M2.7 earthquake 101 km W of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

2.7 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Nov 11, 1982, 4:23 PM PST

UTC

1982-11-12 00:23:30 UTC

Depth

20.6 km (12.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.458° N, 125.453° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.0 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

291°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

32

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast101 kmW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast111 kmW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast318 kmWNW

After

1. 2.021 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Nov 12, 12:10 PM PST · 16020 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
2. 2.4near the coast of Northern CaliforniaSat, Nov 13, 3:29 PM PST · 16019 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
3. 1.731 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Nov 14, 2:35 PM PST · 16018 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
4. 2.9166 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 15, 9:19 PM PST · 16017 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
5. 1.915 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 17, 1:58 PM PST · 16015 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
6. 1.912 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Nov 18, 6:21 PM PST · 16014 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.933 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 19, 8:32 PM PST · 16013 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
8. 1.831 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 20, 9:30 PM PST · 16012 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
9. 2.143 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 22, 11:15 AM PST · 16010 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
10. 1.816 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 24, 6:19 AM PST · 16008 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
11. 1.820 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 26, 5:11 AM PST · 16006 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.939 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 26, 1:54 PM PST · 16006 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
13. 2.432 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 28, 5:16 PM PST · 16004 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
14. 1.639 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 29, 2:30 PM PST · 16003 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
15. 1.834 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 30, 1:13 AM PST · 16003 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
16. 1.98 km WSW of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Dec 1, 12:15 PM PST · 16001 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
17. 3.2160 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 1, 6:20 PM PST · 16001 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
18. 2.8184 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 1, 6:34 PM PST · 16001 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
19. 1.816 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 2, 10:40 AM PST · 16000 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.643 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 2, 11:18 PM PST · 16000 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
21. 3.138 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 3, 7:08 PM PST · 15999 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
22. 1.933 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 4, 5:26 AM PST · 15998 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
23. 2.931 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Dec 4, 9:04 AM PST · 15998 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
24. 2.033 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 5, 11:52 AM PST · 15997 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
25. 3.191 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 7, 11:26 AM PST · 15995 days ago · 63 km deep · 23 km away
26. 2.038 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 8, 4:25 PM PST · 15994 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
27. 2.5141 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 9, 3:46 PM PST · 15993 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
28. 1.628 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 10, 6:39 AM PST · 15992 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
29. 4.4108 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 10, 1:27 PM PST · 15992 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
30. 1.914 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaFri, Dec 10, 9:49 PM PST · 15992 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
31. 2.9102 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 10, 11:01 PM PST · 15992 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
32. 2.385 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 11, 12:13 PM PST · 15991 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
33. 2.549 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 11, 12:13 PM PST · 15991 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
34. 1.628 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 12, 3:11 AM PST · 15990 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
35. 1.838 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 12, 5:11 PM PST · 15990 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
36. 2.09 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 13, 11:51 PM PST · 15989 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
37. 2.323 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 14, 11:04 AM PST · 15988 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
38. 1.839 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 15, 9:00 PM PST · 15987 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
39. 2.252 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 16, 2:12 PM PST · 15986 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
40. 2.361 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 19, 4:24 AM PST · 15983 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
41. 2.043 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 19, 10:21 PM PST · 15983 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
42. 2.816 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Dec 22, 9:15 PM PST · 15980 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
43. 1.532 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 23, 11:16 AM PST · 15979 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
44. 1.841 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 23, 8:14 PM PST · 15979 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
45. 2.120 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Dec 24, 1:58 AM PST · 15979 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
46. 1.98 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 25, 11:47 AM PST · 15977 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
47. 1.524 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 25, 7:31 PM PST · 15977 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
48. 1.735 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Dec 26, 2:09 AM PST · 15977 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
49. 2.084 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 28, 3:38 PM PST · 15974 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
50. 2.420 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 29, 11:50 PM PST · 15973 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
51. 2.116 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 30, 11:54 AM PST · 15972 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
52. 1.814 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 30, 11:55 AM PST · 15972 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
53. 1.623 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 2, 6:06 AM PST · 15969 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
54. 2.8131 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jan 3, 6:40 AM PST · 15968 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
55. 1.718 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Jan 4, 4:25 AM PST · 15967 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
56. 2.029 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Jan 5, 2:22 PM PST · 15966 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
57. 1.622 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 5, 3:08 PM PST · 15966 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
58. 1.627 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 5, 7:56 PM PST · 15966 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
59. 2.756 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jan 6, 8:26 AM PST · 15965 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
60. 1.624 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Jan 8, 12:26 PM PST · 15963 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

1. 1.921 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Nov 6, 4:49 PM PST · 16026 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
2. 1.837 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Nov 4, 12:01 AM PST · 16029 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
3. 2.141 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 3, 7:46 AM PST · 16029 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
4. 2.19 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 2, 4:53 AM PST · 16030 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.336 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 2, 1:51 AM PST · 16031 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
6. 1.629 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Oct 31, 11:33 PM PST · 16032 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.631 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Oct 30, 10:19 AM PDT · 16033 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
8. 1.521 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 28, 4:38 PM PDT · 16035 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
9. 2.127 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaThu, Oct 28, 1:14 AM PDT · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
10. 1.522 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 8:29 PM PDT · 16038 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
11. 1.628 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Oct 24, 8:42 AM PDT · 16039 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
12. 2.426 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 22, 8:24 PM PDT · 16041 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
13. 2.2117 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 22, 2:16 PM PDT · 16041 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
14. 1.941 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Oct 22, 12:11 AM PDT · 16042 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
15. 1.939 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Oct 21, 1:19 AM PDT · 16043 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
16. 2.471 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaWed, Oct 20, 8:11 AM PDT · 16043 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
17. 1.937 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Oct 20, 5:54 AM PDT · 16043 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
18. 1.855 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Oct 19, 2:59 PM PDT · 16044 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
19. 2.286 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Oct 18, 6:10 AM PDT · 16045 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
20. 1.910 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Oct 18, 12:54 AM PDT · 16046 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1081747. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.