M1.6 earthquake 30 km WSW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sat, Feb 27, 1982, 2:02 PM PST

UTC

1982-02-27 22:02:37 UTC

Depth

22.4 km (13.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.455° N, 124.587° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.2 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

302°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast30 kmWSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast40 kmWSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast247 kmWNW

After

1. 2.453 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSat, Feb 27, 8:37 PM PST · 16288 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
2. 2.54 km NNW of Mad River, CaliforniaSat, Feb 27, 10:55 PM PST · 16287 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
3. 2.93 km N of Mad River, CaliforniaSat, Feb 27, 11:03 PM PST · 16287 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
4. 3.937 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 28, 8:25 AM PST · 16287 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
5. 2.631 km NW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaSun, Feb 28, 9:04 AM PST · 16287 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
6. 2.27 km NNW of Alderpoint, CaliforniaMon, Mar 1, 12:42 PM PST · 16286 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
7. 3.632 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 1, 1:42 PM PST · 16286 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
8. 2.680 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Mar 2, 3:40 AM PST · 16285 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
9. 3.284 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Mar 2, 7:10 AM PST · 16285 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
10. 3.343 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Mar 2, 3:34 PM PST · 16285 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
11. 1.95 km WNW of Loleta, CaliforniaTue, Mar 2, 9:49 PM PST · 16284 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
12. 2.029 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Mar 2, 10:18 PM PST · 16284 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
13. 1.617 km ENE of Hydesville, CaliforniaWed, Mar 3, 5:11 AM PST · 16284 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
14. 2.627 km NNW of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaWed, Mar 3, 12:12 PM PST · 16284 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
15. 2.267 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 3, 10:14 PM PST · 16283 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
16. 2.632 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Mar 4, 1:45 AM PST · 16283 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
17. 1.737 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 5, 8:18 AM PST · 16282 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
18. 1.58 km ESE of Pine Hills, CaliforniaFri, Mar 5, 7:16 PM PST · 16282 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
19. 3.469 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Mar 5, 8:56 PM PST · 16282 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
20. 3.465 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSat, Mar 6, 4:17 AM PST · 16281 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
21. 2.37 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaSat, Mar 6, 1:18 PM PST · 16281 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
22. 1.728 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Mar 7, 8:24 PM PST · 16280 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
23. 1.520 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, Mar 7, 9:42 PM PST · 16279 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
24. 3.091 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 10, 7:01 AM PST · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
25. 2.554 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 10, 4:06 PM PST · 16277 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
26. 2.035 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Mar 11, 12:36 AM PST · 16276 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
27. 2.123 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Mar 11, 9:51 PM PST · 16275 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
28. 2.125 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Mar 11, 9:59 PM PST · 16275 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
29. 2.331 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Mar 12, 9:14 PM PST · 16274 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
30. 1.86 km W of Loleta, CaliforniaSun, Mar 14, 8:43 AM PST · 16273 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
31. 2.16 km SE of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 15, 11:56 AM PST · 16272 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
32. 2.5Northern CaliforniaMon, Mar 15, 10:52 PM PST · 16271 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
33. 1.83 km NE of Redway, CaliforniaTue, Mar 16, 8:38 AM PST · 16271 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
34. 1.521 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Mar 16, 9:49 AM PST · 16271 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
35. 3.611 km SSW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Mar 17, 1:32 AM PST · 16270 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
36. 2.552 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 17, 6:29 AM PST · 16270 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
37. 2.027 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Mar 18, 2:00 AM PST · 16269 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
38. 2.691 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 19, 6:10 AM PST · 16268 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
39. 2.120 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Mar 20, 4:54 AM PST · 16267 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
40. 2.915 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Mar 20, 9:45 AM PST · 16267 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
41. 1.733 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 21, 12:16 AM PST · 16266 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
42. 1.934 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Mar 21, 9:08 AM PST · 16266 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
43. 2.013 km W of McKinleyville, CaliforniaSun, Mar 21, 3:02 PM PST · 16266 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
44. 1.65 km NW of Samoa, CaliforniaSun, Mar 21, 5:23 PM PST · 16266 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
45. 1.56 km ENE of Garberville, CaliforniaSun, Mar 21, 10:09 PM PST · 16265 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
46. 2.5104 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Mar 22, 11:43 AM PST · 16265 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
47. 2.114 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Mar 22, 2:41 PM PST · 16265 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
48. 1.534 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Mar 24, 1:18 AM PST · 16263 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
49. 2.014 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 26, 10:44 AM PST · 16261 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
50. 2.317 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Mar 26, 9:20 PM PST · 16260 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
51. 2.132 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Mar 27, 8:13 PM PST · 16260 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
52. 3.6106 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Mar 30, 1:26 AM PST · 16257 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
53. 2.136 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Mar 30, 5:57 PM PST · 16257 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
54. 3.58 km N of Mad River, CaliforniaWed, Mar 31, 1:30 PM PST · 16256 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
55. 2.691 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Mar 31, 9:20 PM PST · 16255 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
56. 2.347 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Apr 1, 8:25 AM PST · 16255 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
57. 2.327 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Apr 1, 8:31 AM PST · 16255 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
58. 3.129 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Apr 1, 9:39 AM PST · 16255 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
59. 1.97 km NNW of Mad River, CaliforniaThu, Apr 1, 5:01 PM PST · 16255 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
60. 1.98 km N of Mad River, CaliforniaThu, Apr 1, 9:34 PM PST · 16254 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

1. 2.23 km NE of Redway, CaliforniaThu, Feb 25, 9:12 PM PST · 16290 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
2. 2.223 km WNW of Hyampom, CaliforniaThu, Feb 25, 7:57 PM PST · 16290 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
3. 3.292 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Feb 25, 6:16 PM PST · 16290 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
4. 1.515 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Feb 25, 3:19 PM PST · 16290 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
5. 2.5126 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Feb 25, 10:03 AM PST · 16290 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.4109 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Feb 25, 9:58 AM PST · 16290 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
7. 2.23 km NE of Redway, CaliforniaThu, Feb 25, 6:32 AM PST · 16290 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
8. 3.03 km NE of Redway, CaliforniaThu, Feb 25, 5:53 AM PST · 16290 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
9. 2.415 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Feb 24, 10:24 PM PST · 16290 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
10. 4.465 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Feb 23, 9:22 PM PST · 16291 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
11. 2.343 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Feb 23, 1:31 PM PST · 16292 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
12. 2.612 km WSW of Redcrest, CaliforniaMon, Feb 22, 11:12 PM PST · 16292 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
13. 2.026 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 21, 10:53 PM PST · 16293 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
14. 2.147 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Feb 21, 6:34 PM PST · 16294 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
15. 1.815 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Feb 20, 11:02 PM PST · 16294 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
16. 2.755 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Feb 20, 12:26 PM PST · 16295 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away
17. 1.925 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Feb 20, 9:07 AM PST · 16295 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
18. 1.724 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Feb 20, 6:37 AM PST · 16295 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
19. 2.7off the coast of Northern CaliforniaFri, Feb 19, 2:38 PM PST · 16296 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
20. 2.4near the coast of Northern CaliforniaThu, Feb 18, 7:24 PM PST · 16297 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072492. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC.