M1.6 earthquake 6 km S of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Fri, Dec 3, 1982, 7:01 AM PST

UTC

1982-12-03 15:01:28 UTC

Depth

22.3 km (13.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.520° N, 124.262° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.4 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

175°

Stations used

5

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast6 kmS
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast12 kmSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast224 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast894 kmNW

After

1. 2.615 km WSW of Trinidad, CaliforniaFri, Dec 3, 5:38 PM PST · 15999 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
2. 3.138 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 3, 7:08 PM PST · 15999 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
3. 1.65 km NNE of Hydesville, CaliforniaSat, Dec 4, 2:46 AM PST · 15999 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
4. 1.933 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 4, 5:26 AM PST · 15998 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
5. 2.931 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Dec 4, 9:04 AM PST · 15998 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
6. 2.033 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 5, 11:52 AM PST · 15997 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
7. 3.191 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 7, 11:26 AM PST · 15995 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
8. 2.41 km SSW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaWed, Dec 8, 1:29 PM PST · 15994 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
9. 2.038 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 8, 4:25 PM PST · 15994 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
10. 1.89 km NE of Trinity Village, CaliforniaThu, Dec 9, 2:21 PM PST · 15993 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
11. 1.628 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 10, 6:39 AM PST · 15992 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
12. 1.914 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaFri, Dec 10, 9:49 PM PST · 15992 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
13. 1.616 km WSW of Trinidad, CaliforniaSat, Dec 11, 8:16 AM PST · 15991 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
14. 2.385 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 11, 12:13 PM PST · 15991 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
15. 2.549 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 11, 12:13 PM PST · 15991 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
16. 1.628 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 12, 3:11 AM PST · 15990 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
17. 1.838 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 12, 5:11 PM PST · 15990 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
18. 2.09 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Dec 13, 11:51 PM PST · 15989 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
19. 2.323 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 14, 11:04 AM PST · 15988 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
20. 3.65 km W of Hydesville, CaliforniaTue, Dec 14, 11:15 AM PST · 15988 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
21. 1.721 km WNW of Mad River, CaliforniaWed, Dec 15, 12:46 AM PST · 15988 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
22. 1.814 km NNE of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaWed, Dec 15, 5:13 AM PST · 15987 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
23. 1.839 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 15, 9:00 PM PST · 15987 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
24. 4.4near the coast of Northern CaliforniaWed, Dec 15, 10:53 PM PST · 15987 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
25. 2.03 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Dec 16, 12:56 AM PST · 15987 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
26. 2.15 km W of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Dec 16, 1:47 AM PST · 15987 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
27. 2.815 km SE of Indianola, CaliforniaThu, Dec 16, 2:38 AM PST · 15987 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
28. 2.252 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 16, 2:12 PM PST · 15986 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
29. 2.52 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaThu, Dec 16, 4:29 PM PST · 15986 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
30. 2.8Northern CaliforniaFri, Dec 17, 11:05 PM PST · 15985 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
31. 2.93 km W of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Dec 18, 11:55 AM PST · 15984 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
32. 1.63 km N of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 19, 3:29 AM PST · 15983 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
33. 2.361 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 19, 4:24 AM PST · 15983 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
34. 3.35 km E of Loleta, CaliforniaSun, Dec 19, 4:08 PM PST · 15983 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
35. 2.043 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Dec 19, 10:21 PM PST · 15983 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
36. 3.019 km W of Shelter Cove, CaliforniaTue, Dec 21, 9:05 AM PST · 15981 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
37. 2.124 km ENE of Hydesville, CaliforniaTue, Dec 21, 4:30 PM PST · 15981 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
38. 1.710 km SSE of Leggett, CaliforniaWed, Dec 22, 12:13 PM PST · 15980 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
39. 2.816 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaWed, Dec 22, 9:15 PM PST · 15980 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
40. 1.532 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 23, 11:16 AM PST · 15979 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
41. 1.841 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 23, 8:14 PM PST · 15979 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
42. 2.120 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaFri, Dec 24, 1:58 AM PST · 15979 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
43. 1.98 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 25, 11:47 AM PST · 15977 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
44. 1.524 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Dec 25, 7:31 PM PST · 15977 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
45. 1.735 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaSun, Dec 26, 2:09 AM PST · 15977 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
46. 2.084 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Dec 28, 3:38 PM PST · 15974 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
47. 1.823 km SSE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaWed, Dec 29, 4:28 AM PST · 15973 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
48. 2.420 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Dec 29, 11:50 PM PST · 15973 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
49. 2.116 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 30, 11:54 AM PST · 15972 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
50. 1.814 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 30, 11:55 AM PST · 15972 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
51. 1.817 km SW of Burnt Ranch, CaliforniaFri, Dec 31, 8:23 PM PST · 15971 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
52. 1.96 km SSE of Hayfork, CaliforniaSat, Jan 1, 8:27 PM PST · 15970 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
53. 1.623 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jan 2, 6:06 AM PST · 15969 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
54. 3.810 km W of Trinidad, CaliforniaSun, Jan 2, 10:51 AM PST · 15969 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
55. 2.019 km SE of Indianola, CaliforniaMon, Jan 3, 7:52 AM PST · 15968 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
56. 2.712 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaMon, Jan 3, 9:15 AM PST · 15968 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
57. 2.33 km WSW of Scotia, CaliforniaMon, Jan 3, 9:14 PM PST · 15968 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
58. 1.718 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaTue, Jan 4, 4:25 AM PST · 15967 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
59. 2.029 km W of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Jan 5, 2:22 PM PST · 15966 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
60. 1.622 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jan 5, 3:08 PM PST · 15966 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 103.

Before

1. 1.56 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Dec 3, 7:01 AM PST · 15999 days ago · 22 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.643 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 2, 11:18 PM PST · 16000 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
3. 1.816 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Dec 2, 10:40 AM PST · 16000 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
4. 2.212 km NW of Manila, CaliforniaThu, Dec 2, 12:36 AM PST · 16001 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
5. 1.9near the coast of Northern CaliforniaThu, Dec 2, 12:35 AM PST · 16001 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
6. 1.98 km WSW of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, Dec 1, 12:15 PM PST · 16001 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
7. 1.834 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Nov 30, 1:13 AM PST · 16003 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
8. 1.639 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Nov 29, 2:30 PM PST · 16003 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
9. 2.432 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Nov 28, 5:16 PM PST · 16004 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
10. 1.939 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 26, 1:54 PM PST · 16006 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
11. 1.820 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Nov 26, 5:11 AM PST · 16006 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
12. 1.514 km SSW of Mad River, CaliforniaWed, Nov 24, 7:53 PM PST · 16008 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
13. 1.816 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Nov 24, 6:19 AM PST · 16008 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
14. 1.58 km SE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaTue, Nov 23, 1:00 PM PST · 16009 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
15. 2.41 km SW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaTue, Nov 23, 10:00 AM PST · 16009 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
16. 3.11 km SSW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaTue, Nov 23, 7:48 AM PST · 16009 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
17. 1.81 km SW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaTue, Nov 23, 6:46 AM PST · 16009 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
18. 1.74 km W of Fields Landing, CaliforniaTue, Nov 23, 6:45 AM PST · 16009 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
19. 2.31 km SSW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaTue, Nov 23, 6:40 AM PST · 16009 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
20. 2.11 km SSW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaTue, Nov 23, 6:39 AM PST · 16009 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1082596. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.