California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 143 km W of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 143 km W of Ferndale, California on Tue, Jul 6, 1982, 7:08 AM PDT (14:08 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 80 km W of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-06 14:08:12 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.458° N, 125.950° 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 31.5 km horizontally, 37.7 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
321°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.491 km W of Trinidad, California · 16156 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.3166 km W of Ferndale, California · 16153 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.575 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16147 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.399 km W of Ferndale, California · 16144 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.7115 km W of Ferndale, California · 16139 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.5140 km W of Ferndale, California · 16139 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.982 km W of Ferndale, California · 16137 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.070 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16135 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.470 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16132 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.383 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16132 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.6114 km W of Ferndale, California · 16132 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.5231 km W of Ferndale, California · 16126 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.7136 km W of Ferndale, California · 16122 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 3.1130 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16122 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.9118 km W of Ferndale, California · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 3.048 km W of Ferndale, California · 16115 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.788 km W of Ferndale, California · 16114 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 3.278 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16104 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 3.680 km W of Ferndale, California · 16103 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.782 km W of Ferndale, California · 16103 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.254 km W of Ferndale, California · 16099 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 3.065 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16099 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 3.1102 km W of Ferndale, California · 16098 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 3.346 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16098 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.1192 km W of Ferndale, California · 16157 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.178 km W of Ferndale, California · 16162 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.4126 km W of Ferndale, California · 16165 days ago · 59 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.968 km W of Indianola, California · 16165 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.2102 km W of Ferndale, California · 16167 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.565 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16172 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.464 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16172 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.775 km W of Indianola, California · 16173 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.0110 km W of Ferndale, California · 16176 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.454 km W of Indianola, California · 16177 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.049 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 16178 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.398 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16180 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.484 km W of Trinidad, California · 16185 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.153 km W of Indianola, California · 16186 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.1177 km W of Ferndale, California · 16187 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075981. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:14 AM UTC.