M3.3 earthquake 46 km WSW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

3.3 (Md, duration), minor

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, Sep 3, 1982, 9:38 AM PDT

UTC

1982-09-03 16:38:37 UTC

Depth

17.5 km (10.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.487° N, 124.805° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.6 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

294°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

13

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast47 kmWSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast56 kmWSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast266 kmWNW

After

1. 2.532 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Sep 3, 5:55 PM PDT · 16099 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
2. 2.3124 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaMon, Sep 6, 3:53 AM PDT · 16097 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
3. 2.564 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Sep 7, 2:27 AM PDT · 16096 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
4. 2.129 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Sep 7, 4:59 AM PDT · 16096 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
5. 1.631 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Sep 7, 5:10 AM PDT · 16096 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
6. 1.733 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Sep 7, 5:42 AM PDT · 16096 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
7. 1.528 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Sep 7, 7:40 AM PDT · 16096 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
8. 1.62 km WNW of Bayview, CaliforniaTue, Sep 7, 1:35 PM PDT · 16095 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
9. 2.414 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaTue, Sep 7, 6:52 PM PDT · 16095 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
10. 2.513 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Sep 8, 3:53 AM PDT · 16095 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
11. 2.020 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Sep 8, 1:33 PM PDT · 16094 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
12. 2.545 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Sep 8, 3:42 PM PDT · 16094 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
13. 3.362 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Sep 9, 4:26 AM PDT · 16094 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
14. 2.556 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Sep 9, 3:42 PM PDT · 16093 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
15. 2.132 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Sep 11, 4:11 PM PDT · 16091 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
16. 1.825 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Sep 12, 6:54 AM PDT · 16091 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
17. 1.726 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Sep 12, 12:04 PM PDT · 16091 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
18. 1.636 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Sep 12, 2:36 PM PDT · 16090 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
19. 1.634 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Sep 12, 2:37 PM PDT · 16090 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
20. 1.89 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Sep 13, 2:01 PM PDT · 16089 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
21. 1.614 km NNE of Redcrest, CaliforniaWed, Sep 15, 12:37 AM PDT · 16088 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
22. 1.629 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Sep 16, 1:31 AM PDT · 16087 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
23. 3.010 km ESE of Pine Hills, CaliforniaThu, Sep 16, 3:26 AM PDT · 16087 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
24. 3.196 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Sep 16, 4:07 AM PDT · 16087 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
25. 2.643 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Sep 16, 2:13 PM PDT · 16086 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
26. 1.616 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Sep 16, 9:38 PM PDT · 16086 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
27. 2.7134 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Sep 17, 3:48 AM PDT · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
28. 2.046 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Sep 17, 4:26 AM PDT · 16086 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
29. 1.627 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Sep 17, 9:38 PM PDT · 16085 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
30. 2.847 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Sep 18, 6:24 AM PDT · 16085 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
31. 1.610 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Sep 18, 8:41 AM PDT · 16085 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
32. 2.238 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Sep 18, 1:26 PM PDT · 16084 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
33. 2.6121 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Sep 18, 7:04 PM PDT · 16084 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
34. 2.3114 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Sep 19, 9:19 AM PDT · 16084 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
35. 1.76 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Sep 19, 1:49 PM PDT · 16083 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
36. 2.299 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Sep 19, 2:50 PM PDT · 16083 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
37. 2.04 km E of Loleta, CaliforniaSun, Sep 19, 4:38 PM PDT · 16083 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
38. 2.0off the coast of Northern CaliforniaSun, Sep 19, 11:00 PM PDT · 16083 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
39. 2.819 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Sep 20, 2:56 AM PDT · 16083 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
40. 2.551 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Sep 21, 9:34 AM PDT · 16082 days ago · 31 km deep · 10 km away
41. 2.09 km E of Hydesville, CaliforniaTue, Sep 21, 5:36 PM PDT · 16081 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
42. 1.921 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Sep 21, 11:17 PM PDT · 16081 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
43. 1.614 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Sep 22, 11:42 AM PDT · 16081 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
44. 2.5137 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Sep 22, 4:49 PM PDT · 16080 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
45. 2.179 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Sep 22, 6:37 PM PDT · 16080 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
46. 1.718 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Sep 23, 4:47 AM PDT · 16080 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
47. 1.59 km ESE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaThu, Sep 23, 6:23 PM PDT · 16079 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
48. 1.67 km ESE of Hydesville, CaliforniaThu, Sep 23, 9:55 PM PDT · 16079 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
49. 1.87 km N of Redcrest, CaliforniaFri, Sep 24, 12:18 AM PDT · 16079 days ago · 53 km deep · 71 km away
50. 2.5138 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 9:10 AM PDT · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
51. 1.636 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 9:24 AM PDT · 16078 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
52. 2.419 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 1:36 PM PDT · 16077 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
53. 1.65 km SE of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 5:58 AM PDT · 16076 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
54. 2.4123 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 7:18 AM PDT · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
55. 2.934 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Sep 29, 12:20 AM PDT · 16074 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
56. 1.627 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Sep 29, 12:55 AM PDT · 16074 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
57. 1.543 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Sep 29, 10:17 AM PDT · 16074 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
58. 1.518 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 1, 12:55 AM PDT · 16072 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
59. 1.514 km ENE of Weott, CaliforniaFri, Oct 1, 8:14 AM PDT · 16072 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
60. 1.721 km WNW of Mad River, CaliforniaFri, Oct 1, 10:09 PM PDT · 16071 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

1. 3.1102 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Sep 3, 9:37 AM PDT · 16100 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
2. 3.065 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Sep 3, 1:54 AM PDT · 16100 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
3. 2.527 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaThu, Sep 2, 11:13 PM PDT · 16100 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
4. 1.711 km NE of Phillipsville, CaliforniaThu, Sep 2, 9:59 PM PDT · 16100 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
5. 2.254 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Sep 2, 5:14 PM PDT · 16100 days ago · 34 km deep · 10 km away
6. 1.515 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Sep 2, 4:58 PM PDT · 16100 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
7. 1.912 km NE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaThu, Sep 2, 4:42 PM PDT · 16100 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
8. 1.624 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Sep 1, 6:24 AM PDT · 16102 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
9. 2.910 km ENE of Redcrest, CaliforniaWed, Sep 1, 1:51 AM PDT · 16102 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
10. 3.010 km ENE of Redcrest, CaliforniaWed, Sep 1, 1:21 AM PDT · 16102 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
11. 2.118 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Aug 31, 8:10 PM PDT · 16102 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
12. 1.643 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Aug 31, 5:39 PM PDT · 16102 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
13. 1.67 km W of Rio Dell, CaliforniaTue, Aug 31, 3:29 PM PDT · 16102 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
14. 2.782 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Aug 29, 5:13 PM PDT · 16104 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
15. 3.680 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Aug 29, 2:23 PM PDT · 16104 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
16. 1.634 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Aug 29, 8:36 AM PDT · 16105 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
17. 2.537 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Aug 29, 5:29 AM PDT · 16105 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
18. 1.83 km NNE of Weott, CaliforniaSun, Aug 29, 2:11 AM PDT · 16105 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
19. 3.278 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 28, 7:18 PM PDT · 16105 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
20. 1.527 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Aug 28, 7:11 PM PDT · 16105 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1078494. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:21 AM UTC.