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M3.9 earthquake 45 km WSW of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 45 km WSW of Ferndale, California on Wed, Apr 14, 1982, 3:12 AM PST (11:12 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-04-14 11:12:06 UTC
Depth
23.8 km (14.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.377° N, 124.736° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
247°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.936 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16231 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.121 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16231 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.421 km W of Ferndale, California · 16231 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.489 km W of Ferndale, California · 16229 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.832 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16229 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.63 km SSW of Scotia, California · 16228 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.920 km WSW of Weott, California · 16228 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.830 km SW of Scotia, California · 16226 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.418 km W of Trinidad, California · 16225 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.22 km NW of McKinleyville, California · 16224 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.070 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16223 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.923 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16222 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.628 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16222 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.524 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16222 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.914 km WSW of Scotia, California · 16220 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.9136 km W of Ferndale, California · 16220 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.527 km WSW of Weott, California · 16219 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.131 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16217 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.573 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16217 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 3.1111 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16217 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.742 km W of Ferndale, California · 16216 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.837 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16214 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.936 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16214 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 3.083 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16214 days ago · 57 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.810 km ESE of Pine Hills, California · 16214 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.822 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16213 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.622 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16213 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.826 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16213 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.9Northern California · 16213 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 3.147 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16212 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 3.015 km S of Ferndale, California · 16212 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.739 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16210 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.411 km W of Indianola, California · 16210 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.150 km W of Ferndale, California · 16208 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.615 km S of Ferndale, California · 16208 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.824 km W of Samoa, California · 16208 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.544 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16208 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.917 km E of Hydesville, California · 16208 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.837 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16207 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.94 km SW of Redcrest, California · 16207 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.333 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16206 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.722 km W of Ferndale, California · 16206 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.535 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16205 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 1.821 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16205 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.619 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16203 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 2.420 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16203 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 2.416 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16202 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.73 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 16202 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.118 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16202 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 2.783 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16202 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.50 km NNW of Manila, California · 16201 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.959 km W of Trinidad, California · 16200 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.396 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16199 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.632 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16198 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.320 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16198 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.369 km W of Ferndale, California · 16197 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.736 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16197 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.941 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16196 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.572 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16196 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 2.3near the coast of Northern California · 16196 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 3.115 km ESE of Indianola, California · 16235 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.314 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 16235 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.122 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16236 days ago · 43 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.265 km W of Ferndale, California · 16237 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.929 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16237 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.411 km SW of Scotia, California · 16237 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.165 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16237 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.443 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16238 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.720 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 16238 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 3.071 km W of Ferndale, California · 16239 days ago · 37 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.35 km NW of Manila, California · 16239 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.63 km WSW of Redway, California · 16242 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.619 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16244 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.823 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16244 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.9near the coast of Northern California · 16244 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 3.129 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16245 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.327 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16245 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.347 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16245 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.691 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.136 km SW of Ferndale, California · 16246 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073714 (also filed as usp0001kqd). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.