California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 54 km WNW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 54 km WNW of Ferndale, California on Wed, Mar 10, 1982, 4:06 PM PST (00:06 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 11 km SSW of Scotia, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-11 00:06:31 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.712° N, 124.885° 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 9.1 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
306°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.035 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16267 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.123 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16266 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.125 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16266 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.331 km SW of Scotia, California · 16265 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.86 km W of Loleta, California · 16263 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.16 km SE of Ferndale, California · 16262 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.521 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16261 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.611 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16260 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.552 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16260 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.027 km W of Indianola, California · 16259 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.691 km W of Ferndale, California · 16258 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.120 km W of Ferndale, California · 16257 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.915 km S of Ferndale, California · 16257 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.733 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16257 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.934 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16256 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.013 km W of McKinleyville, California · 16256 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.65 km NW of Samoa, California · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.5104 km W of Ferndale, California · 16255 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.114 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16255 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.534 km SW of Scotia, California · 16253 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.014 km S of Ferndale, California · 16251 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.317 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16251 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.132 km SW of Scotia, California · 16250 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 3.6106 km W of Ferndale, California · 16247 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.136 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16247 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.691 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16246 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.347 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16245 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.327 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16245 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 3.129 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16245 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.9near the coast of Northern California · 16245 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.823 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16244 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.619 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16244 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.35 km NW of Manila, California · 16240 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 3.071 km W of Ferndale, California · 16239 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.720 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16238 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.443 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16238 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.165 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16238 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.411 km SW of Scotia, California · 16238 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.929 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16237 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.265 km W of Ferndale, California · 16237 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.122 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16236 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.314 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 16235 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 3.115 km ESE of Indianola, California · 16235 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 3.945 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16232 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.936 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16232 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.121 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16232 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 3.421 km W of Ferndale, California · 16232 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.489 km W of Ferndale, California · 16229 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 3.832 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16229 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.63 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16228 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.920 km WSW of Weott, California · 16228 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.830 km SW of Scotia, California · 16226 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 2.418 km W of Trinidad, California · 16225 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 2.22 km NW of McKinleyville, California · 16224 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.070 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16223 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.923 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16223 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.628 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16223 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.524 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16222 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 2.914 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16221 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.9136 km W of Ferndale, California · 16220 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 3.091 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16267 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.520 km W of Indianola, California · 16270 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.728 km SW of Scotia, California · 16270 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.37 km NW of Manila, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.465 km W of Indianola, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.469 km W of Indianola, California · 16272 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.58 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 16272 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.737 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16272 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 3.6122 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16273 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.632 km SW of Scotia, California · 16273 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.267 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16274 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.627 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 16274 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.617 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 16274 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.029 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16275 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.95 km WNW of Loleta, California · 16275 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 3.343 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16275 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 3.284 km W of Indianola, California · 16275 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.680 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16275 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 3.632 km W of Ferndale, California · 16276 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.631 km NW of Shelter Cove, California · 16277 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072816. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC.