M1.7 earthquake 38 km WSW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

1.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Tue, Oct 5, 1982, 7:25 PM PDT

UTC

1982-10-06 02:25:21 UTC

Depth

26.2 km (16.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.492° N, 124.709° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

298°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

15

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast39 kmWSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast48 kmWSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast259 kmWNW

After

1. 1.525 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 6, 11:29 PM PDT · 16069 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
2. 2.437 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 9, 11:41 AM PDT · 16066 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
3. 1.79 km ENE of Benbow, CaliforniaSun, Oct 10, 4:02 PM PDT · 16065 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
4. 2.455 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Oct 11, 2:20 AM PDT · 16064 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
5. 3.368 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Oct 11, 7:07 AM PDT · 16064 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
6. 3.315 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Oct 12, 5:18 AM PDT · 16063 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
7. 2.216 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Oct 12, 6:48 AM PDT · 16063 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
8. 1.621 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 13, 8:49 PM PDT · 16062 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
9. 1.635 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 14, 6:54 AM PDT · 16061 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
10. 2.8127 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 14, 1:02 PM PDT · 16061 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
11. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 14, 2:19 PM PDT · 16061 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
12. 1.634 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Oct 14, 5:22 PM PDT · 16061 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
13. 1.829 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Oct 15, 12:30 AM PDT · 16061 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
14. 2.828 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Oct 15, 2:34 AM PDT · 16060 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
15. 3.3near the coast of Northern CaliforniaFri, Oct 15, 4:00 AM PDT · 16060 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
16. 2.037 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 16, 2:54 AM PDT · 16059 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
17. 2.940 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 16, 6:47 PM PDT · 16059 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
18. 1.717 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Oct 16, 10:47 PM PDT · 16059 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
19. 2.730 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Oct 17, 12:46 PM PDT · 16058 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
20. 2.110 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Oct 17, 8:17 PM PDT · 16058 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
21. 1.910 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Oct 18, 12:54 AM PDT · 16058 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
22. 2.286 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Oct 18, 6:10 AM PDT · 16057 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
23. 1.98 km SE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaTue, Oct 19, 2:06 PM PDT · 16056 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
24. 1.855 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Oct 19, 2:59 PM PDT · 16056 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
25. 2.729 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaTue, Oct 19, 10:59 PM PDT · 16056 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
26. 1.937 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 20, 5:54 AM PDT · 16055 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
27. 2.471 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaWed, Oct 20, 8:11 AM PDT · 16055 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
28. 2.57 km WNW of Trinidad, CaliforniaWed, Oct 20, 6:29 PM PDT · 16055 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
29. 1.55 km NNE of Hydesville, CaliforniaThu, Oct 21, 12:31 AM PDT · 16055 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
30. 1.939 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 21, 1:19 AM PDT · 16055 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
31. 1.941 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 22, 12:11 AM PDT · 16054 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
32. 2.2117 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 22, 2:16 PM PDT · 16053 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
33. 2.426 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 22, 8:24 PM PDT · 16053 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
34. 1.628 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Oct 24, 8:42 AM PDT · 16051 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
35. 1.522 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 8:29 PM PDT · 16050 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
36. 2.28 km SSW of Mad River, CaliforniaTue, Oct 26, 1:44 PM PDT · 16049 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
37. 2.24 km SSE of Westhaven-Moonstone, CaliforniaTue, Oct 26, 8:56 PM PDT · 16049 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
38. 2.127 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaThu, Oct 28, 1:14 AM PDT · 16048 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
39. 1.521 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 28, 4:38 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
40. 1.623 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaFri, Oct 29, 10:56 PM PDT · 16046 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
41. 2.09 km ESE of Pine Hills, CaliforniaSat, Oct 30, 8:43 AM PDT · 16045 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
42. 2.310 km ESE of Pine Hills, CaliforniaSat, Oct 30, 8:44 AM PDT · 16045 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
43. 1.631 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 30, 10:19 AM PDT · 16045 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
44. 1.712 km NE of Miranda, CaliforniaSun, Oct 31, 6:07 AM PST · 16044 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
45. 1.910 km E of Redcrest, CaliforniaSun, Oct 31, 7:08 AM PST · 16044 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
46. 1.629 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Oct 31, 11:33 PM PST · 16044 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
47. 2.46 km WSW of Benbow, CaliforniaMon, Nov 1, 4:26 PM PST · 16043 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
48. 2.36 km WSW of Benbow, CaliforniaMon, Nov 1, 7:17 PM PST · 16043 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
49. 2.336 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 2, 1:51 AM PST · 16042 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away
50. 2.19 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 2, 4:53 AM PST · 16042 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
51. 2.141 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 3, 7:46 AM PST · 16041 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
52. 1.837 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 4, 12:01 AM PST · 16041 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
53. 1.921 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 6, 4:49 PM PST · 16038 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
54. 2.7101 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 11, 4:23 PM PST · 16033 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
55. 2.021 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Nov 12, 12:10 PM PST · 16032 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
56. 2.4near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSat, Nov 13, 3:29 PM PST · 16031 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
57. 1.731 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Nov 14, 2:35 PM PST · 16030 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
58. 2.50 km NNE of Manila, CaliforniaMon, Nov 15, 10:28 AM PST · 16029 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
59. 1.523 km W of Hyampom, CaliforniaTue, Nov 16, 7:00 AM PST · 16028 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
60. 1.915 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 17, 1:58 PM PST · 16027 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

1. 2.165 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Oct 4, 8:44 PM PDT · 16071 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
2. 1.729 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Oct 3, 7:44 PM PDT · 16072 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
3. 1.936 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Oct 3, 3:23 AM PDT · 16072 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
4. 1.526 km W of Hyampom, CaliforniaSun, Oct 3, 1:36 AM PDT · 16073 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
5. 1.621 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 2, 7:26 AM PDT · 16073 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
6. 2.320 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 2, 7:24 AM PDT · 16073 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
7. 1.721 km WNW of Mad River, CaliforniaFri, Oct 1, 10:09 PM PDT · 16074 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
8. 1.514 km ENE of Weott, CaliforniaFri, Oct 1, 8:14 AM PDT · 16074 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
9. 1.518 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 1, 12:55 AM PDT · 16075 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
10. 1.543 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Sep 29, 10:17 AM PDT · 16076 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
11. 1.627 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Sep 29, 12:55 AM PDT · 16077 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
12. 2.934 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Sep 29, 12:20 AM PDT · 16077 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
13. 2.4123 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 7:18 AM PDT · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
14. 1.65 km SE of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 5:58 AM PDT · 16078 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
15. 1.98 km S of Benbow, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 3:09 PM PDT · 16080 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
16. 2.419 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 1:36 PM PDT · 16080 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
17. 1.636 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 9:24 AM PDT · 16080 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
18. 1.87 km N of Redcrest, CaliforniaFri, Sep 24, 12:18 AM PDT · 16082 days ago · 53 km deep · 63 km away
19. 1.67 km ESE of Hydesville, CaliforniaThu, Sep 23, 9:55 PM PDT · 16082 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
20. 1.59 km ESE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaThu, Sep 23, 6:23 PM PDT · 16082 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1080006. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.