M3.1 earthquake 111 km WSW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

3.1 (md), minor

Local time

Thu, Apr 29, 1982, 5:24 PM PDT

UTC

1982-04-30 00:24:56 UTC

Depth

7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.378° N, 125.548° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 6.8 km horizontally, 11.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

302°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

19

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast111 kmW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast120 kmWSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast324 kmWNW

After

1. 1.742 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Apr 30, 11:02 AM PDT · 16216 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
2. 2.837 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, May 1, 9:08 PM PDT · 16214 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
3. 2.936 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, May 1, 9:08 PM PDT · 16214 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
4. 3.083 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, May 1, 10:53 PM PDT · 16214 days ago · 57 km deep · 28 km away
5. 2.822 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, May 2, 6:34 PM PDT · 16213 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
6. 1.622 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, May 2, 6:43 PM PDT · 16213 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.826 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, May 2, 7:14 PM PDT · 16213 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
8. 3.147 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, May 4, 2:36 AM PDT · 16212 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
9. 1.739 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, May 5, 10:59 PM PDT · 16210 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
10. 3.2195 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, May 7, 9:12 AM PDT · 16209 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
11. 2.150 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, May 8, 8:32 AM PDT · 16208 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
12. 2.544 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, May 8, 1:31 PM PDT · 16208 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
13. 1.837 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, May 9, 9:15 AM PDT · 16207 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
14. 2.333 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, May 10, 12:37 AM PDT · 16206 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
15. 1.722 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, May 10, 2:19 PM PDT · 16206 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
16. 2.535 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, May 10, 6:34 PM PDT · 16205 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
17. 1.821 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, May 11, 11:43 AM PDT · 16205 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
18. 2.416 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, May 14, 1:30 AM PDT · 16202 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
19. 2.118 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, May 14, 9:17 AM PDT · 16202 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
20. 2.783 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, May 14, 11:05 AM PDT · 16202 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
21. 1.959 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, May 16, 6:51 AM PDT · 16200 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
22. 2.396 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, May 16, 8:46 PM PDT · 16199 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
23. 1.632 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, May 17, 11:42 PM PDT · 16198 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
24. 2.320 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, May 18, 1:02 PM PDT · 16198 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
25. 2.369 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, May 19, 2:23 AM PDT · 16197 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
26. 1.736 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, May 19, 10:50 AM PDT · 16197 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
27. 1.941 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, May 19, 9:03 PM PDT · 16196 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
28. 1.572 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, May 19, 10:30 PM PDT · 16196 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
29. 2.3near the coast of Northern CaliforniaThu, May 20, 4:18 AM PDT · 16196 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
30. 3.194 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, May 20, 7:05 AM PDT · 16196 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
31. 2.126 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, May 20, 4:28 PM PDT · 16196 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
32. 1.633 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, May 21, 3:53 PM PDT · 16195 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
33. 2.281 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, May 25, 9:01 AM PDT · 16191 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
34. 1.624 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, May 30, 4:44 AM PDT · 16186 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
35. 2.228 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, May 31, 11:25 AM PDT · 16185 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
36. 1.634 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, May 31, 1:56 PM PDT · 16185 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
37. 1.946 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, May 31, 3:00 PM PDT · 16185 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
38. 2.284 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 2, 8:53 PM PDT · 16182 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
39. 1.833 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 3, 11:02 PM PDT · 16181 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
40. 2.233 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Jun 5, 9:00 PM PDT · 16179 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
41. 3.1177 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 6, 1:29 PM PDT · 16179 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
42. 2.153 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Jun 7, 12:51 PM PDT · 16178 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
43. 2.123 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 8, 6:26 PM PDT · 16176 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
44. 2.484 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaTue, Jun 8, 10:44 PM PDT · 16176 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
45. 2.040 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 11, 1:09 AM PDT · 16174 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
46. 1.935 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 13, 5:39 PM PDT · 16172 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
47. 2.398 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 14, 1:20 AM PDT · 16171 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
48. 3.049 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 15, 3:44 PM PDT · 16170 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
49. 2.454 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Jun 16, 6:11 AM PDT · 16169 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
50. 2.0110 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 17, 11:19 AM PDT · 16168 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
51. 2.130 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 19, 12:45 PM PDT · 16166 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
52. 1.841 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 21, 12:42 AM PDT · 16164 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
53. 2.775 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Jun 21, 4:28 AM PDT · 16164 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
54. 3.020 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 21, 4:40 AM PDT · 16164 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
55. 2.535 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 21, 12:29 PM PDT · 16164 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
56. 2.464 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 21, 6:40 PM PDT · 16163 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
57. 3.565 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 21, 6:42 PM PDT · 16163 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
58. 1.640 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 22, 3:58 AM PDT · 16163 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
59. 1.732 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Jun 23, 3:36 AM PDT · 16162 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
60. 3.323 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 23, 4:22 AM PDT · 16162 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

1. 2.573 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Apr 29, 12:35 PM PDT · 16217 days ago · 52 km deep · 38 km away
2. 2.131 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Apr 28, 11:10 PM PDT · 16217 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
3. 2.9136 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Apr 26, 2:58 PM PDT · 16220 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.524 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Apr 24, 3:06 PM PST · 16222 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
5. 1.628 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Apr 24, 12:53 AM PST · 16222 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
6. 2.923 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Apr 24, 12:34 AM PST · 16222 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
7. 2.070 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Apr 23, 3:24 AM PST · 16223 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
8. 2.489 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Apr 17, 11:41 AM PST · 16229 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
9. 3.421 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Apr 15, 1:04 AM PST · 16231 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
10. 2.121 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Apr 14, 9:06 PM PST · 16231 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
11. 1.936 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Apr 14, 4:50 PM PST · 16231 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
12. 3.945 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Apr 14, 3:12 AM PST · 16232 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
13. 2.265 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Apr 9, 8:28 AM PST · 16237 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
14. 1.929 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Apr 9, 6:23 AM PST · 16237 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
15. 2.165 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Apr 8, 9:12 PM PST · 16237 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
16. 2.443 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Apr 8, 5:34 AM PST · 16238 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
17. 1.720 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Apr 8, 4:20 AM PST · 16238 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
18. 3.071 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Apr 7, 2:39 PM PST · 16239 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
19. 1.619 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Apr 2, 2:22 AM PST · 16244 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
20. 1.823 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Apr 2, 2:22 AM PST · 16244 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074050. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.