km SW of Scotia, California · 16253 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.317 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16250 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 3.6106 km W of Ferndale, California · 16247 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.136 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16246 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.691 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 2.347 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16245 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.327 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16245 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 3.129 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16245 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.9near the coast of Northern California · 16244 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.823 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16244 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.619 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16244 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 3.071 km W of Ferndale, California · 16239 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.720 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16238 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.443 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16238 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.165 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16237 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 1.929 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16237 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.265 km W of Ferndale, California · 16237 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 2.122 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16236 days ago · 43 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 3.945 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16232 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.936 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16231 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 2.121 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16231 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 3.421 km W of Ferndale, California · 16231 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.489 km W of Ferndale, California · 16229 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 2.070 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16223 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.923 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16222 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.628 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16222 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.524 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16222 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.465 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16281 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.343 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16282 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.026 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16283 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.147 km W of Ferndale, California · 16283 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.755 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16285 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.925 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16285 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.724 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16285 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.7off the coast of Northern California · 16286 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.631 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16290 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.653 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16291 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.711 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16292 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.495 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16293 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.626 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16293 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.425 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16293 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.633 km SW of Scotia, California · 16294 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.445 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16294 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 3.774 km WNW of Samoa, California · 16294 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.573 km W of Trinidad, California · 16294 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.041 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16297 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.134 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16297 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072440. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.