M2.6 earthquake 43 km SW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

2.6 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Sep 16, 1982, 2:13 PM PDT

UTC

1982-09-16 21:13:11 UTC

Depth

18.6 km (11.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.317° N, 124.646° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

291°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

15

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast43 kmSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast52 kmSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast248 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast898 kmNW

After

1. 1.616 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Sep 16, 9:38 PM PDT · 16084 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
2. 2.046 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Sep 17, 4:26 AM PDT · 16084 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
3. 1.627 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Sep 17, 9:38 PM PDT · 16083 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
4. 2.847 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Sep 18, 6:24 AM PDT · 16083 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
5. 1.610 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Sep 18, 8:41 AM PDT · 16083 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
6. 2.238 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Sep 18, 1:26 PM PDT · 16082 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
7. 2.6121 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Sep 18, 7:04 PM PDT · 16082 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
8. 2.3114 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Sep 19, 9:19 AM PDT · 16082 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
9. 1.76 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Sep 19, 1:49 PM PDT · 16081 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
10. 2.299 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Sep 19, 2:50 PM PDT · 16081 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
11. 2.04 km E of Loleta, CaliforniaSun, Sep 19, 4:38 PM PDT · 16081 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
12. 2.0off the coast of Northern CaliforniaSun, Sep 19, 11:00 PM PDT · 16081 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
13. 2.819 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Sep 20, 2:56 AM PDT · 16081 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
14. 2.551 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Sep 21, 9:34 AM PDT · 16080 days ago · 31 km deep · 34 km away
15. 2.09 km E of Hydesville, CaliforniaTue, Sep 21, 5:36 PM PDT · 16079 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
16. 1.921 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Sep 21, 11:17 PM PDT · 16079 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
17. 1.614 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Sep 22, 11:42 AM PDT · 16079 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
18. 2.179 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Sep 22, 6:37 PM PDT · 16078 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
19. 1.718 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Sep 23, 4:47 AM PDT · 16078 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
20. 1.59 km ESE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaThu, Sep 23, 6:23 PM PDT · 16077 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
21. 1.67 km ESE of Hydesville, CaliforniaThu, Sep 23, 9:55 PM PDT · 16077 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
22. 1.87 km N of Redcrest, CaliforniaFri, Sep 24, 12:18 AM PDT · 16077 days ago · 53 km deep · 60 km away
23. 2.08 km NNW of Leggett, CaliforniaFri, Sep 24, 3:09 PM PDT · 16076 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
24. 1.636 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 9:24 AM PDT · 16076 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
25. 2.419 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 1:36 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
26. 1.98 km S of Benbow, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 3:09 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
27. 1.65 km SE of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 5:58 AM PDT · 16074 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
28. 2.4123 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 7:18 AM PDT · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
29. 2.934 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Sep 29, 12:20 AM PDT · 16072 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
30. 1.627 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Sep 29, 12:55 AM PDT · 16072 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
31. 1.543 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Sep 29, 10:17 AM PDT · 16072 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
32. 1.518 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 1, 12:55 AM PDT · 16070 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
33. 1.514 km ENE of Weott, CaliforniaFri, Oct 1, 8:14 AM PDT · 16070 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
34. 1.721 km WNW of Mad River, CaliforniaFri, Oct 1, 10:09 PM PDT · 16069 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
35. 2.320 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 2, 7:24 AM PDT · 16069 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
36. 1.621 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 2, 7:26 AM PDT · 16069 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
37. 1.526 km W of Hyampom, CaliforniaSun, Oct 3, 1:36 AM PDT · 16068 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
38. 1.936 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Oct 3, 3:23 AM PDT · 16068 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
39. 1.729 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Oct 3, 7:44 PM PDT · 16067 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
40. 2.165 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Oct 4, 8:44 PM PDT · 16066 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
41. 1.738 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Oct 5, 7:25 PM PDT · 16065 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
42. 1.525 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 6, 11:29 PM PDT · 16064 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
43. 2.437 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 9, 11:41 AM PDT · 16062 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
44. 1.79 km ENE of Benbow, CaliforniaSun, Oct 10, 4:02 PM PDT · 16060 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
45. 2.455 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Oct 11, 2:20 AM PDT · 16060 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
46. 3.368 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Oct 11, 7:07 AM PDT · 16060 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
47. 3.315 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Oct 12, 5:18 AM PDT · 16059 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
48. 2.216 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Oct 12, 6:48 AM PDT · 16059 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
49. 1.621 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 13, 8:49 PM PDT · 16057 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
50. 1.635 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 14, 6:54 AM PDT · 16057 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
51. 2.8127 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 14, 1:02 PM PDT · 16056 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
52. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 14, 2:19 PM PDT · 16056 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
53. 1.634 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Oct 14, 5:22 PM PDT · 16056 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
54. 1.829 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Oct 15, 12:30 AM PDT · 16056 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
55. 2.828 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Oct 15, 2:34 AM PDT · 16056 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
56. 3.3near the coast of Northern CaliforniaFri, Oct 15, 4:00 AM PDT · 16056 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
57. 2.037 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 16, 2:54 AM PDT · 16055 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
58. 2.940 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 16, 6:47 PM PDT · 16054 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
59. 1.717 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Oct 16, 10:47 PM PDT · 16054 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
60. 2.730 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Oct 17, 12:46 PM PDT · 16053 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

1. 3.196 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Sep 16, 4:07 AM PDT · 16085 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
2. 3.010 km ESE of Pine Hills, CaliforniaThu, Sep 16, 3:26 AM PDT · 16085 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
3. 1.629 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Sep 16, 1:31 AM PDT · 16085 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
4. 1.614 km NNE of Redcrest, CaliforniaWed, Sep 15, 12:37 AM PDT · 16086 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
5. 1.89 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Sep 13, 2:01 PM PDT · 16087 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
6. 1.634 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Sep 12, 2:37 PM PDT · 16088 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
7. 1.636 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Sep 12, 2:36 PM PDT · 16088 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
8. 1.726 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Sep 12, 12:04 PM PDT · 16089 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
9. 1.825 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Sep 12, 6:54 AM PDT · 16089 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
10. 2.132 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Sep 11, 4:11 PM PDT · 16089 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
11. 2.556 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Sep 9, 3:42 PM PDT · 16091 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
12. 3.362 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Sep 9, 4:26 AM PDT · 16092 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
13. 2.545 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Sep 8, 3:42 PM PDT · 16092 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
14. 2.020 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Sep 8, 1:33 PM PDT · 16092 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
15. 2.513 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Sep 8, 3:53 AM PDT · 16093 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
16. 2.414 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaTue, Sep 7, 6:52 PM PDT · 16093 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
17. 1.62 km WNW of Bayview, CaliforniaTue, Sep 7, 1:35 PM PDT · 16093 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
18. 1.528 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Sep 7, 7:40 AM PDT · 16094 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
19. 1.733 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Sep 7, 5:42 AM PDT · 16094 days ago · 31 km deep · 23 km away
20. 1.631 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaTue, Sep 7, 5:10 AM PDT · 16094 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1079012. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:36 AM UTC.