M3.4 earthquake 126 km W of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

3.4 (md), minor

Local time

Tue, Jun 29, 1982, 4:22 AM PDT

UTC

1982-06-29 11:22:29 UTC

Depth

59.0 km (36.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.511° N, 125.757° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 33.8 km horizontally, 40.6 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

318°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast126 kmW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast136 kmW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast344 kmWNW

After

1. 2.178 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jul 1, 4:55 PM PDT · 16154 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
2. 2.229 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 4, 7:02 AM PDT · 16151 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
3. 2.941 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 4, 9:23 AM PDT · 16151 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.1192 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jul 6, 7:07 AM PDT · 16149 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
5. 2.7143 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jul 6, 7:08 AM PDT · 16149 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
6. 2.491 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaWed, Jul 7, 10:03 PM PDT · 16148 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
7. 2.3near the coast of Northern CaliforniaThu, Jul 8, 7:05 PM PDT · 16147 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
8. 3.3166 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 10, 7:33 AM PDT · 16145 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
9. 2.645 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Jul 15, 12:59 PM PDT · 16140 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
10. 2.575 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jul 16, 5:55 AM PDT · 16139 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
11. 3.399 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jul 19, 11:27 PM PDT · 16136 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
12. 2.7115 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 24, 7:43 PM PDT · 16131 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
13. 3.5140 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 25, 1:56 AM PDT · 16131 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
14. 1.543 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jul 25, 7:56 AM PDT · 16130 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
15. 2.982 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jul 26, 3:42 PM PDT · 16129 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
16. 3.546 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jul 28, 4:15 PM PDT · 16127 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
17. 2.070 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Jul 28, 5:13 PM PDT · 16127 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
18. 2.470 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 31, 3:43 PM PDT · 16124 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
19. 2.383 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jul 31, 5:14 PM PDT · 16124 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
20. 2.6114 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Aug 1, 4:03 AM PDT · 16123 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
21. 1.743 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Aug 1, 2:03 PM PDT · 16123 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
22. 2.7136 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Aug 10, 6:36 AM PDT · 16114 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
23. 3.1130 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Aug 10, 6:39 AM PDT · 16114 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
24. 1.9118 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 14, 2:23 AM PDT · 16110 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
25. 3.048 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Aug 17, 7:10 AM PDT · 16107 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
26. 2.788 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Aug 18, 8:42 AM PDT · 16106 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
27. 2.133 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 21, 7:59 AM PDT · 16103 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
28. 2.128 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 21, 9:27 AM PDT · 16103 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
29. 2.7131 km W of Big Lagoon, CaliforniaWed, Aug 25, 7:16 PM PDT · 16099 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away

Before

1. 1.968 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Jun 28, 2:02 PM PDT · 16157 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
2. 2.2102 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 26, 10:30 PM PDT · 16159 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
3. 1.844 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 24, 1:37 AM PDT · 16162 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
4. 3.565 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 21, 6:42 PM PDT · 16164 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
5. 2.464 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 21, 6:40 PM PDT · 16164 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
6. 2.775 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Jun 21, 4:28 AM PDT · 16164 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
7. 2.0110 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 17, 11:19 AM PDT · 16168 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
8. 2.454 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Jun 16, 6:11 AM PDT · 16169 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
9. 3.049 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 15, 3:44 PM PDT · 16170 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
10. 2.398 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 14, 1:20 AM PDT · 16172 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
11. 2.040 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 11, 1:09 AM PDT · 16175 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.484 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaTue, Jun 8, 10:44 PM PDT · 16177 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
13. 2.153 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Jun 7, 12:51 PM PDT · 16178 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
14. 3.1177 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 6, 1:29 PM PDT · 16179 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
15. 2.284 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 2, 8:53 PM PDT · 16183 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
16. 1.946 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, May 31, 3:00 PM PDT · 16185 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
17. 2.228 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, May 31, 11:25 AM PDT · 16185 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075793. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.