M3.2 earthquake 195 km W of Ferndale, California
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 195 km W of Ferndale, California on Fri, May 7, 1982, 9:12 AM PDT (16:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 126 km W of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-07 16:12:38 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.505° N, 126.573° W
- Region
- California
- 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 10.9 km horizontally, 10.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 311°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.1177 km W of Ferndale, California · 16179 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.0110 km W of Ferndale, California · 16168 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.2102 km W of Ferndale, California · 16158 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.4126 km W of Ferndale, California · 16156 days ago · 59 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.1192 km W of Ferndale, California · 16149 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.7143 km W of Ferndale, California · 16149 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074244. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.