California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 192 km W of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 192 km W of Ferndale, California on Tue, Jul 6, 1982, 7:07 AM PDT (14:07 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 231 km W of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-07-06 14:07:07 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.277° N, 126.498° 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 8.9 km horizontally, 11.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±1.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
313°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7143 km W of Ferndale, California · 16158 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.3166 km W of Ferndale, California · 16154 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 3.399 km W of Ferndale, California · 16144 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.7115 km W of Ferndale, California · 16139 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.5140 km W of Ferndale, California · 16139 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.6114 km W of Ferndale, California · 16132 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.5231 km W of Ferndale, California · 16127 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.7136 km W of Ferndale, California · 16123 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.9118 km W of Ferndale, California · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.1102 km W of Ferndale, California · 16099 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 3.4126 km W of Ferndale, California · 16165 days ago · 59 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.2102 km W of Ferndale, California · 16167 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.0110 km W of Ferndale, California · 16177 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.398 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16180 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.1177 km W of Ferndale, California · 16188 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075980. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.