California earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 160 km W of Ferndale, California

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 160 km W of Ferndale, California on Wed, Dec 1, 1982, 6:20 PM PST (02:20 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 108 km W of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-12-02 02:20:12 UTC
Depth
19.6 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.536° N, 126.153° 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 9.0 km horizontally, 14.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
312°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
33

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8184 km W of Ferndale, California · 16001 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.191 km W of Ferndale, California · 15995 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.5141 km W of Ferndale, California · 15993 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.4108 km W of Ferndale, California · 15992 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.9102 km W of Ferndale, California · 15992 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.385 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 15991 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.361 km W of Ferndale, California · 15983 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.084 km W of Ferndale, California · 15974 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.8131 km W of Ferndale, California · 15968 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 3.8229 km W of Ferndale, California · 16006 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.9166 km W of Ferndale, California · 16017 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.7101 km W of Ferndale, California · 16021 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1082536. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.