California earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 166 km W of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 166 km W of Ferndale, California on Sat, Jul 10, 1982, 7:33 AM PDT (14:33 UTC), 4 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
3.3 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-07-10 14:33:27 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.555° N, 126.235° 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 9.6 km horizontally, 13.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
313°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.575 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16147 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.399 km W of Ferndale, California · 16144 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.7115 km W of Ferndale, California · 16139 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 3.5140 km W of Ferndale, California · 16139 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.982 km W of Ferndale, California · 16137 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.470 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16132 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.383 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16132 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.6114 km W of Ferndale, California · 16131 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 3.5231 km W of Ferndale, California · 16126 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.7136 km W of Ferndale, California · 16122 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.1130 km WNW of Indianola, California · 16122 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.9118 km W of Ferndale, California · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.788 km W of Ferndale, California · 16114 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.7131 km W of Big Lagoon, California · 16107 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.278 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16104 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.680 km W of Ferndale, California · 16103 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.782 km W of Ferndale, California · 16103 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 3.1102 km W of Ferndale, California · 16098 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.3124 km W of Trinidad, California · 16095 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.7143 km W of Ferndale, California · 16157 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.1192 km W of Ferndale, California · 16157 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.178 km W of Ferndale, California · 16162 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.4126 km W of Ferndale, California · 16164 days ago · 59 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.2102 km W of Ferndale, California · 16167 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.775 km W of Indianola, California · 16172 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.0110 km W of Ferndale, California · 16176 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.398 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 16180 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1076111. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:45 PM UTC.