California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 54 km W of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 54 km W of Ferndale, California on Thu, Sep 2, 1982, 5:14 PM PDT (00:14 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 62 km WNW of Indianola, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-09-03 00:14:44 UTC
Depth
34.2 km (21.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.543° N, 124.903° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
313°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 114.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1078470. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:49 AM UTC.